RE: UPS and shipping firearms (question)

[WAGCEVP]

It's been sometime since I've heard anything about the UPS boycott.
Can't remember exactly what it was about...wasn't it that they would not ship firearms via ground????? anybody remember?

Got a note from a young lady whose dad is a UPS manager, here's his response


:----- Original Message -----
From: <TheBowHunt@>
To: <sw357mag>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: Boycott Question - UPS Firearms policy (shipping)


> Hi Nancy,
> I'm Jorden's dad and I have worked for UPS for over 26 years. She is working
> on a debate paper regarding the trouble with gun control. She's quite a shot
> herself and has enjoyed reading items on your web site. She and I were troubled
> to see UPS identified. Ironically, when she told me about Starbucks, I
> stopped visiting them. I want to look deeper into the reason for the change in
> firearm shipping, but my understanding is that we only require that handguns be
> shipped via air. Long guns and shotguns are still OK to ship via ground.
> Thanks for your response and I'll get back to you regarding the reason.
> Jerry
>

 

[Preacherman]

Look at a number of threads on The Firing Line, our predecessor forum (click here for a list generated via the Search function on "UPS boycott"). There's plenty of discussion there.

 

[Valkman]

Ironically, when she told me about Starbucks, I stopped visiting them.

Huh? What's up with Starbucks? I go there everyday at least once and have never seen anything anti at any of the stores here.

Anyway, UPS and FedEx both require handguns be shipped overnight.

 

[Girlwithagun]

We just had both handguns and longguns shipped to us. Handguns came via UPS overnight and longguns came UPS ground.

 

[carpettbaggerr]

Thanks for your response and I'll get back to you regarding the reason.

Uhhh, so they can charge more money? Seriously, if theft were really a problem, why not just require a large box?

 

[outdoorman63]

ups is a pain to use

i hate to ship ups...the local hub makes it be disassembled and in a hard plastic case for shipping...and they cut open the box to make sure...i send all my long guns via post office and any handgun goes fedex.....