FedEx Service Center posted - huh?

[ClarkLZeuss]

Had to send in my Taurus 24/7 Pro for repairs today. Called up the nearest FedEx Office (Kinko's), which informed me I had to go to a FedEx World Service Center. Pulled up and was unpleasantly surprised to find it 30.06 posted. So I left my Taurus (and my carry gun) in the car, and checked with the service rep to be sure I could ship my firearm from there. She said "yes" so I did.

Seems that UPS service centers also have this policy:
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Question is....why? And how does that policy not put me into legal jeopardy when I need to ship a firearm from there?

[74novaman]

Question is....why? And how does that policy not put me into legal jeopardy when I need to ship a firearm from there?

Why? Because big companies are generally anti firearms as a "covering their rear" policy.

Legal trouble? If you have a firearm in a sealed shipping box, I don't see how you're "carrying" it under the authority of your CHL so you're fine.

[ClarkLZeuss]

Legal trouble? If you have a firearm in a sealed shipping box, I don't see how you're "carrying" it under the authority of your CHL so you're fine.

By that same token, could somebody get away with carrying a firearm into any other 30.06 posted facility, as long as they used a box instead of a holster?

Not trying to be a smart alek or legal eagle, just kinda puzzled by this. Maybe it's more like posted gun shows though.

[74novaman]

Legal trouble? If you have a firearm in a sealed shipping box, I don't see how you're "carrying" it under the authority of your CHL so you're fine.

By that same token, could somebody get away with carrying a firearm into any other 30.06 posted facility, as long as they used a box instead of a holster?

Not trying to be a smart alek or legal eagle, just kinda puzzled by this. Maybe it's more like posted gun shows though.

Well you could carry a concealed shotgun or rifle into a 30.06 posted place. 30.06 specifically prohibits carry by a license holder of a concealed handgun.

The reason I figured it wouldn't be an issue is no one is going to arrest you for carrying a shipping box with an unloaded handgun into a shipping facility with the intention of shipping it. If you're just wandering around in posted places with a loaded handgun in a box, you might have more explaining to do.

All that being said, I've never been able to find a case where someone was actually prosecuted for violating 30.06 in the 15 years that it has been the law, so take that into consideration as well.

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, read the penal code yourself, yada yada.

[wgoforth]

Same way you can ship a long gun at the US Postal Office but is against the law to carry there. (BTW...our local post office insisted you can't ship a long gun via USPS unless you have an FFL.... *sigh* )

[PBratton]

Question is....why? And how does that policy not put me into legal jeopardy when I need to ship a firearm from there?

I've just developed the policy of smiling a lot when I go into the USPS office to pick up a firearm that was shipped to me...