My father in law left my husband his guns. He lived in Alberta, Canada. We have tried shipping them through UPS, but they will not allow us to do that, even though we are sending them to a dealer. Would it help if we broke them down? Would they accept them then, if we are sending separtely? We would really like to get them down here. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks, to those of you who tried to help!!
2007-08-27 03:41:23 · 11 answers · asked by faith g 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
I know this sounds stupid but try and send them in pieces. The only problem is...if you dont get all the pieces! Try a different company! they have to be shipped some how!
2007-08-27 03:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
If you are shipping the guns from Canada to the US, you will have to have export papers on the Canadian end and import papers on the US end.
I suggest your husband contact the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to find out what legal hoops he has to jump through to legally import the firearms. Some one also needs to contact the Canadian equivalent of the BATFE to find out what export hoops have to be jumped through.
In the US, UPS will ship from licensed dealer to licensed dealer. You must use the Overnight Delivery option. You can also ship via UPS or FEDEX from an individual to a gunsmith, or to the manufacturer for repairs, and the gunsmith or gunmaker can return the guns directly to the owner without going through a dealer. Individual to individual shipment is prohibited.
Don't ship the guns as parts. Some of the parts are restricted and must be treated as firearms even if not assembled. So there is no sense in risking damage to the firearms or loss of parts.
Good Luck.
Doc
2007-08-27 06:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is partially a Canadian law issue and partially US. Shipping internationally, and Canada to US is international, believe it or not, isn't the same as shipping within the US. Have you talked to US customs? You need ATF Form 6 to authorize import. Even with that it's going to be very difficult. The only information I could find about this said that they had to take it to Canadian customs, have them check it and then ship it on from there.
Breaking them down to avoid shipping issues could be regarded as smuggling. Evading firearms laws is regarded as a serious crime in most places. I expect you could ship most of the parts legally, but when it comes to the receivers, the registered parts of the firearms, then you are back to square one.
This has been discussed on the Benchrest.com forums before, you might have more luck over there.
You should check with the BATF, you need Form 6 from them anyway. You probably also need to deal with the Canadian Firearms Center (link below), they are supposed to have information on exporting to the US, though I couldn't find it after a quick search.
You could also try contacting a vendor, like Marstar (www.marstar.ca) that exports firearms to the US already, they might be able to help.
Sorry, I don't have a recipe for making this work.
2007-08-27 04:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
really no guns less crime? wow never heard that one. i guess you could say the same about a watch dog. i guess if everybody was a good person we wouldn't need guns. well not everybody is a good person. look in the paper under police reports and see how many things get stolen or houses get broken into. if i knew you didn't have a gun in your house i would probably break into it. guns also keep the foreign powers from invading. i wish i had the video still of a russian general sitting in an interview with a reporter who asked the question "why did the ussr never invade america?" his resopnse was something like this...the public of the USA is armed and we didn't think we could conquor them with all the fire power the people have. so guns have a place in our society. one day guns will be gone. on that day we lose our ability to keep the government in its place. unarmed people are so much easier to control ask hitler. the first thing he did when entering a country is remove all the fire arms from the people.
2016-05-19 01:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ship them through a firearms dealer and have the recipient pick them up from the shop.
2007-08-27 04:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by coolhandven 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have to have a Federal Firearms License to ship any firearms.
Most likely you will have to pay a dealer to send them to a dealer.
2007-08-27 08:30:11 · answer #6 · answered by Todd V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to go to a firearms dealer. They will ship them to another dealer. You pick them up there. Of course, they will charge coming and going.You pick them up there. At least that how it works in the U.S. Or try fedex.
2007-08-27 18:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by azjosh2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For mailing a firearm in canada the rule is, it must be unloaded, packaged and shipped in a safe and secure manner to deter loss, theft and accidents. contact the atf for info on the american end,
for more info on the Canadian end you can contact the Canada Firearms center. they are the goverment agency that deals with fire arms rules in Canada. You can contact them at www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca email them at cfc-cafc@cfc-cafc.gc.ca or call them at 1-800-731-4000.
2007-08-27 11:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by Rob M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see about shipping them broken down as firearm parts. That may help. If not go to a local gun shop and send them from there.
2007-08-27 04:16:40 · answer #9 · answered by bobbo342 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think your problem is with shipping guns over an international border.
There is usually very little trouble shipping guns withing the United States.
2007-08-27 04:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by j c 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋