Shipping a firearm question.
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Shipping a firearm question.
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I sold my 52-2, shipp8ng it to a guy back east. I’m not going to ship through a FFL. I have the paperwork from the FFL I’m shipping to. I’ve read the UPS site on requirements for shipping a handgun. One of the reqs is to inform the driver or counter person that the box contains a handgun. Why? Do they treat it any differently, separate the package from the others? Secret stamp? The package can’t have any labeling that leads anyone to think there is a handgun inside. Does anyone know what the deal with that req is?
Kurt
I sold my 52-2, shipp8ng it to a guy back east. I’m not going to ship through a FFL. I have the paperwork from the FFL I’m shipping to. I’ve read the UPS site on requirements for shipping a handgun. One of the reqs is to inform the driver or counter person that the box contains a handgun. Why? Do they treat it any differently, separate the package from the others? Secret stamp? The package can’t have any labeling that leads anyone to think there is a handgun inside. Does anyone know what the deal with that req is?
Kurt
kjanracing- Posts : 329
Join date : 2015-02-17
Location : Arvada, Colorado
Re: Shipping a firearm question.
I wanted to follow up on how shipping my handgun turned out.
I e mailed the receiving FFL about the transfer. They sent me their FFL license and address to send it to. I used my business UPS account and printed a Next Day Air Saver label. It costed about $102.00 using a UPS medium box. Packed the gun and accessories, and an envelope with the FFL and a copy of my driver’s license. The UPS guy came and I handed him the box. I got a delivery notice the next day. Easy. I asked another driver about telling him I’m shipping a firearm. He said it’s so they can separate it for getting an adult signature on delivery. So everything worked just fine. Now I know what to do for the next one.
Kurt
I e mailed the receiving FFL about the transfer. They sent me their FFL license and address to send it to. I used my business UPS account and printed a Next Day Air Saver label. It costed about $102.00 using a UPS medium box. Packed the gun and accessories, and an envelope with the FFL and a copy of my driver’s license. The UPS guy came and I handed him the box. I got a delivery notice the next day. Easy. I asked another driver about telling him I’m shipping a firearm. He said it’s so they can separate it for getting an adult signature on delivery. So everything worked just fine. Now I know what to do for the next one.
Kurt
kjanracing- Posts : 329
Join date : 2015-02-17
Location : Arvada, Colorado
Re: Shipping a firearm question.
I thought I'd find my answer here, but I guess I'll have to ask:
UPS regs cited earlier in the thread explicitly address "licensed collectors." USPS regs I have found simply state the "licensees" can ship ... And my understanding is that a USPS flat rate box is the most economical approach.
So, assuming I am shipping to an FFL in another state, does my C&R, which says "Federal Firearms License" at the top, permit me to use USPS?
UPS regs cited earlier in the thread explicitly address "licensed collectors." USPS regs I have found simply state the "licensees" can ship ... And my understanding is that a USPS flat rate box is the most economical approach.
So, assuming I am shipping to an FFL in another state, does my C&R, which says "Federal Firearms License" at the top, permit me to use USPS?
OldShooter- Posts : 25
Join date : 2014-05-15
Re: Shipping a firearm question.
It's not just UPS or FedEx requiring this.
ATF regs [18USC 1915, 922(a)(5) & 922 (a)(2)(A); 27CFR 478.31] state a non-licensee may only ship a handgun by common or contract carrier. A non-licensee may ship a rifle or shotgun to a resident of his state or to a licensee in any state by US Postal.
ATF regs [18USC 1915, 922(a)(5) & 922 (a)(2)(A); 27CFR 478.31] state a non-licensee may only ship a handgun by common or contract carrier. A non-licensee may ship a rifle or shotgun to a resident of his state or to a licensee in any state by US Postal.
NukeMMC- Posts : 32
Join date : 2018-10-12
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