shipping hand gun

[Don Edmondson]

Can I ship a handgun to a c&r holder through the post office the Lady at the post office says yes thanks Don

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Can I ship a handgun to a c&r holder through the post office the Lady at the post office says yes thanks Don

Licensed Dealers, Licensed Importers and Licensed Manufacturers can mail handguns to other Licensed Dealers, Licensed Importers and Licensed Manufacturers. For shipping a handgun to a C&R FFL you have to use a common carrier like UPS or FedEx.

Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried by the mails or delivered by any officer or employee of the Postal Service. Such articles may be conveyed in the mails, under such regulations as the Postal Service shall prescribe, for use in connection with their official duty, to officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Organized Reserve Corps; to officers of the National Guard or Militia of a State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District; to officers of the United States or of a State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District whose official duty is to serve warrants of arrest or commitments; to employees of the Postal Service; to officers and employees of enforcement agencies of the United States; and to watchmen engaged in guarding the property of the United States, a State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District. Such articles also may be conveyed in the mails to manufacturers of firearms or bona fide dealers therein in customary trade shipments, including such articles for repairs or replacement of parts, from one to the other, under such regulations as the Postal Service shall prescribe.
Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail according to the direction thereon, or at any place to which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any pistol, revolver, or firearm declared nonmailable by this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

[Don Edmondson]

that's the way I read it but the post mistress say's otherwise so UPS hear I come was hopping she was right we live in a small town of 277 people we have a post office but ups is 40 miles away thanks Don

[kemasa]

Non-FFL ship firearms and I have never heard of a problem, but that does not mean it is allowed. I have been told that local post offices allow it, but that goes against the regulations.

So, as far I as know, you can not ship to a C&R FFL holder, but if you can get something in writing that they are willing to accept it ...

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Non-FFL ship firearms and I have never heard of a problem, but that does not mean it is allowed. I have been told that local post offices allow it, but that goes against the regulations.

So, as far I as know, you can not ship to a C&R FFL holder, but if you can get something in writing that they are willing to accept it ...

You can mail C&R long guns to a C&R FFL holder, but not handguns. Handguns can only be mailed from licensed dealers, licensed importers and licensed manufacturers to other licensed dealers, licensed importers and licensed manufacturers.

...but if you can get something in writing that they are willing to accept it ...

U.S. Postal regulations forbid Postmasters from giving opinions on the legality of any firearms shipment...

Postmasters are not authorized to give opinions on the legality of any shipment of firearms.

[kemasa]

Yes, I was specifically responding only in regards to handguns, but I did not specifically mention that.

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U.S. Postal regulations forbid Postmasters from giving opinions on the legality of any firearms shipment...

Yeah and it is illegal to exceed the speed limit on the highway, but it still happens :-).