45Badger
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OK, Maybe I've got this all wrong.
I just bought a Smith and Wesoson 642 from a guy in CT. Sent my money and FFL copy to him. He was gonna ship it via common carrier (FEDEX/UPS) to my FFL. His local FFL told him it was illegal to do this, got the local ATF foks on the phone and they condfirmed it! He sent it through the FFL and got whacked an extra $20.
My seller used the word mail in his PMs to me, and I fear that his choice of words ("mail" vs. "common carrier") may have gotten him the confusing answer. ATF website pretty clearly states that non-licensees may not use mail, but may use common carrier to ship handguns and that they are NOT required to ship from an FFL.
Am I nuts, or did I miss some new regulation forbidding non licensees to ship handguns directly to FFL holders. Or did my seller get screwed by his local ffl? Please and thanks!
OK, Maybe I've got this all wrong.
I just bought a Smith and Wesoson 642 from a guy in CT. Sent my money and FFL copy to him. He was gonna ship it via common carrier (FEDEX/UPS) to my FFL. His local FFL told him it was illegal to do this, got the local ATF foks on the phone and they condfirmed it! He sent it through the FFL and got whacked an extra $20.
My seller used the word mail in his PMs to me, and I fear that his choice of words ("mail" vs. "common carrier") may have gotten him the confusing answer. ATF website pretty clearly states that non-licensees may not use mail, but may use common carrier to ship handguns and that they are NOT required to ship from an FFL.
Am I nuts, or did I miss some new regulation forbidding non licensees to ship handguns directly to FFL holders. Or did my seller get screwed by his local ffl? Please and thanks!