Terms and Conditions

Use of the Western Mountain Sports website constitutes agreement to our TERMS & CONDITIONS. We encourage you to review the following information carefully.  Additionally, users are subject to any local, state, or federal laws regarding the sale and/or transfer of items on this site.

Firearms & Ammunition Purchases

Customer Affirms the Following

    • You are not prohibited under federal law from purchasing and/or possessing firearms.  Individuals who are prohibited under federal law include any person who is,
            • Under indictment or information in any court for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year
            • Convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than a year
            •  A fugitive from justice
            • An unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance
                  • Updated Language on Form 4473, “The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal Law regardless of whether it has been legalized of decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposed in the state where you reside”
            • Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution
            • An illegal alien
            • Has been discharged from the military under dishonorable conditions
            • Is subject to court order restraining the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening and intimate partner or child of the intimate partner
            • Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
      • You are not prohibited under local or state laws from purchasing and/or possessing a firearm.
      • You will use all products purchased from Western Mountain Sports for lawful purposes.
      • You will not export any items you purchase from Western Mountain Sports.
      • All contact information is up to date and correct.
      • You are at least 18 years of age for long gun and long gun ammunition purchases.
      • You are at least 21 years of age for handgun, lower receivers, and handgun ammunition purchases.

Customer Responsibilities:

      • You are responsible for ensuring your firearms purchase is in compliance with any local or state laws.
      • You are responsible for ensuring that any ammunition and magazine purchase is in compliance with any local or state laws.
      • You will ensure your local firearms dealer will accept the transfer of your firearms order.
      • You are responsible for completing all required paperwork for firearms transfers when you pickup your firearm(s) from your local dealer.
      • You understand and accept that any transfer fees your local dealer may charge are your responsibility and are not factored into the cost of our firearms.
      • You accept that there is a fee for any firearm transferred to Western Mountain Sports (please see Firearms Transfers).
      • Customers are responsible for all activities performed under your user account.

Firearms Purchases for non-Residents:

      • A non-resident purchasing a firearm in Maine is subject to the same requirements as a Maine resident, in addition to the laws and regulations governing his or her state of residence.  
      • The Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 allows for over-the-counter purchase of firearms (long guns only) provided the buyer complies with the laws of both the state in which the firearm is purchased and the state in which residency is claimed.  
      • Non-residents may not purchase handguns in an over-the-counter transaction in the state of Maine. An authorized transfer dealer in the purchaser’s state of residence is required to complete a handgun transaction in Maine by a non-resident.  
      • Please familiarize yourself with the laws and regulations governing your state of residence as some states/municipalities do require special permits to possess a firearm.

Transfer Fee Conditions:

General:  The $15 dollar Transfer Fee applies to transfers that Western Mountain Sports has agreed to accept for a customer and includes a total number of firearms that the ATF Form 4473 provides for.  Currently, this form accommodates for up to 5 (five) firearms. This offer is valid on transfer that contain up to 5 (five) long guns, 1 (one) handgun, or a combination thereof.  Any transfer where the total number of of firearms exceeds these conditions may be subject to an additional fee and restrictions.  Additionally, any firearm(s) that are transferred to Western Mountain Sports without prior agreement are subject to an additional fee. 

Handguns:  Sales of multiple handguns within a 5 day period are required to be reported to the the ATF, therefore it is the Policy of Western Mountain Sports that no customer shall be transferred more than 1 (one) handgun in a period of 5 business days.  Any order that includes multiple handguns will be completed following this policy, all additional transfers required in order to complete the customers transaction will incur a fee of $2. 

Transfer without Agreement:  In the event that firearms are transferred to Western Mountain Sports, without prior agreement, there shall be an additional fee of $5 per firearm.

We Reserve the Right:  Western Mountain Sports reserves the right to refuse any transfer of firearms at our sole discretion.  

Shipping Restrictions:

      • All firearms must be shipped to individuals or businesses with a valid Federal Firearms License.
      • We cannot ship items to P.O. Boxes.  Physical addresses are required.
      •  Western Mountain Sports will not ship complete firearms to the following locations:
            • Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington D.C.
            • Orders to these states of complete firearms will be cancelled

Pricing & Fees

Products Prices

Western Mountain Sports works to provide customers with the best prices possible while remaining competitive.  However, various manufacturers have implemented Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policies. These pricing policy set a minimum price that a retailer can advertise a product.

Fees

      • Sales Tax
          • Western Mountain Sports collects sales tax for the state of Maine at a rate of 5.5%
      • Transfers
          • Transfers conducted by Western Mountain Sports for customers have a base fee of $15 and may be subject to additional fees as outlined on the Firearms Transfers page
      • Returns and Exchanges

License & Site Access

Western Mountain Sports grants you (the user) a limited license to access and make personal use of this website. This license does not include the right to download any material (other than routine page caching), modify any material, or any portion thereof, without the express written consent of Western Mountain Sports. This license excludes the download or collection of logos, product descriptions, pricing, text, graphics, audio and video clips, and/or copying account information. This website or any portion of this website may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written permission of Western Mountain Sports. You are prohibited from using meta tags or any other hidden text utilizing Western Mountain Sports’ name or trademarks without the express written consent of Western Mountain Sports. Any unauthorized use of this websites voids the limited license granted by Western Mountain Sports.

Content Submitted by Users

If you do post content to this site or otherwise submit material (including, but not limited to, photographs and testimonials), you grant Western Mountain Sports and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. By your submission you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Western Mountain Sports or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Western Mountain Sports reserves the right to remove any content at our sole discretion. 

Limitation of Liability

This site is provided by Western Mountain Sports on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Western Mountain Sports makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the operation of the site or the content contained therein. You expressly agree that your use of www.westmsports.com is at your own risk.  Western Mountain Sports cannot warrant that this site, our servers, or email communications affiliated with the use of this website, are free from viruses.  Western Mountain Sports will not be responsible for any damages of any kind resulting from use of this website, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

Protecting Your Account

Some portions of this website permit username and passwords to be used. You are responsible for protecting your unique username and password and you agree to be responsible for all activities performed under your user account.

Applicable Law

By visiting www.westmsports.com, you agree that the laws of the state of Maine, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Western Mountain Sports.

Trademark

Western Mountain Sports and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks owned exclusively by Western Mountain Sports. The use of these trademarks and trade dress is prohibited if used in connection with the sale of any product that is not Western Mountain Sports’, in any manner that seeks to disparages or discredit Western Mountain Sports or in any manner that may cause confusion among our customers.

Copyright

All content on this website is the exclusive property of Western Mountain Sports. Said content includes text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, digital downloads, and software. Our content is protected by United States and international copyright laws and we reserve all rights contained therein. In case of dispute or infringement, we will rigorously defend our rights to this material.

Redemption of Product and Coupon Offers

From time to time, Western Mountain Sports offers its clients special offers and discount codes to be used in conjunction with this website. These offers are frequently disseminated via this website and through email to those who have registered for our email database. They are sometimes posted on our home page (www.westmsports.com) or announced via other means of communication in conjunction with the promotion of the Western Mountain Sports product collection, including radio and TV broadcasts, internet forums and various online websites.

We encourage our clients to redeem these special offers, but we respectfully ask that you not exploit them. Western Mountain Sports at our sole discretion, will determine if all purchasing criteria has been met to qualify for stated discount or free product. If you successfully circumvent the software safeguards of this website in order to receive several free products with your order, then we will (at our sole discretion) remove any extraneous free product from your order or cancel the order in its entirety. You will be informed of any order changes via the phone number or email address listed with your order. Please, play fair… 

Changes in Policy

Western Mountain Sports reserves the right to modify, alter, delete and update these policies at any time we see fit. Such alterations do not nullify our rights if infringements or breaches occurred under a previous version of these conditions.