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It has been illegal for years to make a firearm that won't set off a standard metal detector. Why does the wheel have to be reinvented?

I am curious where you heard that. There's not a chance in hell that will happen.

Primed brass is unregulated in domestic transportation. It cannot, however, be mailed.

Primers (Division 1.4 explosive) and Smokeless Powder (Division 4.1 Flammable Solid) are compatable materials and may be packed together in an overpack. Both materials must be in proper packaging and the markings and labels for each material must be on the outside of the overpack. It's a...

Loaded ammunition is also a Division 1.4S explosive material. There is a packaging exception that allows packages less than 30 kgs (66 pounds) to be reclassed as ORM-D. While still a hazardous material, ORM-D materials are excepted from most of the marking, labeling, and shipping paper...

If you are shipping loaded ammunition, you must mark the proper shipping name (Cartridges, Small Arms) on the package in addition to the ORM-D marking. If you don't, you will be in violation of the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations. (Yes, ORM-D is considered a hazardous material)

medal guy, I've been working with Federal and State regulations for over 30 years and one of the first things I learned was that logic and common sense will only get you in trouble when trying to interpret the regs. Loaded ball ammunition is also classed as a division 1.4S explosive, but there...

If a supplier shipped primed brass as ORM-D, they were in violation of DOT Hazardous Materials regulations. They cannot be shipped as ORM-D because there is no excepted packaging authorized for primed brass. Here is the applicable entry in the Hazardous Materials Table in 49CFR for primed...

No. If you choose not to take advantage of the special provision, primed brass would be shipped as a Division 1.4S explosive material.

The primed brass can be shipped via UPS as unregulated material. It is excepted from DOT regulation in domestic highway shipments. Even though primed brass is not regulated, it is specifically listed as non-mailable in the Domestic Mail Manual.

Yes. It is a condition of the license that the licensee comply with all state and local laws.

If the Feds charge with possession of an unregistered firearm, they are referring to one, such as a machine gun or short barrel shotgun, that is required to be registered under the National Firearms Act.

Yes, you can. I know two individuals that are licensed in two states. One is licensed in California and Nevada. The other in California and Arizona. BATF is aware of both situations. You just need a premesis address in each state.

No, No, No! Here is the straight scoop on primed brass. Primed brass is not regulated in domestic transportation per 49CFR, Special Provision 50, in the Hazardous Materials Table. It is not ORM-D and no marking or labeling of any kind is required. However, do not ship by air as both...

Hazmat regulations do not apply to domestic shipments of primed brass; however, postal regulations specifically prohibit the mailing of primed brass.