Can 03FFL receive a handgun via USPS?

[Ron Smith]

Here's an example of what we're dealing with. The e-mail reply that I received yesterday from USPS Consumer Services.

"Dear RON SMITH,

Thank you for contacting us about having the regulation changed when shipping firearms.

I apologize that we via the internet or email are unable to assist you. You will need to contact your local Mailing Requirements Office for specific information. Based on your ZIP Code of, 97478, the Springfield DCU customers can call (800) 285-1995.

For further information, you will also need to contact the nearest office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

If I can be of assistance to you in the future, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for choosing the United States Postal Service�®.

Regards,

Gary"


They don't have a clue what I was trying to say in my letter, so I got a "menu" based BS answer from a guy who is probably a private contractor (not a USPS employee) and is totally oblivious to what the DMM is, let alone how it is worded or what it means.

The DCU that he is referring to is the "Detached Carrier Unit" about 10 blocks from my house. It is nothing but a garage sized modular building that letter carriers for the 97478 zip code work out of. It's not even accessable to the public except for parcel pick-up for 2 hours a day. The 1-800 number is a central computerized "push 1 if you don't need anything" information number for the entire western district. They wouldn't even connect me with the DCU if I wanted to talk to someone there.

What's really funny is that, I'm the guy that the Carrier Supervisor at the DCU would call to get a clarification or a translation of the regulations.

Ron