Legal question on shipping/transfer

[Guest tmorelli]

From ATF's FAQ section:

(B7) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?[Back]

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.

[18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A)]

This seems odd. Does TN have a law that supercedes this and prevents me from shipping a long gun directly to a TN resident (non-licensee) bypassing the need to ship to an FFL when doing transactions in state?

[dralarms]

From ATF's FAQ section:

(B7) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?[Back]

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.

[18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A)]

This seems odd. Does TN have a law that supercedes this and prevents me from shipping a long gun directly to a TN resident (non-licensee) bypassing the need to ship to an FFL when doing transactions in state?

Not that I'm aware of. But there will be an FFL come along any min. and tell you yes or no.

[56FordGuy]

I recall this coming up a while back, I believe the general consensus was that while it is legal for two residents to ship a firearm to each other, most carriers don't understand the law or don't care, and won't play nice.

[Guest bkelm18]

From ATF's FAQ section:

(B7) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service?[Back]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.

[18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A)]

This seems odd. Does TN have a law that supercedes this and prevents me from shipping a long gun directly to a TN resident (non-licensee) bypassing the need to ship to an FFL when doing transactions in state?

No there is no law preventing you from shipping a firearm to a resident of your same state. However finding a service that will ship it to a non FFL is a whole different story.

[Guest crotalus01]

Is there a law that says you have to tell a carrier it is a firearm?

[Oh Shoot]

Is there a law that says you have to tell a carrier it is a firearm?

Yep, federal.

- OS

[9teeneleven]

What problems do you typically encounter with the carrier?

[Oh Shoot]

What problems do you typically encounter with the carrier?

Only that FedEx/UPS often refuse to ship it.

- OS

[andersmg]

Only that FedEx/UPS often refuse to ship it.

- OS

TRUE DAT!

[Guest AmericanWorkMule]

If I print this law out [18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A)]

and show it to the US Post Master will they ship a rifle for me?

I was thinking of disassembling the rifle to further camouflage the contents.

Thanks,

[Oh Shoot]

If I print this law out [18 U.S.C. 1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5) and 922 (a)(2)(A)]

and show it to the US Post Master will they ship a rifle for me?

I was thinking of disassembling the rifle to further camouflage the contents.

Thanks,

YMMV with "postmaster", even if you get to one.

If you're going to declare it as firearm, why dissemble?

Note: if you READ those laws, you see that you do NOT have to notify the carrier as long as you are shipping to a FFL, even though the BATF FAQ says you do. (I don't know who you're trying to ship to). But the law specifically states that ONLY in the case of shipping to OTHER than license holder do you have to notify.

- OS