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Shipping question

thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
edited April 2011 in Ask the Experts
Can I with a C&R licence ship a C&R Hand Gun to an other C&R licence holder in an other state? I got a no from the ATF office in Philadelphia and a yes from another agent several days later.
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Need a little help here.I sold a rifle that qualifies as a C&R relic. The buyer wants me to ship it to his work address since he is not usually home to sign for it. Question, can i ship to his work address even though the address on his license is different? I don't want to violate any rules.thanks in advance. Dave
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I recently sold an item on GB'er and waited 7 days before receiving the payment. I shipped the Mid sized Priority mail box the same day I received payment. I used the address given on the GB'er sight, no other address was ever given me. The package has still not arrived and he contacted me and I told him when I shipped it and my receipt said he should have received the shipment 5-6 days ago. When he found out I had used the address on GB'er, he told me he had moved and forgot to changed his address on GB'er. He found out at his old Post Office it was being sent back to me. My question is, should he pay for me reshipping to him at his new and correct address or should I pay half or all the shipping? I want to be fair. What say ye?
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello,

    I was thinking of listing a few of my guns (Rifles, Inc. .257 STW, Pre-64 Model 70 .270 Win & Rem Model 600 .308) for sale and I have a question about shipping firearms. Which company is the best to use when shipping? Also, I have heard that UPS requires an FFL to ship on a sale. Is this true?

    Once again, thank you for your time!

    Tim
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I want to ship a rifle to C.O via usps and it will be going to an ffl for tranfer to the buyer. My question is what is the post office going to ask me for when i ship it? will they want to see a copy of the ffl or will they just let me send it. Thanks for the help
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can live ammo be shipped thru the post office using a flat rate shipping box?

    Can handguns be shipped thru the post office?
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My cousin needs to send a rifle back to the manufactor for a repair. Can he ship it himself or does a FFL need to ship it?
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    One of my recent buyers just requested overnight shipping on a recent purchase. My local PO is closed and the online deal is confusing. So, anyone have an idea as to what it would cost to overnight a rifle from Oregon to Georgia thru the USPS? Thanks.
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would like to sell a shotgun on gunbroker but I am worried about the shipping aspect of the sale. I have read the information on gunbroker, but still have a couple more questions I hoped you could help me with.

    If I sell the gun, Should I only sell to someone with a FFL? How do I know if they have one? Should I require that the person purchasing the gun already have a FFL location avalible for me to ship the gun too? I don't want end up in jail over something stupid!

    Thank You!
    Any advice for any aspect of the sale would be helpful!
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am giving my nephew a rifle for his birthday. The gun is registered in my name as I bought it new. I am a KY resident and he is a FL resident. Can I just UPS the gun directly to him or must I use a FL FFL?
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am new to gunbroker, but i was wondering, When ship a firearm to the FFL, do I need to provide the FFl with my drivers license and social security number? I shipped a firearm to a FFL and he won't release it to the buyer til I give him these, OR at least that is the story the buyer is giving me. I can understand the drivers license but the use of S.S.N. as I.D. is supose to be illegal, isn't it? I want to do the right thing, but I don't want to scamed. Thanks for the help. Eric [:D]
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You must go thru an FFL do legally do this transaction. That is great though, than an uncle is thoughtful enough to do that.

    Best
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  • NwcidNwcid Member Posts: 10,674 ✭
    edited November -1
    There is no registration of firearms so that is not the problem.

    The issue is an out of state transfer of a firearm. Firearms transferred out of state have to go through an FFL. There is a "shipping sticky" at the top of this page with most of this info.



    EDIT:

    On registration. IF a gun is registered to you then there is an form you would have. Then any time you moved you would have to fill out new paperwork reflecting that. You would not be able to loan or let anyone else use it. If you sold it in state you would have to find a buyer, fill out new paperwork, wait for approval before the new buyer could have it. This doe not happen on a Federal level. A couple of states do this though on some guns.

    There IS Federal registration of Title 2 firearms aka NFA items. There is a stick about NFA items in the Ask The Experts forum.
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If your nephew is under 18 yrs old you have a problem. Why not just ship it to your self??
    In care of his mom's/dads's address. No transfer. You still own the gun. When you finally get down there, you can shoot "your" gun. How in KY. is that gun "registered" to you????? Thought KY. was a "free" state??
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by babun
    If your nephew is under 18 yrs old you have a problem. Why not just ship it to your self??
    In care of his mom's/dads's address. No transfer. You still own the gun. When you finally get down there, you can shoot "your" gun. How in KY. is that gun "registered" to you????? Thought KY. was a "free" state??


    I filled out a 4473 when I bought it. Does that not mean it is registered to me? He is 21 years old.
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by thebambam2001
    quote:Originally posted by babun
    If your nephew is under 18 yrs old you have a problem. Why not just ship it to your self??
    In care of his mom's/dads's address. No transfer. You still own the gun. When you finally get down there, you can shoot "your" gun. How in KY. is that gun "registered" to you????? Thought KY. was a "free" state??


    I filled out a 4473 when I bought it. Does that not mean it is registered to me? He is 21 years old.


    I know I'll catch some flak on this but, A 4473 is not suppose to be a "gun registered to you". IMHO it IS a backdoor way of registering guns.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by thebambam2001
    quote:Originally posted by babun
    If your nephew is under 18 yrs old you have a problem. Why not just ship it to your self??
    In care of his mom's/dads's address. No transfer. You still own the gun. When you finally get down there, you can shoot "your" gun. How in KY. is that gun "registered" to you????? Thought KY. was a "free" state??


    I filled out a 4473 when I bought it. Does that not mean it is registered to me? He is 21 years old.


    Yes, that does mean that they can trace it back to you. If any firearm turns up in a crime, they can go to the mfg. and see who it shipped to, then on down the food chain, to the first one to fill out a 4473, and depending on what information they get from that person, can trace it further. So yes, in a way it IS REGISTERED to you. Him being 21, and if he can pass the NCICS. it should not be a problem for him on the Florida end. Where the problem can start, is he wouldn't be able to pass the NCICS check.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To make this a linear answer, you must ship the rifle to a Federal Firearms License holder in Florida to transfer to your nephew. Check first, as many FFLs will not accept a firearm from a private individual. In that case you will need to have a local FFL ship the rifle for you. IF the nephew is 21 he can fill out a 4473 with the transfer FFL where he is and receive the firearm (there will certainly be a transfer fee, you make want to check first and pay that). If he is under 21 his father will have to fill out the 4473, take possession of the rifle and then he can make his son a gift of the rifle. Best plan is to drive down that and transfer it through a local FFL and then have some seafood and birthday cake.
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