I've been around guns all my life, and thought I knew a lot about gun-related subjects, but I got a reminder this afternoon that there's always something I don't know.
I know that when you buy a gun from an internet dealer, auction site, etc, that you need to have it shipped to your local FFL dealer instead of directly to you. As dumb as it sounds, it never occurred to me that I'd need to work through FFL holders to ship an old shotgun to a relative as a gift. The folks at the local UPS store were very helpful and nice about it, but I thought another customer at the counter was going to have a stroke or something, because he couldn't believe I was so ignorant (but that's another rant for another day).
So, anyway, is there any other (legal) option to ship a gun as a gift? The cost of working through 2 FFL holders, plus the regular shipping costs, will be more than the gun is worth, honestly. And I don't want to disguise the shotgun as "machine parts" like one helpful person suggested - I'm too old to make it in prison.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I know that when you buy a gun from an internet dealer, auction site, etc, that you need to have it shipped to your local FFL dealer instead of directly to you. As dumb as it sounds, it never occurred to me that I'd need to work through FFL holders to ship an old shotgun to a relative as a gift. The folks at the local UPS store were very helpful and nice about it, but I thought another customer at the counter was going to have a stroke or something, because he couldn't believe I was so ignorant (but that's another rant for another day).
So, anyway, is there any other (legal) option to ship a gun as a gift? The cost of working through 2 FFL holders, plus the regular shipping costs, will be more than the gun is worth, honestly. And I don't want to disguise the shotgun as "machine parts" like one helpful person suggested - I'm too old to make it in prison.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.