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cbxjeff
OK. I have checked out the sticky but have a couple of other questions. Maybe they were addressed there & I just missed them. I, a non-FFL holder wants to ship a rifle to a FFL in another state. I understand that I can do this using the USPS. Yes, no markings about what's in the box but what do I do when the clerk asks about dangerous & etc contents? Do I say it's a rifle? How do they know I'm sending it to a FFL holder?

Thanks guys. Nothing is easy for jeff anymore!
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  • cbxjeff
    Can I list a rifle for sale on GUNBROKER for local pick-up only?
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  • 41 nut
    You are required by law to tell the carrier (USPS, FEDEX, UPS or anyone else) any time or way you ship a firearm. No it is not dangerous, no it is not explosive, no to all the questions. When I tell the clerk I'm shipping a rifle he doesn't ask any more questions. I'll lay the package on the counter and say it contains a rifle. Or as I lay it up there he'll say I bet I can guess what that contains.
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  • nmyers
    According to Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide (ATF P5300.4), you are required to notify a common carrier that your package contains a firearm if it is not being shipped to an FFL; in your case, the package is going to an FFL. In any case, UPS & Fedex are common carriers, USPS is not.

    The Domestic Mail Manual (Section 321) does not show a requirement that you notify the clerk at the counter that your package contains a firearm. However, if the clerk is aware that it does contain a firearm, he may request that you open the package so that he can determiner that it is unloaded & that the package does not contain ammunition.

    As usual, you must truthfully answer "no" to the "4 questions".

    Neal
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  • 11b6r
    There is also no requirement in the Domestic Mail Manual that you prove it is going to a FFL. You can legally mail a rifle to YOURSELF- no FFL- or to another resident of your state- no FFL.

    For the Postal Employee that wants to give their opinions on legality of a shipment- from Domestic Mail Manual-

    4.0 Legal Opinions on Mailing Firearms
    Postmasters are not authorized to give opinions on the legality of any shipment of rifles or shotguns. Contact the nearest office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for further advice.
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