How many Tommy owners are going to cough up the extra $250 for something they already bought?
Conversely, I wonder how many Tommy’s will suffer a tragic boating accident this week?
Conversely, how many people would cough up $250 to avoid felony charges. Yes, it's extortion.
Also, $250 is less than a talented attorney will charge for an hour of their time.
Given that owners have already dropped $2k-$3k on the firearm, I don't think an additional $250 will be much hardship and will only re-affirm their dislike of the ATF.
Please don't interpret the above as condoning the charge. The core of the matter is driven by bureaucracy, and is nothing less than extortion in my opinion. Hopefully it will be litigated.