At what point does "wire" stop being wire?

Originally Posted by tscrappy

...all stripped copper wire is non-buyable except by licensees. Only the big aluminum wire is covered because of it's use in high voltage transmisson lines and such.

I read the statute direct link here and it would seem that you can't even strip lampcord...wow. People's Republic of Arizona!

As an aside, a lot of houses built during the 1970s have aluminum conductors from the meter that probably hit the 3/8 diameter.