John Smith wrote:

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Now, while I think No. 1, "Stealing an amp rather than buying it", is,
quite obviously, illegal, why in the world should one be required to be
an amateur to purchase ANY, SPECIFIC, piece/module/system of electronic
equipment??? There 'ya go, that "want for common sense" crops up once
again!

Could you, EXACTLY, explain the logic in that to me? I am waiting ...
(or, No. 2, above)

Regards,
JS

Well, hold on, just got in from a road trip to Sacto, CA, have had time
to "cool down."

I will exclude any mechanical/electrical/electronic/esoteric/etc.,
strategic/military/etc. equipment of importance from that question ...
amateur equipment is FREE of those restrictions, IMHO ...

Regards,
JS