encounter at UPS

[Car Knocker]

Somebody (I believe Kel-Tec) says that if a gun is being returned to a manufacturer it can be sent USPS.This is what I've been led to believe over the years as well.

That is incorrect as far as handguns go.

http://pe.usps.gov/search/jsp/searc...rser=Simple&querytext=(firearms)&dtype=2#hit0

Handguns - e.g., pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person - are nonmailable UNLESS mailed by a licensed manufacturer of firearms, or a licensed dealer of firearms, or an authorized agent of the federal government or government of a state, territory, or district, and ONLY when addressed to a person in one of the following categories for use in the person's official duties AND upon filing the required affidavit or certificate, as applicable (see DMM 601.11.1.3-11.1.7):

See chart.

Long guns can be mailed:

Unloaded rifles and shotguns may be mailed if the mailer fully complies with the Gun Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-618) and 18 USC 921. The mailer may be required to establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the gun is unloaded and not excluded from mailing because of the restrictions in 432.2 b and c.