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Posted: 6/13/2009 9:35:34 AM EDT
What are the legalities involving an individual shipping a handgun to a FFL in another state?
An internet search turns up mixed messages. Big surprise, I know. 
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Posted: 6/13/2009 9:43:35 AM EDT
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Before you ship a gun, you need a copy of the licensee's signed FFL license. You can only ship the gun to the address on the license. You must inform the carrier that the package contains a firearm.
You should take the copy of the signed FFL with you when you take the item to be shipped in case the shipper wishes to see it. FedEx: FedEx will only ship firearms via their Priority Overnight service. UPS: UPS will accept handgun shipments by Next Day Air only. |
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Posted: 6/13/2009 10:30:48 AM EDT
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You should also make sure that the licensee understands that you are a non-licensee and will be shipping directly to him. Most have no problem with that but some abasolutely will not accept one from a non-licensee –– regardless, it's best to be sure he knows and is okay with it.
Some may require that the non-licensee send a copy of his DL and/or other info for their records (I did when I had an FFL). |
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Posted: 6/13/2009 11:46:11 AM EDT
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http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#b8
(B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier? [Back]
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract 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), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30] Some FFLs do not want to accept from non-licensees. |
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Posted: 6/14/2009 1:13:18 PM EDT
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Before you ship a gun, you need a copy of the licensee's signed FFL license. FFL's usually won't send a copy of their license to a non-FFL. Instead, the FFL will give the shipper/seller the first three and last five digits of his FFL number so that the shipper can use ATF FFL EZ Check to verify the FFL. |
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Posted: 6/14/2009 6:03:57 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Before you ship a gun, you need a copy of the licensee's signed FFL license. FFL's usually won't send a copy of their license to a non-FFL. Instead, the FFL will give the shipper/seller the first three and last five digits of his FFL number so that the shipper can use ATF FFL EZ Check to verify the FFL. I wouldn't say "usually." I personally won't ship to a licensee without a scan or copy of their license (I don't have an FFL so I don't care if it's signed or not –– heck, I usually suggest they stamp or print FILE COPY where the signature would go) and I have yet to have one refuse to provide one to me. YMMV. |
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Posted: 6/15/2009 8:21:14 AM EDT
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Thank you for all the replies! I decided to go the safest route and have the gun shop down the street do it for me.
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