Quote Originally Posted by Borgeman View Post

Plenty of people tried to import (illegally but ignorantly) MP-5 back in 2007. Customs seized them, told them via a letter that it's against the law and destroyed them. No one got fined or got a criminal record or went to jail or any such nonsense. The same would happen in this case.
This happened to me. I wasn't on forums or aware of it at the time. I received a letter and they simply said get a permit or they will destroy it. I got the permit and they released it to me.

However, had I known beforehand I would have obtained the permit. I would encourage everyone to get it, but to each their own.