Ship Gun to Florida?

[Guest Agent Smith]

Please no judgements about.

I bought a Taurus PT 738 ACP .380 and the bullet wont get into the barrel. It stucking always between barel and magazine.

So I have to ship it to Taurus down in Florida.

Am I allowed by law TN to ship and reveive my gun?

Thank you

Edited March 25, 2012 by Agent Smith

[DaveTN]

Yes.

[Guest Agent Smith]

Thank you. That was absolutely fast response.

[DaveTN]

You are welcome.

You can’t use the postal service for a handgun. You must declare a firearm when shipping. UPS requires that you take it to a customer service center. They may give you grief, but point out to them it’s going to the manufacturer for repair. I haven’t dealt with FedEX, but I know they will ship.

Edited March 25, 2012 by DaveTN

[Guest Agent Smith]

Oh, thank you. I was close to pack it for USPS.

[Reservoir Dog]

You must declare a firearm when shipping.

Partially true.

You only have to declare the firearm if you are shipping it to someone other than a licensed dealer or manufacturer. Since yours is going back to the manufacturer, you do not have to tell UPS or FedEx. That will save you any grief of them freaking out over shipping a firearm.

[monkeylizard]

As long as you ship to an FFL, you can ship out of state. Manufacturers are FFLs so you're good to go.

I shipped one to Smith & Wesson about a year ago via FedEx from the FedEx station off of Elm Hill Pike near Briley Pkwy. No hassle and I didn't declare anything.

Edited March 25, 2012 by monkeylizard

[DaveTN]

Partially true.

You only have to declare the firearm if you are shipping it to someone other than a licensed dealer or manufacturer. Since yours is going back to the manufacturer, you do not have to tell UPS or FedEx. That will save you any grief of them freaking out over shipping a firearm.

Save yourself grief? The ATF says that you have to notify. They may be wrong, but who wants to poke a dog with a stick when you have nothing to gain and everything to lose?

http://www.atf.gov/f...irearms-carrier

Q: 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 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 and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.

[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30]

[Oh Shoot]

FAQ is wo

Partially true.

You only have to declare the firearm if you are shipping it to someone other than a licensed dealer or manufacturer. Since yours is going back to the manufacturer, you do not have to tell UPS or FedEx. That will save you any grief of them freaking out over shipping a firearm.

Actually, only to a non-license holder when shipped INTERstate (or foreign), which would be illegal shipment period between individuals in the first place.. Intrastate shipments do no require notification period, regardless of between who. Also requires written notification if it's needed. Right. That's the federal law. However, UPS and FedEx TOS says to notify. Whatever.

Save yourself grief? The ATF says that you have to notify. They may be wrong, but who wants to poke a dog with a stick when you have nothing to gain and everything to lose?

http://www.atf.gov/f...irearms-carrier

They're dead wrong in FAQ. All you have to do is read 18 U.S.C. § 922 where this is covered, twice. I'm tired of quoting it here.

I'm not too worried about not informing UPS or FedEx either. They don't notate the shipment as firearm in any way, on box or paperwork. Since the few firearms I've shipped off have all been to FFL's, and I can print my own labels from UPS account, I just slide em on counter at UPS store and gone. I actually have acquiesced to sending handguns the cheapest class of overnight; that's really the only thing they could sting you with, on the basis of inspecting a package and finding handgun sent wrong class according to their TOS, and send it back to you, or it disappears and not honor your claim on that basis.

- OS

Edited March 26, 2012 by OhShoot

[Grunt67]

Please no judgements about.

I bought a Taurus PT 738 ACP .380 and the bullet wont get into the barrel. It stucking always between barel and magazine.

So I have to ship it to Taurus down in Florida.

Am I allowed by law TN to ship and reveive my gun?

Thank you

Call Taurus customer service. If it's under warranty, and I'm sure it is, they will likely have

FexEx to pick it up & bring it back. This has been the experience I've read on the Taurus forum.

TaurusArmed.net

Check it out. Wealth of info over there.

[Oh Shoot]

Call Taurus customer service. If it's under warranty, and I'm sure it is, they will likely have

FexEx to pick it up & bring it back. This has been the experience I've read on the Taurus forum.

TaurusArmed.net

Check it out. Wealth of info over there.

I assumed he would have checked with them first to see if they'd issue a call tag, or would have mentioned that too.

- OS

[Reservoir Dog]

Save yourself grief? The ATF says that you have to notify. They may be wrong, but who wants to poke a dog with a stick when you have nothing to gain and everything to lose?

I know what the ATF FAQ page says, and they don't include all of the information. Next time, try reading the actual law instead of the FAQ section. The FAQ is a good for general info, but it is not the law. Yes, you will save yourself some grief. UPS or FedEx will get more worked up on this matter than the ATF ever will. Plus, I would love to see what they would charge me with, since no law was broken.