Shipping Handguns

[Drm50]

The USPS allows individuals to ship rifles & shotguns to a FFL licensee. Handguns only from one FFL to another. The other shippers such as UPS & FedEx have policies that prohibit individuals from shipping any firearms. These are company policies not law. What would happen if you sent a pistol UPS to a FFL? How would they know what was in the box? Seems to me as long as you weren't in violation of
Federal Law what could they do? Unless there is a signed contract with conditions per each parcel all they could do is refuse to deliver if buy some reason they found out there was a pistol in parcel. This policy seems ridiculous. Those conducting transfers through legal channels are treated the same as those who would just ship firearm to another individual.

 

[StrawHat]

I would think that by lying on the contents, they would not honor any guarantees if your package came up missing.

Same as those folks who just label it "machine parts".

Kevin

 

[A10]

1. The policy is absolutely ridiculous
2. If you violate it they will find a way to screw you

I always ship FFL to FFL. It's a pain and expensive but it assures my firearms arrive

 

[ladder13]

They might know if the FFL is a brick and mortar as soon as they enter the address in their computer.
A few years go I had to ship a gun to S&W via FedEx. S&W provided the label, the clerk knew right away by the address before I could tell her "gun".

I have used shipmygun with no worries.

 

[Alpo]

What would happen if you sent a pistol UPS to a FFL? How would they know what was in the box? Seems to me as long as you weren't in violation of
Federal Law what could they do?

Federal law requires you to use a common carrier to ship a pistol. Federal law also requires you to tell the common carrier what is in the box. I don't have to tell them that I'm shipping a broken clock back to the manufacturer. But if I'm shipping a pistol, I have to tell them.

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her 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...

www.atf.gov

"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..."

 

[ladder13]

To add to my above post, you can now take the firearm to the package store. Maybe because it seems all hubs are being closed???
I did just that. shipmygun sent me the personal number of the Senior Acct Exec with instructions to call while still in the store if there is any issue. There was none.