Dont seal the box because he can/may look in the box.
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Incorrect. Verification may be completed via opening and inspecting or by providing a short written statement to the postmaster.
Direct from the USPS DMM:
"3.0 RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
Although unloaded rifles and shotguns not precluded by 1.1e and 1.2 are mailable,
mailers must comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, 18
USC 921, et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, 27 CFR
178, as well as state and local laws. The mailer may be required by the USPS to
establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the gun is unloaded
and not precluded by 1.1e."
Technically, even private individuals are required to fill out PS Form 1508.
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Incorrect. The form is only required to be filed by FFL holders who are shipping handguns or have a large volume of parcels where blanket declaration is needed.
Direct from the USPS DMM:
"Handguns
1.2
Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person
(referred to as handguns) are nonmailable unless mailed between the parties
listed in 1.3 and 1.5 after the filing of an affidavit or statement required by 1.4
and 1.6."
Here is a link to
Form 1508.
The header reads:
"
This form can only be used by manufacturers or dealers of firearms."
The opening text is:
"The undersigned is a manufacturer of firearms or bona fide dealer therein, and the parcels presented for mailing
herewith are customary trade shipments or other articles for repair or replacement of parts. To the best of my
knowledge and belief, the addresses are manufacturers of firearms or bona fide dealers therein."
1. A private citizen is allowed to ship longuns through the USPS, but must declare it as a gun. They have to send it to an FFL holder, so the attempt needs to be made, by whatever means necessary, to verify the information on the other end.
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This is more or less true, but unless there is some state or local law preventing it, shipments can be made intrastate to a non-licensee.
Jim_Dandy seems to have a VERY GOOD handle on these rules/laws.
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I have the assholes at the local UPS counter to thank for that. They forced me to come up with a better way to ship firearms than mess with them and their petty BS. It worked out better anyway.