Posted: 11/21/2010 10:49:00 AM EDT
| I live in NV, my dad lives in upstate NY. So what's the issue with shipping my gun from my house (NV) to my house (NY) as opposed to flying in in cargo when I fly from NV to NY? As opposed to it/them being in the truck when I drive, for that matter? |
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I live in NV, my dad lives in upstate NY. So what's the issue with shipping my gun from my house (NV) to my house (NY) as opposed to flying in in cargo when I fly from NV to NY? As opposed to it/them being in the truck when I drive, for that matter? Legal, but you must ensure your father does not open the package and take possession of the gun. You could even send a long arm through the post office (USPS). Watch out for any STATE laws though. |
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"Why don't you check it?"
Because they wait for out of State, law abiding citizens who are unaware of NYS gun laws, to walk UP to TSA and dutifully report their weapons, then call Syracuse PD and have them arrested. I've seen it. The particular handgun in question is actually listed to my on my NYS Pistol Permit, but I took both of us out of the State. I have no idea what the effect of that ism but the last thing I want is NYSP MRT SWAT goons doing a controlled delivery on my 85 year old WWII veteran father for MY GUN! What the hell Country IS this? |
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So, what is UPS going to advise NYSP that I'm sending myself a gun. A hand gun. That is ON my NYS Pistol Permit? Is this what it's come to? You would have to convince them to even accept it for delivery first. And yes, the local UPS might call the police. It is NY after all. It's for the children! 
You might want to make sure you are legal under NY state law before even trying to bring the gun back into the state. |
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How did this all of a sudden get weird? Or did it? I've been shipping my own guns to myself all over the Country for 30+ years. Did something suddenly get more restrictive (this is not a "transfer"), or am I encountering seasonal help operating under the fear of God, who don't really know what they're talking about? Are you guys seeing this too, or is this the "cloud" over my head that I can't seem to shake?
I know about NYS guys. That's why I left one time, one way, long ago, irrevocably. This is my dad's health though - there are no options. |
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How did this all of a sudden get weird? Or did it? I've been shipping my own guns to myself all over the Country for 30+ years. Did something suddenly get more restrictive (this is not a "transfer"), or am I encountering seasonal help operating under the fear of God, who don't really know what they're talking about? Are you guys seeing this too, or is this the "cloud" over my head that I can't seem to shake? I know about NYS guys. That's why I left one time, one way, long ago, irrevocably. This is my dad's health though - there are no options. And the odds of the NY state laws being the same as when you left is? The common carriers have gotten stupider and stupider over the years. The UPS hub near my office used to not blink an eye over gun shipments, now hey almost wet their pants. |
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I'm experiencing the same thing. This was NEVER an issue. After a day of researching this, I would say that it is now impossible unless somebody at one end or the other has an FFL. Again (I know you know) this is NOT a transfer. This is my property. I don't think this is carrier ignorance. It looks to me like something's changed (quietly) and I don't think the usual carriers can do it anymore, if it is a handgun. Rilfes/shotguns still work, I think? If anybody knows the solution, my clock is running. Thanks guys.
And tell the Police - have a ball. It's on my permit and legal on me if I'm there with it. Getting that to happen, seems to be the problem. Putting it in luggage on the aircraft would seem like the logical solution, so I've eliminated that one out of the gate. Especially in this "enhanced security environment." |