I've posted
several times in the past about the raids on the
Gibson factory in Nashville by Department of Justice officials over an alleged violation of the
Lacey Act. The Lacey Act has the noble intention of trying to preserve endangered materials like some of the imported woods sometimes used in guitars, but unfortunately the interpretation of the law seems to have been twisted beyond practical boundaries. Here's a great video describing the situation in detail, and where it stands today.
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