[RocketsNW] FW: Mark Aguiar (WA L&I Inspector) Looked At My Expl. Magazine Today

[Greg Deputy]

Well that's a bummer, if the state indeed wants to keep regulating it.
Doesn't make any sense, though, seeing that they're so understaffed that
they cant even send out renewal forms or answer the phone.

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> From: rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com [mailto:rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com]
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> Subject: [RocketsNW] FW: Mark Aguiar (WA L&I Inspector) Looked At My Expl.
> Magazine Today
> 
> A little feedback from a Washington L&I Inspection.
> 
> 
> 
> From: David Luders [mailto:LudersDG at MSN.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:30 PM
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> Subject: Mark Aguiar (WA L&I Inspector) Looked At My Expl. Magazine Today
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Aguiar of the State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries
> (L&I) just finished his annual inspection of my Explosive Magazine.  Even
> though my WA L&I magazine license had expired on Feb 15, 2009, he gave me
> permission to continue storing rocketry stuff in the magazine.  I had been
> storing it in my portable magazine in my garage.  My federal LEUP doesn't
> expire until June 1, 2009.  He was very aware of the recent court decision
> whereby the NAR prevailed over the BATFE, but he made these points:
> 
> 
> 
> 1)  The BATFE has 60 days in which they can appeal the federal judge's
> decision.  He advised that rocketeers DON'T rip up their LEUPs just yet.
> 
> 
> 
> 2)  The State of Washington could still regulate APCP as a "Low
Explosive",
> even though the federal government may give up its fight.  Mr. Aguiar had
> asked his boss in Tumwater about this, and he got an answer that the State
of
> Washington was inclined to keep regulating APCP (and, hence, keep
requiring a
> WA Explosive Magazine license).  He recommended that the WA rocketry clubs
> band together to get the ear of a state legislator, to convince the WA L&I
> folks not to regulate APCP if the BATFE doesn't consider it a "Low
Explosive"
> anymore.
> 
> 
> 
> 3)  The 1-lb. tin of FFFFg black powder doesn't have to be stored in the
> magazine.
> 
> 
> 
> 4)  I must send in my $124.25 fee, plus fingerprint card (which costs ~$25
at
> the Airway Heights Police Department to get done), to renew my state
Explosive
> Magazine license.  I'm not in trouble, but I must attend to this soon.
> 
> 
> 
>     --- Dave Luders, SPARC, NAR #81772 L2