When I moved from VA to CO I left my rifle (MAC-90, Semi Auto) with my brother. How can he ship it to me and through which shipper? Can anyone provide documentation on this by any chance?
2007-01-29 05:35:08 · 9 answers · asked by ThatDude 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
The answer is no, he can't send the rifle directly to you. He needs to ship it to a FFL holder (read: the gun shop of your choice,) for you to pick up. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms:
"(B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier? [Back]
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30]"
You will, of course, need to okay this with your local gun shop first, and they usually will charge a modest fee for this service.
2007-01-29 05:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sam D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has to be shipped from someone who has a FFL to someone that has an FFL. Usually costs $25 per FFL and shipping charges.
You can ship by about any carriers - except the USPS.
UPS, FEDEX, DHL, etc. Contents have to be declared and box marked.
If it is a collectible gun, you may find who has a C&R FFL to do it cheaper or apply yourself.
For details, do a search of Yahoo! Answers.
Both of these questions have already been answered very recently and there's no use repeating them and waiting for the the answers.
Edit:
Oops! I was way off on the labeling!
I was thinking of powder and primers - which do have to be declared and labeled.
2007-01-29 05:51:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jon W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are going to both have to go through local gun shops because guns can't be shipped without a Federal Firearm License (FFL). It will probably cost you $25 on each end as well. This is the going rate for dealers to ship and recieve guns. Good luck
2007-01-29 05:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Heythere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On top of having to ship to an FFL, if the gun is declared to the shipper, you will most likely have to ship it next day air. UPS, FED EX, and the others don't like to have that stuff in their possession and require you to use next day air.
2007-01-29 06:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by jimmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the website I am listing below and look up FFL dealers in your zip code and call a couple. Their rates are usually listed.
They will need to do a legal transfer for you and will tell you what their requirements are to have your brother ship the MAK.
2007-01-29 07:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by Maria M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is in fact your property, and you can prove it, yes, he can ship it to you via UPS. FedEX won't take it, nor will the USPS if I remember correctly. UPS WILL make you ship it overnight. This is no different than, for example, sending a broken gun to an out-of-state gunsmith for repair, also some hunters ship their guns ahead of themselves in advance when going on out-of-state hunts rather than dealing with airlilne hassles.
Now, if you can't prove it was yours when you left it there and you ship it, then it's an illegal transfer and a federal felony.
I have successfully and legally shipped guns to and recieved them from manufacturers for warranty service, and to myself care of folks I was going out of state to hunt with and then back home after the hunt.
2007-01-29 11:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ohari1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can ship it UPS. We ship guns to customers who ship them to us for repair. As long as there is no change in ownership then no paperwork is needed. You're not buying it you're just shipping it. We ship all over AL, FL, and even to PA.
2007-01-29 12:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by jmmccollum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the priority is the California Firearms Licensee verify (CFLC) application and the Centralized checklist of sellers. Any time a California FFL holder (different than C&R) gets a firearm shipped from yet another FFL holder, the two might desire to be enrolled in CFLC and blanketed on the Centralized checklist. There are some California sellers who neither get carry of shipments from different sellers nor deliver to different California sellers so they do no longer seem to be enrolled in this technique. besides, every time you want to deliver a firearm to a California broker you're able to desire to acquire a Firearms shipment Approval selection and Firearms shipment Approval Letter from the California branch of Justice. Copies are to be despatched to the receiving broker (who keeps them for a minimum of three years) and retained by using the delivery broker, additionally for a minimum of three years. If the delivery broker has internet get right of entry to the approach is extremely straight forward, yet does take time. while you're speaking with the California branch of Justice by using using snail mail and/or fax it turns into greater complicated and greater time ingesting. and for this reason some out of state sellers do no longer want to deliver to California.
2016-11-28 03:07:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check with the local post office and see what they have to say.
2007-01-29 15:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by bluebeest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋