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How would you ship guns and ammo to someone’s FFL?
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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3826291" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>OK... For like the 987th time on this forum alone, anyone can ship a handgun to a licensed dealer. It DOES NOT need to go FFL>FFL. I don't know where this got started but it is absolutely, 100% incorrect. A private individual can ship a handgun via any common carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc). They just can't ship a handgun thru the post office.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, the receiving FFL is free to accept, or not accept, shipments/handguns from non-licensed individuals. It's not the law, but it is their prerogative. </p><p></p><p>This question comes up 2 or 3 times a year (or more) on gun forums. Stop perpetuating the lie that handguns must go FFL>FFL.</p><p></p><p>If you just search:</p><p></p><p>"who can ship a handgun", you'll come up with this link to the ATF FAQ page that says this:</p><p></p><h3><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?</span></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">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 their own state or to a licensee in any state.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">The U.S. 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.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun.</span></p><p></p><p>Something to notice from that answer that few people know: You can mail a long gun to someone in your state. For example, if I make a deal to buy a shotgun from a member here, he/she can mail/ship it directly to me. An FFL transfer is NOT required. Of course, it's incumbent upon the seller to know who he/she is dealing with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3826291, member: 45773"] OK... For like the 987th time on this forum alone, anyone can ship a handgun to a licensed dealer. It DOES NOT need to go FFL>FFL. I don't know where this got started but it is absolutely, 100% incorrect. A private individual can ship a handgun via any common carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc). They just can't ship a handgun thru the post office. Having said that, the receiving FFL is free to accept, or not accept, shipments/handguns from non-licensed individuals. It's not the law, but it is their prerogative. This question comes up 2 or 3 times a year (or more) on gun forums. Stop perpetuating the lie that handguns must go FFL>FFL. If you just search: "who can ship a handgun", you'll come up with this link to the ATF FAQ page that says this: [HEADING=2][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?[/COLOR][/HEADING] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] 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 their own state or to a licensee in any state. The U.S. 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.[/COLOR] Something to notice from that answer that few people know: You can mail a long gun to someone in your state. For example, if I make a deal to buy a shotgun from a member here, he/she can mail/ship it directly to me. An FFL transfer is NOT required. Of course, it's incumbent upon the seller to know who he/she is dealing with. [/QUOTE]
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