How To Mail A Firearm

By G. Halek

A lot of people have recently brought up that they mail their firearms instead of check them as baggage. If you don’t have an FFL, then you may be violating Federal law. The big exception is when mailing rifles or shotguns.

Here’s a couple ways to stay on the right side of the law and ensure your concealed carry firearm makes it safely to its final destination.

Whenever mailing a firearm, always:

• Place the unloaded firearm in a sealed, locked container.
• Loaded and unloaded magazines should not be kept inside the weapon.
• Ammunition should be in an approved, original cardboard, metal, or wood box.
• Neither weapons nor ammunition should be labelled as such.
• A sender (with FFL) mails to a recipient with an FFL.
• The recipient with the FFL must be present to receive the package.

Process 1: Business FFL to FFL Transfer

Some gun shops will agree to mail your firearm to another approved FFL business. There is usually a fee associated with this, in addition to the stipulations for packaging guidelines from the USPS, UPS, or other approved courier service.

This is potentially the most painless way to send a pistol if you don’t have an FFL.

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Source:: Concealed Nation