bikemutt
Member
I just was notified a handgun I bought online has been shipped to my FFL. The service level is Ground and the estimated delivery date is consistent with ground service. Adult signature is required. The shipment is Interstate. Additionally the tracking information states the recipient is "Xyx GUNS & Ammo".
I had no idea FFLs could use ground service for Interstate shipping of handguns. I thought the rasison d'etre why UPS/FedEx require overnight service is to minimize the amount of time a gun languishes in their custody where it could be stolen. Furthermore, I always thought their should be nothing on the package to indicate the contents. I know that just because it says GUNS doesn't necessarily mean it is a gun, could be gun parts I suppose.
In any event, the shipment just seemed to me to go against two of the basic tenets of handgun shipping as I've come to know them.
I had no idea FFLs could use ground service for Interstate shipping of handguns. I thought the rasison d'etre why UPS/FedEx require overnight service is to minimize the amount of time a gun languishes in their custody where it could be stolen. Furthermore, I always thought their should be nothing on the package to indicate the contents. I know that just because it says GUNS doesn't necessarily mean it is a gun, could be gun parts I suppose.
In any event, the shipment just seemed to me to go against two of the basic tenets of handgun shipping as I've come to know them.