private snowball
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If I wanted to ship a shotgun that belongs to be from CT to FL, do I need to send it to an FFL or can I send it to my house?
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NavyLCDR
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You can send it to yourself, even c/o another person. But it has to be shipped BY you to YOURSELF, and only you are allowed to open the package at the destination address. You can even us US Post Office for that since it is a rifle/shotgun.
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So I could not have my brother drop it off for shipment it would actually need to be me. Bummer!
NavyLCDR
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Correct. Your brother was not mentioned in your opening question. He can not ship/mail it to you interstate.
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It was just that my shotgun is in CT and I have moved to FL. It has been there forever and I asked him to ship it to me.
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Here's the problem. Possession is basically 9/10 of the law when it comes to firearms. Your brother is in possession of the firearm, so even though you call it yours, in reality it is your brother's firearm. When you left it with him in CT, it was effectively transferred to him. This wouldn't be a big deal if you hadn't left the state, but you did.
Therefore, were you to go back to CT and take possession of the firearm, you would both violate federal law (he'd violate the law by transferring a firearm to a person he knows to not be a resident of his state, and you'd violate the law prohibiting you from importing a firearm into your state of residence that was acquired outside the law, outside of your state of residence).
If he were to mail it to you, you'd both violate the same laws. If he were to bring it to you in FL, you'd both violate the same laws.
The only legal way to do it is to involve an FFL in a way that meets both CT and FL law. The easiest way would be to have him ship it to an FFL in FL, where you can fill out the 4473 and take possession of the firearm.
Therefore, were you to go back to CT and take possession of the firearm, you would both violate federal law (he'd violate the law by transferring a firearm to a person he knows to not be a resident of his state, and you'd violate the law prohibiting you from importing a firearm into your state of residence that was acquired outside the law, outside of your state of residence).
If he were to mail it to you, you'd both violate the same laws. If he were to bring it to you in FL, you'd both violate the same laws.
The only legal way to do it is to involve an FFL in a way that meets both CT and FL law. The easiest way would be to have him ship it to an FFL in FL, where you can fill out the 4473 and take possession of the firearm.
deadin
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He would have to send it to a Florida FFL and you can pick it up from them.
I'm closing this now. The OP has the correct answer.
When this sort of subject comes up, as it often does, a lot of folks seem to like to join in and post nonsensical or inappropriate ways to skirt federal law. So I'm cutting this off before that happens.
If anyone feels that he has some important and useful information which he can now not contribute, he is welcome to send me a PM.
When this sort of subject comes up, as it often does, a lot of folks seem to like to join in and post nonsensical or inappropriate ways to skirt federal law. So I'm cutting this off before that happens.
If anyone feels that he has some important and useful information which he can now not contribute, he is welcome to send me a PM.
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