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Shipping rifles
Is it legal to ship a rifle in PA to a private person in the same state? How do I do it without breaking any laws or getting ripped off?
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April 30, 2011, 11:39 AM | #2 |
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For long guns you can use USPS.
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April 30, 2011, 12:16 PM | #3 |
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One trick a gun dealer in CO told me when shipping a rifle and shotgun to my son in CO and I live in WI is to take the bolt out of the rifle and the barrel off of the shotgun, ship them seperate and now you are just shipping gun parts to each other which is legal since they are not any longer concidered a fire arm. I hope this helps. They went Fedex or Brown but I think it was Fedex.
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April 30, 2011, 02:32 PM | #6 |
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Shipping firearms within PA
Thanks for all the insight but the question was "IS IT LEGAL TO SHIP A LONGGUN FROM PA TO ANOTHER PERSON IN PA?" My local Postmaster said NO to shipping USPS! Another postmaster in a nearby town said YES! Regardless of weather you can ship thru USPS, the most important question is; IS IT LEGAL? I think it is, but the jails are full of people that thought things they were doing were legal!
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I'm not a lawyer but it looks like it's legal. Some info here on this thread:
http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/443...un-page-2.html |
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2. Postmasters are not authorized to render legal decisions regarding the shipment of firearms. 3. The USPS will not know you are shipping a rifle or shotgun unless you tell them. Don't invite unneeded, unnecessary or illogical drama into your life. 4. USPS regs on shipping firearms: http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/601.htm#1198527
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You could dice that gun into a million little pieces and it is still a firearm. It is always safest to VERIFY THE RULES YOURSELF. It isn't hard to find firearms laws and postal regulations. Google is your friend.
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Though the odds of getting caught and prosecuted seem slim, why risk a federal prosecution for the sake of saving a few bucks in dealer fees? Do you know what it costs to defend yourself once the feds decide to take an active interest in you? Even if they don't prosecute?
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Back to the original question...
I believe it is perfectly legal for you to mail a long gun to another individual in your state of PA. Simply because it is legal for you to mail a long gun via USPS... and private sales of long guns (and short) are legal in the state of PA, between residents of the same. As for 'safe'.... Well, I would for sure get and secure payment first if you don't know the person you are mailing the rifle to real well. |
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Why Not Drive it There?
PA is large as Eastern states go, but nothing like Montana or Texas.
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If both the seller and the buyer are residents of the SAME state, it is perfectly legal on a FEDERAL level to sell a gun without the transfer going through an FFL. Some states, such as CA, require most sales to go through an FFL even between two CA residents. I don't know if PA has any such laws.
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http://www.cgwgun.com/shipping/usps.aspx Be sure to point out this one to the postmaster who refused to ship: Quote:
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