[Edward Tinker]

Bill, depends on state, but most places I have lived, I have, never ever shipped through a dealer. No need to, the receiving person is the one who has to have an FFL unless that dealer insists on it coming from an FFL. You get the FFL and you ship to them. With a c&r we ship direct to each other, a dealer never sees us.

In that same vein, I was talking to a local guy, he'd lived in Pennsylvania all his life, and I made the comment that if I was in Oklahoma I could buy a pistol straight from a seller. No dealer involved. He said I was wrong and I told him that he was thinking like an easterner, as many states allow direct sales of used guns to each other. Florida is one of those states...

Also, if you ship a firearm to a gunsmith or manufacture, then you can receive it directly back, no FFL involved. See BATF regs, but I know I am correct...