Shipping firearms question

[Nraman]

I plan to drive one way to another state carrying my pistol and fly on the way back.
Can I leave my gun with a relative and have him ship it back to me? Is it legal?
I don't want to take my gun back when I fly because I don't plan to come straight home, I'll make a stop in hostile territory (NY).

 

[pinkhamr]

It must be mailed to an FFL ....

 

[grizzly97]

It must be mailed to an FFL ....

This.

 

[reddog1]

just take a bag to check in as luggage, and check your gun, must be in a case, locked, your mags can be loaded, but not in the mag well.

 

[Rod Snell]

By Federal law, you can ship it to yourself through a common carrier, but as a practical matter, you are going to play heck finding a carrier who will let you ship to anyone but an FFL. USPS is only for FFL to FFL with pistols.
Your relative cannot ship it to you; must go to FFL as stated above.
Good luck.

 

[Nraman]

Thanks guys, I'll check with UPS see if they'll let me ship it to myself. Since it is legal, showing proper ID to prove that I am me and the pistol is going to me should work. In a worst case scenario I'll ship it to an FFL here. I'll make sure I have a copy of the FFL with me.

 

[reddog1]

Thanks guys, I'll check with UPS see if they'll let me ship it to myself. Since it is legal, showing proper ID to prove that I am me and the pistol is going to me should work. In a worst case scenario I'll ship it to an FFL here. I'll make sure I have a copy of the FFL with me.

If you have to FFL it... I will do it for you, no charge.

That is messed up you have to do a 4473 to get yer own gun back!!

 

[338Shooter]

Can't you check it on the plane?

 

[Nraman]

Can't you check it on the plane?

I can, I just don't trust going to and from NYC with paranoid anti gun people knowing what I have. They put people that own guns in jail for technical violations.
A friend of mine that lived here and moved back to NYC had to ship all his guns to a dealer before going there. When he got there he had to go through hell to get them back.
Right now, from what I hear, they are on the anti gun warpath again, dreaming of more controls. You'd think they'd run out of ideas by now.

 

[tyromeo55]

I can, I just don't trust going to and from NYC with paranoid anti gun people knowing what I have. They put people that own guns in jail for technical violations.
A friend of mine that lived here and moved back to NYC had to ship all his guns to a dealer before going there. When he got there he had to go through hell to get them back.
Right now, from what I hear, they are on the anti gun warpath again, dreaming of more controls. You'd think they'd run out of ideas by now.

it is my understanding that you can not take a pistol into NYC without a permit to do so. I would not take one there