[ithacaartist]

In some states, 01 FFL to 01 FFL is the only way allowed. When I first got into collecting, I obtained 03 FFL (C&R) applications. Then I found out its use for sending/receiving guns via USPS would not be possible. Its only advantage is to obtain a discount from ammo outlets. But now, any ammo must be picked up after it arrives at your dealer.

One can send handguns via UPS or FedEx only to an FFL. But last I checked, they need to be sent overnight--and both charge around eighty bucks for the service. Your 01 FFL dealer can send them for ~$15 via a medium flat rate box, so that's been my choice all along. Whether or not the dealer will charge for doing so depends on how much of a greedy "Richard" they are. Mine didn't charge for outgoing transfers, and since the guns were already on my permit, no paperwork was necessary when picking them back up later.

I don't know if the background check for an 03 FFL is as "colonoscopic" as for an 01. Throughout the country, it's a patchwork of varying/conflicting rules and regs--or a lack thereof, and reciprocity of carry permits among states is just as crazy.

Some uniformity of rational, evidence-based regulations would be good, I think.