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That is a fair question.
First of all, they are not cutting supply on everything. 2% on a vast array of gun parts they offer, if I were to guess, maybe even less. I would be a lot less tolerant on a company that simply said "no more california" to everything. We all know there have been those vendors that made that decision over the years.
Additionally, I like to put myself into the position of these people. Going by the size of their operation, these people probably know a thing or two about selling gun parts across multiple states, and any legal risk that might associated with it. Why in the world would they want to restrict their own sales if there were not a certain level of risk that would exceed any potential reward?
If you or I were in this business, we would probably agree about these risks... and so to decide to "self-restrict" (with the help of some specialized attorneys) a small fraction of our business in order to continue to offer the 98% or so to Californians, IMO wouldn't be something that is deserving of a total boycott or thrashing on the Internet.
As enthusiasts, I can think of much worse we can direct our anger towards, with lesser economic -and moral- consequences to us.
I just checked my Optics Planet account. I have 15 transactions with them since Nov. 2016. I saved several hundred dollars over buying elsewhere. I remember there were a couple of shipping problems, which were promptly and politely fixed by them without a lot of hassle to me.
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First of all, they are not cutting supply on everything. 2% on a vast array of gun parts they offer, if I were to guess, maybe even less. I would be a lot less tolerant on a company that simply said "no more california" to everything. We all know there have been those vendors that made that decision over the years.
Additionally, I like to put myself into the position of these people. Going by the size of their operation, these people probably know a thing or two about selling gun parts across multiple states, and any legal risk that might associated with it. Why in the world would they want to restrict their own sales if there were not a certain level of risk that would exceed any potential reward?
If you or I were in this business, we would probably agree about these risks... and so to decide to "self-restrict" (with the help of some specialized attorneys) a small fraction of our business in order to continue to offer the 98% or so to Californians, IMO wouldn't be something that is deserving of a total boycott or thrashing on the Internet.
As enthusiasts, I can think of much worse we can direct our anger towards, with lesser economic -and moral- consequences to us.
I just checked my Optics Planet account. I have 15 transactions with them since Nov. 2016. I saved several hundred dollars over buying elsewhere. I remember there were a couple of shipping problems, which were promptly and politely fixed by them without a lot of hassle to me.
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