UPS: We Don’t Ban Silencer Shipments (In General)

By Robert Farago

Statement from Steve Gaut, Vice President, Public Relations, United Parcel Service:

UPS accepts for shipment certain firearms, firearms ammunition and firearms accessories as long as the shipments comply with applicable law and are shipped in accordance with company policies. These shipments are between licensed manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors and exclude consumer shipments. UPS has for many years restricted shipments of silencers or mufflers as part of the company’s firearms and ammunition policy. Click here for the company’s general policy. UPS recently became aware of a shipper that tendered silencers for shipment . . .

Consistent with the general policy, UPS informed the company that it could no longer accept shipments of packages containing those specific products. UPS will engage in discussions with licensed entities about compliance with all applicable laws and regarding the potential establishment of a contractual exception to the general policy under which UPS may ship such products. These discussions will occur on a company-by-company basis and are proprietary.

There was no policy change, UPS has always excluded shipping silencers as part of our general policy on firearms and related items. When we became aware of a shipper that tendered silencers our security group acted …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns