Firearms shipping laws

NO-BODY · October 13, 2012, 01:42 PM

Not sure how this works, I sent my Vaquero back to Ruger for a binding issue. They shipped it back to my house. How do they get to do that? I thought it had to be sent to an FFL address.

dogtown tom · October 13, 2012, 01:47 PM

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NO-BODY Not sure how this works, I sent my Vaquero back to Ruger for a binding issue. They shipped it back to my house. How do they get to do that? I thought it had to be sent to an FFL address.

Federal law specifically allows the return of a repaired or replaced firearm of the same type and caliber....directly back to the customer who sent it for repair.

NO-BODY · October 13, 2012, 01:53 PM

Cool, Thanks. Just kinda strange to get a UPS box with a gun in it!

DaleA · October 13, 2012, 04:18 PM

Oh my goodness!

That.....makes......sense.

(Wish the rest of the laws did.)

Roland Thunder · October 14, 2012, 05:15 PM

Do I have to get an FFL involved if I am buying a gun from someone that lives in another state and I go pick up the gun in person. I am assuming I only need an FFL if the gun is shipped, correct, or is that for any purchase transaction across state lines?

donato · October 14, 2012, 05:29 PM

You can only buy a handgun in your resident state. If being shipped from another state, it must go through an FFL holder.

Now, a seller can drive it to an FFL holder in your state (but, he MUST deliver it to the FFL holder, not you), you can meet him there and the FFL holder can do the transfer. You'll need to coordinate with the FFL guy ahead of time because some will only accept a handgun from another FFL holder.

Here is some good info on handgun sales/transfers/transport:

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html

October 13, 2012, 01:42 PM	#1
NO-BODY Junior member Join Date: October 9, 2012 Location: ALEXANDRIA,LA Posts: 59	Firearms shipping laws Not sure how this works, I sent my Vaquero back to Ruger for a binding issue. They shipped it back to my house. How do they get to do that? I thought it had to be sent to an FFL address.

October 14, 2012, 05:15 PM	#5
Roland Thunder Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Gwinnett County Georgia Posts: 1,136	Do I have to get an FFL involved if I am buying a gun from someone that lives in another state and I go pick up the gun in person. I am assuming I only need an FFL if the gun is shipped, correct, or is that for any purchase transaction across state lines? __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead, go, instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson

October 14, 2012, 05:29 PM	#6
donato Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2008 Location: AL Posts: 169	You can only buy a handgun in your resident state. If being shipped from another state, it must go through an FFL holder. Now, a seller can drive it to an FFL holder in your state (but, he MUST deliver it to the FFL holder, not you), you can meet him there and the FFL holder can do the transfer. You'll need to coordinate with the FFL guy ahead of time because some will only accept a handgun from another FFL holder. Here is some good info on handgun sales/transfers/transport: http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html Last edited by donato; October 14, 2012 at 05:37 PM.

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October 13, 2012, 01:53 PM	#3
NO-BODY Junior member Join Date: October 9, 2012 Location: ALEXANDRIA,LA Posts: 59	Cool, Thanks. Just kinda strange to get a UPS box with a gun in it!

October 13, 2012, 04:18 PM	#4
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,312	Oh my goodness! That.....makes......sense. (Wish the rest of the laws did.)