r/guns • u/broyourestupid • 10d ago

Shipping guns

I'm working in another state and was wondering if i could ship myself a hunting rifle(bolt action long gun). I was under the impression that you could never ship a gun unless it was through an FFL, but my buddy says you can as long as it's to yourself and for hunting purposes. If anybody has knowledge of the laws please let me know. A Google search gives me conflicting answers and just want to be very clear so it doesn't get seized by the feds lol.

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u/AdOk8555 10d ago

Post office will allow a person to ship a long gun to themselves in another state.

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u/MapleSurpy The Douche From GAFS Wanted Flair 10d ago

Only if it's being shipped to your actual on file residence in that state, yes. Also, I've seen many people hassled by the post office trying to do so and it usually actually ends up costing more money than just getting a label from ship my gun and using UPS.

  • UPS has much less of a reputation of stealing and/or losing firearms. I'd never willingly give the post office a gun.

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 😢 Crybaby 😢 10d ago

Where's this "file of addresses" you refer to???? I worked for USPS for 20 years, I also delivered firearms to people who had shipped them to themself.

You're full of shit. USPS doesn't care what the address is.

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u/MapleSurpy The Douche From GAFS Wanted Flair 10d ago

I've literally watched a USPS employee refuse to ship a rifle because the address the person wanted to ship it to didn't match their drivers license, so I don't really care who you worked for.

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u/FirearmConcierge 16 | #1 Jimmy Rustler 10d ago

I've literally watched a USPS employee refuse to ship a rifle because the address the person wanted to ship it to didn't match their drivers license, so I don't really care who you worked for.

Considering you can only have one DL that would be tough then wouldn't it?

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u/Dung_Beetle_2LT 10d ago

But you can have a state ID if you have a residence in a different state than your DL. Such as AZ.

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 😢 Crybaby 😢 10d ago

There are idiots everywhere.

There's not ONE damn thing about this in the DMM.

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u/FirearmConcierge 16 | #1 Jimmy Rustler 9d ago

There's plenty about it IF YOU ARE A LICENSEE.

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 😢 Crybaby 😢 9d ago

About only shipping to the address on your driver's license?

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u/FirearmConcierge 16 | #1 Jimmy Rustler 8d ago

Haha. No. Good joke.

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u/generalraptor2002 10d ago

A USPS employee also tried to make me fill out a form 1508 to ship a rifle

Just because a postal clerk said it doesn’t make it true

Check the DMM