Reply #64: OK...

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"You'll not persuade me, short of showing me some law, that the feds don't regulate possession of nuclear materials in at least as aggressive a way as they do controlled substances."

So, it's impossible for people to get controlled substances? I don't think so. Hell, I take several myself. I have perscriptions for them, and the regulatory process is followed, but I have no trouble getting them.

It's NOT difficult (NO paperwork) to get nuclear materials like tritium in small quantities. Here are two places you can order it on-line:

http://www.newsearching.com/watch/Israeli_Military_Tritium_Watch__silver_.html
http://www.hotshotsga.com/pages/accessories/optics18.html

If you want them in bulk, you've got to go through the process.

"When it comes to hazardous materials, the federal regulatory environment makes you prove 1) you have a legal authority to possess such, and 2) you have a need to possess such."

Need to possess such...that's where money comes in. Want to buy 5 grams of tritium? Go in and say "hey, I want 5 grams of tritium just for shits and giggles", and you will not get regulatory approval. Go in and say "I just built this watch or night sight factory which cost me buttloads of cash, and I want 5 grams of tritium" and odds are excellent that you'll get regulatory approval. Same if you want to build a nuclear power plant. If you say "I want to build one in my backyard to power my bugzapper", they'll laugh. If you spend the money to come up with a design, and hire an army of lawyers, and buy some safe locality to build it on, and grease the appropriate palms, it can be done.