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Ron Smith · 04-09-2007, 08:48 AM

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

04-09-2007, 08:48 AM	#16
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	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 __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...