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Old 11-05-2009, 01:33 PM
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Is is legal for me, a Texas resident, to mail, via USPS, a rifle to another Texas resident? Neither of us are FFL holders. I was reading on the net, and I thought it said it was legal. Only handguns had to go to FFLs.
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Just double check your state laws, which I don't believe prohibit the intrastate shipping of long guns to another person in Texas. It doesn't violate federal law.

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[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30]

(B7) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?[A nonlicensee may not transfer a firearm to a non-licensed resident of another State. A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. The Postal Service recommends that long guns be sent by registered mail and that no marking of any kind which would indicate the nature of the contents be placed on the outside of any parcel containing firearms. Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun.


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