No USPS gun ship

[eoperator]

Tried to ship out a rifle today at the post office as i have done 100 times before. The clerk said usps no longer accepts firearms from individuals anymore, licensed dealers only. She brought out a laminated poster in bold print for proof.

Usps, ups and fedex no loner accept firearms from individuals so now I have to pay $35 for a background check plus the hassle and shipping costs from an ffl. Nice

 

[abilliott]

Plain brown box with no labels on the outside fixes that problem.

 

[TxLite]

Plain brown box with no labels on the outside fixes that problem.

Until you try to make an insurance claim when they inevitably lose it or screw something up

 

[robtattoo]

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They had zero issue accepting one from me last week.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I have a post office by me that flat out won’t ship, can show them their own the rules, talk to postmaster, do whatever you want and they won’t. I go to another post office 2 miles away and they have no issue. Shouldn’t be that way but it is.

 

[fwafwow]

Usps, ups and fedex no loner accept firearms from individuals so now I have to pay $35 for a background check plus the hassle and shipping costs from an ffl. Nice

Depends. I have shipped via UPS recently and it was fine because the shipping label was prepared by the gun company (TBAC) where I was shipping it.

EDIT - the above is a work around referenced below that may work for some situations with UPS.

 

[Mike Islander]

Still USPS regs that they ship. Was yours a local ordinance? Where do you live?

 

[MuleyFever]

Last gun I shipped USPS the person I talked to said they don't ship guns. I read them their policy and then someone else came and said they can ship it.

 

[ADKHTR]

Shipmygun.com and you can thank me later… I saved half the usual cost on my last rifle that shipped and you are legal.

 

[eoperator]

Still USPS regs that they ship. Was yours a local ordinance? Where do you live?

No local ordinance, small town wisconsin.

 

[eoperator]

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They had zero issue accepting one from me last week

If that is current they definitely should ship firearms.

Last gun I shipped USPS the person I talked to said they don't ship guns. I read them their policy and then someone else came and said they can ship it.

The counter clerk brought the postmaster out to show me the laminated booklet in print that stated "firearms are not accepted from individuals"

 

[Chris_in_Idaho]

Neither USPS or UPS in my area will accept firearms from individuals. Doesn't matter if you show them their own rules.

 

[Huntr]

I shipped a barreled action this week with no issues from my post office.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Tried to ship out a rifle today at the post office as i have done 100 times before. The clerk said usps no longer accepts firearms from individuals anymore, licensed dealers only. She brought out a laminated poster in bold print for proof.

Usps, ups and fedex no loner accept firearms from individuals so now I have to pay $35 for a background check plus the hassle and shipping costs from an ffl. Nice

Did you get a photo? Would be interesting to see, considering their online regulations haven’t changed.

This sucks if it’s the case.

 

[Happy Antelope]

It's all different now! UPS is the same FFL to FFL. It's a big problem if you ship it without telling them also, they will confiscate it now. Not the good ole days.

 

[Gen273]

Wow, do you guys remember living in America? This place looks the same, but yet everything has changed. I can't believe how quickly things are changing for the worse. Okay, rant over.

 

[wind gypsy]

that sucks! The guy at my PO knows every time when I’m shipping a gun. He asks before I even have a chance to tell him to make sure a signature is required. Sending a bare action out this week so hopefully that crap hasn’t spread here as well.

 

[mcdues]

Tried to ship out a rifle today at the post office as i have done 100 times before. The clerk said usps no longer accepts firearms from individuals anymore, licensed dealers only. She brought out a laminated poster in bold print for proof.

Usps, ups and fedex no loner accept firearms from individuals so now I have to pay $35 for a background check plus the hassle and shipping costs from an ffl. Nice

You could have packed it from home without announcing it as a firearm or gun related item, IMO.

 

[eoperator]

Did you get a photo? Would be interesting to see, considering their online regulations haven’t changed.

This sucks if it’s the case.

No I did not take a photo.

You could have packed it from home without announcing it as a firearm or gun related item, IMO.

It was packed and ready to go, the clerk asked if it was a firearm.

Next time I am going to try that shipmygun that adkhtr mentioned above.

 

[Forestryguy]

If the local post office and post master will not ship a firearm, file a complaint with the Postmaster Inspector. Their regulations state that they will ship them. The local Post office and Post Master do not get to decide what regulations they will or will not follow. City/town ordinances do not apply to the Post Office on what they are able to do as far as shipping goes.