[Ron Smith]

Is anyone listening???

You do not have to pay a dealer to transfer a firearm, unless your state or the state you are shipping to has regulations that require otherwise.

I spent 32 years with USPS. Part of my job for a majority of that time was to determine if a firearm was mailable. I was often in contact with ATF and Postal Inspectors to translate and coordinate the regulations.


The following is taken from page 176 of BATF regulations.


"(B8) 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."


The only exception is when the state that you are shipping from or to, requires a transfer from a Licensed Dealer to a Licensed Dealer.


USPS
Long guns~ Individual to Licensed Dealer.
Hand guns~ Licensed Dealer to Licensed Dealer ~only~

UPS
Long guns~ Individual to Licensed Dealer
Hand guns~ Individual to Licensed Dealer ~Overnight only~

FedEx
Long guns~ Individual to Licensed Dealer
Hand guns~ Individual to Licensed Dealer