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Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:27 pm
by Ross
Does anyone know the rules on mailing a handgun from one Texas resident to another without having to send it to a FFL.
Ross
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:35 pm
by roberts
May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U. S. Postal Service?
A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. Handguns are not mailable.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:00 pm
by Ross
roberts wrote:May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U. S. Postal Service?
A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. Handguns are not mailable.
Thanks. Guess that means can't use the USPS.
Can a handgun be shipped via UPS or DHL or a private company between two non-dealers individuals in Texas???
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:08 pm
by rm9792
yes
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:43 am
by lws380
It is a real pain and costly to ship with UPS. When I checked it was 70-80 bucks to ship UPS as it has to be sent over-night air. Also, just can't use any UPS store has to be one owned and operated by UPS, can't just go down to a local UPS store that may be contracted.
I think you are safer to use the FFL. I found one that would ship for $25. Let the other individual pay his cost of the FFL at his end. Or charge him the cost for both in the transaction. I think the paperwork is cleaner too as the receiving FFL has to verify the other person as I understand it. Just my personal experience. Good luck!
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:16 pm
by Ross
lws380 wrote:It is a real pain and costly to ship with UPS. When I checked it was 70-80 bucks to ship UPS as it has to be sent over-night air. Also, just can't use any UPS store has to be one owned and operated by UPS, can't just go down to a local UPS store that may be contracted.
I think you are safer to use the FFL. I found one that would ship for $25. Let the other individual pay his cost of the FFL at his end. Or charge him the cost for both in the transaction. I think the paperwork is cleaner too as the receiving FFL has to verify the other person as I understand it. Just my personal experience. Good luck!
Thanks. Sounds like good advice.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:25 pm
by boomerang
lws380 wrote:I think the paperwork is cleaner too as the receiving FFL has to verify the other person as I understand it.
I'm not sure about cleaner but there's definitely more of it!
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:30 am
by dmac
Wait...you can ship handguns IN STATE without going through an FFL on either end? Is that true?
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:23 pm
by rm9792
yes, it has been that way a while now. Cant use USPS though. I have done this several times and with members of this board even.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:45 pm
by roberts
dmac wrote:Wait...you can ship handguns IN STATE without going through an FFL on either end? Is that true?
You can even sell them face to face IN STATE without going through the FFL but interstate needs the FFL.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:36 am
by Warhawk
Check with Lone Star Express
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:01 pm
by dmac
roberts wrote:dmac wrote:Wait...you can ship handguns IN STATE without going through an FFL on either end? Is that true?
You can even sell them face to face IN STATE without going through the FFL but interstate needs the FFL.
yeah...face to face I knew...but this shipping thing is new to me..are we sure about this? I always thought it was only long guns that could be shipped within the state with no ffl.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:15 pm
by rm9792
direct quotes from the atf website have been posted here many times. it is definitely allowed.
Re: Mailing Handgun in Texas
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:17 pm
by dmac
rm9792 wrote:direct quotes from the atf website have been posted here many times. it is definitely allowed.
Thanks...just trying to be cautious and make sure I know the facts.