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by morganvachon 4235 days ago
> can I sue them if they refuse to sell me one?

No, and you can't sue any company for refusing to sell you their product. In some cases you can sue if they refuse to serve you based on discrimination (i.e. a restaurant or hotel) under the Federal Civil Rights Act, or even a state-level civil rights act or charter, but that's a different set of circumstances. There are all manner of businesses who refuse to sell their goods directly to the consumer and sell to distributors only, and they aren't getting sued over it.

There's also the issue that using the device, period, is against Federal law, yet our Federal government is doing it anyway. They get away with it because they can[1], but you would likely end up in prison, possibly without a public trial.

[1]I think what they are doing is wrong and illegal, but until a judge puts a stop to it they will continue to get away with it.