Posted: 4/10/2006 10:42:57 AM EDT
| I sold a pistol to a guy in Ohio, I'm in Tenn.. He had an FFl sent to me, I don't have one, do I just overnight the gun to the FFL holder and forget about it? Should I go through my dealer here or am I legit as it is? Thanks |
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overnight it via UPS or FedEx get insurance, delivery tracking #, signature requirement; cost should be ~$30-$40 or so bring a copy of the FFL the HG is being sent to also--they might want proof of where they are sending it to;also, bring your ID and they might inspect the HG to make sure its unloaded |
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Anyone heard about shipping handguns via Registered mail? My father purchased a pistol from out of state. It was shipped Registered. He called the post office to track it, and they said since it was a handgun is must have went registered. Apparently there was a change in policy. Anyone know about this? |
Technically, only an FFL holder can ship a handgun through the USPS and it must be registered mail. |
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+1 Shipping a handgun is not that difficult. 9 times out of 10 the shipper will be professional, every once in a while though you will get a real egghead. I wanted to ship a Romanian SAR-1 once. I remember I took it to the post office and the lady at the counter asked me to open the box. Gritting my teeth I did, when she looked at it she said "automatic rifles can not be shipped in the mail by ANYONE!". I chuckled and asked for the manager, luckily he was a avid shooter. I explained to him that the rifle was a sem-auto and he appologized for the situation and gave the woman a dity look as if to say "your fucking retarded". I loved it 
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As someone that ships and receives handguns ALL THE TIME (pre-Army) you do not need to have a FFL to ship a firearm to someone, unless it's for sale. Then the sending FFL, fills out a 4435 (or something like that) for their logs. If you've sold a gun to someone (i.e. private party transfer) and they're out of state, and have sent you a copy of their FFL. Put it in a box, (UPS preferred) and send it to his dealer next day air. It's cheap, it's trackable and requires a signature. Plus no headache on your part. Anyone that says you can't send it this way is wrong. If UPS asks you what's in the box (like if you go to a Mailbox Etc.) then label machine parts. Completely legal. You do not have to declare it as a firearm or acknowledge that it is one. SPC (P) Richard A. White, Senior Medic 249th MP Detachment (EACF) Camp Humphreys, ROK |
Wrong. What you describe is illegal. Doesn't mean you won't get away with it, but if you do it, and it is damaged, your chances of a successful insurance claim are minimal since you violated federal law. ATF FAQ: (B9) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by carrier? [Back] A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922( a)( 2)( A) and 922( e), 27 CFR 178.31] |
I've never had a problem shipping handguns that I sold UPS or FedEx with a copy of the receiving dealers FFL. They do have to go next day air. |
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There are also special cases where an non FFL may ship a handgun using USPS. For example, if you are a policeman, and you want to ship your gun to the manufacturer for repair. It can go USPS both ways. Like I stated earlier. Whichever way you choose to send it. Make sure the receiving FFL is going to accept it without an FFL on your end. Otherwise, you are just going to wind paying for shipping twice . I have heard of more than one deal going sour because the FFL wouldn't accept the gun. I even showed my local FFL where in the book, it said they could accept it, and he said they still probably wouldn't do it, if they were presented with the scenario. |