Weapons and Imitation Weapons

Reminder: You must comply with all applicable federal laws when selling weapons or any other product on Sizzle. You must also comply with state and local laws applicable to the jurisdiction into which your products are sold. For example, many state laws place requirements on size, color, and markings of imitation weapons. You are responsible for obtaining any required licenses for permitted products and are liable for any penalties resulting from non-compliance.

Note: Certain jurisdictions may restrict the export, import or sale of these products. Some weapons are considered “defense” items and are regulated by the U.S. Department of State under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). All items governed by the ITAR require a license, a license exemption, or other approval from the U.S. Department of State in order to “export” (22 C.F.R. § 120.1 defines export to include releases to “foreign persons” inside or outside the United States, or to “US persons” located at APO/FPO addresses outside of the United States). Non-compliance with the ITAR can result in civil penalties as high as $500,000 per violation, criminal penalties up to $1,000,000 in fines, 10 years imprisonment per violation, and/or a bar from conducting business with U.S. companies.

Weapons products considered “dual-use” (i.e., have both a defense and commercial purpose) may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). An export license or other approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce may be required. Non-compliance with the EAR can result in civil penalties as high as $250,000 per violation or twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation, criminal penalties up to $1,000,000 in fines, 20 years imprisonment per violation, and/or loss of export privileges.

Examples of permitted listings

Ammunition that is lead and gunpowder free such as:

BB, air, pellet, and airsoft ammunition.
Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Paintball gun paint pellets

Ammunition components

Plastic non-explosive training aids

Certain gun parts and accessories, such as:

Butt plates
Holsters, with the exception of wallet gun holsters
Laser sights
Magazine loaders, except for those that can accommodate the following calibers: .223/5.56; 7.62x51; 308; 7.62x39; 5.45x39
Grips designed for handguns
Reloading kits and equipment
Scopes, including:

Night vision or infrared scopes. (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)

Fixed stocks, with the exception of thumbhole stocks
Trigger guards
Single picatinny or weaver rails
Two point and traditional slings
Shotgun choke tubes

Certain other items, such as:

Handcuffs (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Night vision accessories
Pepper spray (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions and are not eligible for sale through FBA.)
Products with monkey fist knots that are made entirely of rope
Spearguns for spear fishing
Tactical pen, koga

Knives: typical hunting or kitchen knives, such as:

Hunting knives
Kitchen knives
Replica swords
Machetes
Claw knives or karambit knives
Throwing spears and knives (Note: These items are not eligible for sale through FBA.)
Umbrella knives. (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)

Replicas of firearms that were manufactured in or before 1898, if the replica is not capable of firing fixed ammunition
Non-powdered weapons such as BB guns, pellet guns, paintball guns, and air rifles that are clearly marketed to be air or spring driven and identify the type of ammunition that the product discharges. (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Suppressors or silencers that are permanently
Stun guns or Tasers. (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Airsoft guns (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Blow guns (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Toy guns (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Crossbows and other archery bows. (Note: These are subject to geographic sales restrictions.)
Plastic toy hand grenades

Examples of Prohibited Listings

Ammunition components, such as:

Black powder
Blanks
Bullets
Bullet tips
Casings
Gun powder
Primers
Shotgun Shells

Assault weapon parts or accessories or products marketed as assault weapon parts or accessories, including reference to various assault weapon models
Body armor and vests designed for the insertion of body armor or body armor plates and bulletproof or ballistic helmets
Caltrops
Certain martial arts items, such as:

Brass, plastic, or metal knuckles, including spiked keychains and rings or any product held over one’s knuckles that could be used tstrike someone
Leaded cane/staff/crutch/stick
Nunchaku (alsknown as nun chucks or chuka sticks)
Sandclubs, sandbags, or slungshots (also known as saps or blackjacks)
Throwing stars (alsknown as shirkens or shurikens)
Tonfas
Kusari-fund(alsknown as manrikis)

Clubs and blunt force striking instruments, such as:

Billy, billy clubs, and police batons
Escrima sticks
Rattan canes (when designed or intended as a striking weapon)
Bstaffs and jstaffs
Truncheons, nightsticks, and batons
Sjamboks
Weighted clubs
Blackjacks
Bludgeons
Sap hats, alsknown as slap hats

Electronic guns, such as:

Dart guns

Explosives, such as:

Fireworks
Flares, flare launchers, flare guns, flare gun receivers
Grenades, such as:

Military practice grenades
Rifle grenades
Smoke grenades
Metal replica grenades

Grenade launchers
Mines
Projectile and concussive products that employ gunpowder or explosives

Firearms, such as:

Antique and collectible guns
Assault weapons
Automatic weapons (e.g. machine guns)
Muzzleloaders and black powder guns
Rifles, shotguns, and pistols
Smartphone guns and other guns designed to resemble harmless items
Sport and hunting guns
Starter guns
Zip guns

Gun parts and accessories, even when designed or marketed for use with paintball or airsoft guns, such as:

Assault weapon conversion kits
Assault weapon grips, forend grips, front grips, and foregrips,
Assault weapon and AR-specific tools, such as:

Vise blocks
AR-15/M16 armorer’s wrenches or combwrenches
Bullet button tools

Autosears, such as:

Full autosears (alsknown as drop-in autsear or DIAS)
AR-15 autsears
Autsears II

Barrels, barrel shrouds, barrel extenders, heat guards, hand guards, and vent cooling slots
Battery assist levers
Bayonet mounts and any device for attaching a bayonet to a firearm
Camouflaging gun containers
Charging handles, latches, and assemblies
Detachable carry handles and assault rifle carry handles
Ejection port, ejection port covers, and dust covers
Frames
Gas blocks, gas tubes, and gas pistons
Certain grips and grip accessories, such as:

Pistol grips designed for attachment to an assault weapon, rifle, or shotgun
Folding, vertical, and tactical grips
Angled foregrips and ambidextrous foregrips
Grip pods, funnels, and extensions
Hand stops

Kits that can be used to create gun magazines
Machine gun conversion kits and any part or combination of parts for converting a firearm into an automatic weapon
Magazines and related items, such as:

Magazine components or extensions
Magazine cinches, couplers, connectors, dual mag holders, and dual mag clamps
Magazine loaders that can accommodate the following calibers: .223/5.56; 7.62x51; 308; 7.62x39; 5.45x39

Multi-rail systems, including quad rails and rail covers, free-floating and drop-in handguards
Muzzle brakes (also known as muzzle tamers)
Pistol stabilizing braces
Recoil compensators
Receivers, including lower and upper receivers
Receiver extensions and pins
Revolving cylinder for a shotgun
Selector levers, detents, and switches
Single point, 3-point, tactical, and quick detach slings
Sling plates and end plates
Slide fire stock and weapons kits, such as:

Bump firing devices, stocks, and kits

Solvent trap oil filter adapters, solvent traps and homemade silencers, and component parts for solvent traps and homemade silencers
Any non-fixed stock, including telescoping, folding or collapsible stocks
Silencers or suppressors, including:

Flash suppressors
Sound suppressors
Suppressors marketed or intended for airsoft, air guns, or paintball guns
Fake, mock, or faux silencers or suppressors

Takedown pins, pivot pins, cam pins, and roll pins
Threaded barrel adapters
Thumbhole stocks
Trigger activators, such as:

Multi-burst trigger activators
Trigger attachments
Devices that facilitate scalled "bump-firing"

All internal/moving gun parts, such as:
- Bolt catch releases, assemblies, actuators, and battery assist levers
- Bolt carriers, bolt pins, and buffer pins
- Buffer tubes and related parts and extension tubes
- Firing pins, springs, and stops
- Trigger, trigger assemblies, or fire control groups
- Upgrade parts and replacement parts
- Anti-walk pins
Wallet guns, including wallet gun holsters

Knives, other than the above permitted knives, such as:

Automatic knives, alsknown as switchblade knives
Balisong knives, alsknown as butterfly knives
Concealed swords, including:

Cane-swords
Swordsticks

Gravity or gravity-assisted knives
Knives disguised tlook like harmless items, such as:

Air gauge knives
Belt buckle knives
Comb knives or hairbrush knives
Lipstick case knives
Writing pen knives

Knuckle knives, including:

Fixed or folding blade knives with split knuckle duster handles

Pilum ballistic knives
Push daggers, including:

Punch daggers
Punch knives
Push dirks
T-handled knives

Shobi-zue
"Slasher" knives or other devices used in cockfighting
Spring-loaded knives
Stiletto knives
Throwing stars, including:

Batman symbols
Cyclone knives
Kung Fu stars
Metal throwing stars
Ninja stars
Shirken
Throwing cards

Parts or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon
Replicas of firearms that were manufactured after 1898 and/or are capable of firing fixed ammunition
Non-firing replicas of firearms that were manufactured after 1898 and lack the markings required by 15 U.S.C. § 5001
Weapons designed to be concealed
Weapons or other items intended solely for law enforcement or military use

Weapons and Imitation Weapons

Examples of permitted listings

Examples of Prohibited Listings

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