UPS Revises Silencer Policy

By Johannes Paulsen

United Parcel Service appears to have put last month’s silencer shipment kerfuffle to bed with a change to its official policies. Going forward, UPS will treat silencer shipments identically to firearms shipments . . .

UPS accepts firearm parts for shipment, provided the part is not a “firearm” as defined under federal law; the contents of the package cannot be assembled to form a firearm; and the package otherwise complies with federal, state, and local law. (Note: Receivers or frames of a firearm and firearm mufflers/silencers (also referred to as suppressors) are considered “firearms” and are accepted for transportation only if shipped in accordance with UPS’s requirements for shipping firearms.)

The company hitherto officially banned silencers, but would allow “licensed entities” to get special exceptions via contract around the ban. Steve Gaut, who handles public relations for the shipping company, was quoted by Guns.com as stating:

UPS has determined that instead of having a special exception program for suppressor/silencer shipments, it is sufficient to apply the existing UPS firearms policy, included the UPS Tariff/Terms and Conditions of Service and in the guidelines for Shipping Firearms and Ammunition available on ups.com, essentially treating a suppressor/silencer as a …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns