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SHIPPING A GUN BY MAIL
CORREN
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I need to ship a rifle from calif. to alaska,the post office in my town tells me i cant mail a gun to myself is this true. Is there a company such as fed ex or ups who will allow me to ship a firearm from myself to myself.
Corren
Corren
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B10) May a nonlicensee ship firearms interstate for his or her use in hunting or other lawful activity? [Back]
Yes. A person may ship a firearm to himself or herself in care of another person in the state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. The package should be addressed to the owner. Persons other than the owner should not open the package and take possession of the firearm
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm
"When one responsibly procures his family's dinner by hand, each meal becomes a sacred rite. It is good, and so is the feast!" --Ted Nugent
Edited by - mbrook on 06/24/2002 15:22:53
If you are moving from CA to AK federal law allows you to move your firearms along with your other belongings so long as all laws of both states are obeyed and the item is legal in both states. You could simply pack the firearms (unloaded of course) in the moving van. You have to notify the moving company that you will be transporting firearms. Note: since a truck would be driving through Canada there are likely complications regarding the border crossing. You will need to check these out before attempting this.
If you are flying you can pack your firearms (unloaded and separate from their ammo in a hard case) and check them in your checked baggage. You have to check them at the baggage check counter and tell the attendant that the bag contains a firearm.
I do not know what the legality would be of taking the items on a boat or driving through Canada.
"Gun control is not about guns; it's about control." "If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson."
I see 2 potential problems (from a legal point of view, not a personal one)
1 is the out of state transfer of ownership.
2 is transfering ownership to someone that is only 13
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
No matter how the gun gets to Alaska, the donor is not going to be able to legally transfer it to his nephew.
AlleninAlaska aglore@gci.net
Free men are not equal and equal men are not free
CORREN
It is irritating how dumb some shippers are willing to remain about firearms because they personally don't approve of them.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
The regulation you quoted is correct (except that it is 178.31). It states that notification is only required when shipping to OTHER THAN a licensee.
I have two letters from BATF HQ stating that this means that notification is only required when shipping to a nonlicensee.
Edited by - EOD Guy on 06/25/2002 17:03:41
Edited by - EOD Guy on 06/25/2002 17:06:17
If you will look at the paragraph you quoted, it is obvious (to me at least) that the "No person shall" applies to shipments to other than the indicated licensees. That is what the people that wrote the regulation at BATF say it means.
I am not advocating not notifying shippers for the simple reason that it would make it very difficult to pursue an insurance claim if it became necessary.
It really doesn't matter what BATF says, the Department of Transportation is the regulating authority under the law.
Boy are you going to be surprised that DOJ has computer records of every firearm transaction. And the information (list?) can be accessed by any local law enforcement agency.
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- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Since this will be an interstate transfer and is not a bequest from an estate, it must be conducted through a dealer in the recipient's home state.
Rich
Break down the gun as small as you can, make sure it is entirely clean, and stamp the box "Fragile: Machined Metal Parts".
The last time I did this, I actually conferred with the branch manager of my local FedEx. He confirmed that if I broke it down completely, stamped the box "Machined Metal Parts", and wrote the same on the manifest, I would be in the clear.
No one is going to bother your package if you stamp it like that.
However, if you go in there, hang your head, and act like you're some sort of an evil criminal for wanting to get your gun from here to there, some idiot postal clerk will stamp it "DANGER!! ASSAULT WEAPON!! DANGER!!" then you WILL have a problem.
This is, of course, assuming they dont call the FBI on the spot or have a grabber from the sight of one of those * gun owners. Like Billy the Kid just walked in or something.
Do make sure it is well cleaned, though. If it is dirty and stinks of gunpowder, a K9 might pick up on it.
Gunner
Receiver (aka Frame): Normaly considered the to be the one part that has (or normaly has) the serial # stamped on it. That part onto/into which all the other pieces mount/fit.
A bolt fits into the receiver, the barrel is mounted onto the receiver, the stock is bolted to the receiver, the slide rides on the frame.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master. -Demosthenes