What FFLs are you using to ship guns and what do they charge for this service?

[Brass]

While cheap, the major problems with ship my gun are:

1. Your package insurance claim will be denied when the usual Fedex/UPS slightly trained monkeys steal your gun.
2. You'll be in violation of federal law which requires you to declare guns to the carrier at the time of shipment.

[mb504]

While cheap, the major problems with ship my gun are:

1. Your package insurance claim will be denied when the usual Fedex/UPS slightly trained monkeys steal your gun.
2. You'll be in violation of federal law which requires you to declare guns to the carrier at the time of shipment.

So you don't declare it as a firearm?

[Brass]

So you don't declare it as a firearm?

Of course I do. In order to avoid the problems I listed if you try to bypass the UPS/Fedex shipping policies.

Edit: I should have said "Of course I *did*". I can't ship UPS/Fedex since I don't have an FFL.
I have to go through FFLs to ship handguns and USPS to ship long guns.

[eddiememphis]

From the ATF site. It says last review 1/30/2020
I take it from the above responses this has changed?


https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-...ntract-carrier

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
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 firearm or ammunition, prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm and requires obtaining written acknowledgement of receipt.

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

Last Reviewed January 30, 2020

[buffalobo]

Must have missed the parts...

" I?ve had both the UPS and FedEx hubs tell me they no longer accept firearms from individuals"

"UPS accepts packages containing Firearm Products for shipment only as a contractual service and only from Shippers who are licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors (as defined in Title 18, Chapter 44 of the United States Code) to authorized recipients, as outlined in the approved UPS agreement for the transportation of Firearm Products."

"Depends to where and what it is. Long guns are ok to ship to an out of state ffl, Providing said ffl accepts from a non-ffl. "

More about shippers and FFL's policy than .gov regulation.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[Brass]

From the ATF site. It says last review 1/30/2020
I take it from the above responses this has changed?
[/I]

Eddie: the law hasn't changed, but carrier policy has. To summarize:

UPS and Fedex will only ship from licensees, regardless of whether they're handguns or long guns.
USPS will ship handguns only from licensees.
USPS will ship long guns from individuals who are not licensees.

If you fail to declare a firearm to any of the three by declaring something idiotic like "machined parts", for example, then you'll have your insurance claim denied and you'll be in violation of federal law.