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DO I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT IF I SELL A LONG GUN TO A RESIDENT OF THE SAME STATE, THAT I MAY SHIP IT DIRECTLY TO HIM? (I reside in Texas.)
I was reading an auction sights guide lines to selling and shipping a rifle.
The information was conflicting being that in one instance they show a BATF clause (posted below)that evidently says it is OK for a non licencensee to ship to any John Doe in the same state. Yet in another instance said only an FFL can transfer it to the John Doe.
Here are the two conflicting quotes from the auction sight:
(B9) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922( a)( 2)( A) and 922( e), 27 CFR 178.31
....and...from the same auction sight:
The most important thing to know is that you must only ship guns to a licensed dealer. If the buyer is not a licensed dealer, he will have to make arrangements with a dealer in his state to ship the item to.
Does anybody know if non-ffl to non-ffl within the same state is OK?
There are no other state laws or rules in TEXAS that I would need to conform to.
I was reading an auction sights guide lines to selling and shipping a rifle.
The information was conflicting being that in one instance they show a BATF clause (posted below)that evidently says it is OK for a non licencensee to ship to any John Doe in the same state. Yet in another instance said only an FFL can transfer it to the John Doe.
Here are the two conflicting quotes from the auction sight:
(B9) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922( a)( 2)( A) and 922( e), 27 CFR 178.31
....and...from the same auction sight:
The most important thing to know is that you must only ship guns to a licensed dealer. If the buyer is not a licensed dealer, he will have to make arrangements with a dealer in his state to ship the item to.
Does anybody know if non-ffl to non-ffl within the same state is OK?
There are no other state laws or rules in TEXAS that I would need to conform to.