 Welcome everybody Tyler Patner here pyramid insider I am joined today by the president of Pyramid air Val Gammerman We have some kind of interesting stuff to talk about but wanted to get this out quickly because time is of the essence regarding some potential Regulation changes I guess as it as it kind of revolves around airsoft air guns potentially Val's gonna tell us all the details. I know this kind of hits social media over the weekend And there have been a lot of questions, so we figured we'd hop on really quick and kind of shed some light So, thank you Val for for joining for this first and foremost What's going on like there's some enforcement model changes and stuff that we need to understand so tell the folks what's going on sure So for the past 20 years or so air guns airsoft bainbow standards as it comes to When it comes to the United States anyway, we're enforced by the Department of Commerce and so those standards Revolve around either Safe product is what markings are on the products what is said in the manual what is said on the packaging and so on and so forth part of the Omni bill that was passed in December of 2022 1800 page document nobody read was a one-line change which was put in the bill that changed the Government body of the executive branch that is responsible for enforcement of Those regulations and rules and went from Department of Commerce to consumer safety protection Commission Which is also abbreviated as CSPC And that by itself is not it's not a horrible change. Although there's a change and We were made aware of this we are there as part of the SDM committee in January at Chacho at the annual SDM committee meeting And some questions were raised the SPC representatives were on the phone in the meeting and when we asked them Because we believe that our guns are exempt from some of these rules and regulations Just like pain bull in ourself. We were told that all Non-power guns air guns airsoft guns and mobile guns will be subject to the new rules and new enforcements Some what incredulous, but nevertheless the the industry and SDM Did engage with CSPC a few conversations took place? And there's still a lot of confusion around what really is changing how it's changing and specifically which categories are subject to the new regulations Normally this would go through a process of clarifying the language of the new regulations and that is a lengthy process Unfortunately, we were a little bit blindsided by this fast-track change that was put in place just a just a week ago and The changes that are proposed by CSPC will go live on June 12th Is the deadline for comments and I believe end of June is when the new regulations will be in place Unless a post or there is significant amount of opposition Whatever the definition of significant means and so the language is very confusing and Is self-contradictory in a few places? It seems to be centered around children products Which as you all know air guns airsoft guns and painful guns are not children products or Unnecessary youth products and so in theory, it's not subjecting our products to this new rule But in reality, there is enough of a concern within the industry and a SDM membership that this will be Interpreted in wrong way Government is not like gray and this certainly is written in a very great language And so if it is written in gray, it will become a subject interpretation And if it is subject interpretation, it can lead to Unneeded outcome or unwanted outcome. Hence, we're trying to do something about it and severely bring awareness up So Val based on what you just said the concern here is kind of twofold number one That this is all being fast-tracked and done in a way where there's not really room further the industry to comment or or even consumers But also the the second part of this is that it's very vaguely written or maybe contradictory as you said And the concern there is that you leave it open to some interpretation whether that's by different government agencies or or Even different personnel within an agency, which could certainly lead to problems. We've never seen that before You know from the government. So that's really the the cause for concern, correct correct it's the Fact that some statements are vague and not really black and white Which is not the best option for new rules or regulations when they're being published and some are actually self-contradictory and so I would believe the intention is to clarify the rules for Toy guns, but because those are truly children products And but the way it is written it does leave Certain types of air guns for exemplars of guns to be interpreted as children products, which is contradictory to this statute And as a result of it potentially opens up interpretation by other executive branch offices and Departments to take action the way they see fit and the way they understand the rule So we're just asking for the rule to be slowed down Have clarification language put in place that makes it very clear which products are subject to the new testing requirements And which ones are not Gotcha. Good. Okay, so in terms of what the industry is doing and and what I guess you and I Are asking the folks at home to do that that you know, don't want to see any potential overreaches from our from our government on on the topic of air guns airsoft guns and Yeah, all guns all of it, right? Let's sound very educated non-powder guns. Yes. Yes. Well, yeah So all non-powder guns What do the folks at home need to do? There is a link under this video Please follow it you can read a little bit more about this and and if you want Please follow the links under it on that page Where you'll be taken to the government website where you can post Post your opposition either signed or anonymous up to you We're just looking to have more people oppose it. So then the change in rule Is slowed down again? This is not like UK situation in 1999 where they tried to ban Foxhunting and 150,000 people just came to the streets not because they were Fox hunters but just because they were despising the government Power grab or grab for power This is more about hi. We would like to be part of this conversation. Let's make this change so that everything is We live in a better world But don't let's not let's not make it hastily so that we create more issues than we solve Yeah, absolutely. So follow the link below as Val said I know many many players in the industry are have already done their part and will continue to do so And really trying to work with the government to hopefully make these Regulations that they're looking to put in place clear more concise and then certainly Let's open to interpretation Yes, let's make them as black and white as possible. That's the bottom line here. I mean there did those deposition last week It's published as of today Monday, June 5th. You can find our opposition. You can find ASTM's opposition There are plenty of signatures opposing this already We hope you can add your vote to it or voice. Can add your voice. Let's add your voice Yeah, yes vote. Yes, and and and I believe there is a limited time for which they are taking comments And I think it's the 12th. Is that right? Yeah, we have a week basically to all right So folks get over there follow the links below Make your voice heard and hopefully we can make a difference and hopefully lead to a More clear better brighter future for for everybody involved There you go. Awesome. Well, thank you for joining me Val. I appreciate it. Thank you all for watching and Hopefully we will be back with good news shortly. Thank you dad. Bye guys