Shipping handgun FROM Nevada?

[Zundfolge]

Is Nevada one of those states that requires an FFL on the SENDING end?



I have a handgun in Nevada that is to be shipped to me here in Colorado and the shippers don't know firearms laws all that well and have been told by a dealer there that they have to send it from an FFL (at a hefty charge of $65 plus shipping) to an FFL here.


I don't believe this is correct, I believe they should just be able to take the gun to FedEx or UPS and overnight it directly to me (I have a C&R FFL ... the gun is an old Colt Police Positive in .32-20 that used to belong to my great grandfather ... its a long story that I'll post in the wheelguns section once I have the gun in my possession).

 

[gaijin]

I think you are partially correct in your assumptions.

I know that one does not have to ship a gun from an FFL in Nevada. Any gun owner can ship their gun themselves to an FFL holder or the manufacturer.

I suspect, but am not sure, that in your case, even though you have an FFL, a gun owner could not ship directly to you as the purchaser. I beleive the individual would have to ship to an FFL at your end and then that FFL holder would do the transfer to you.

I obviously don't know why the Nevada FFL would have to charge $65 to ship a gun, but it may be reasonable. I live about 50 minutes outside Las Vegas. None of the UPS stores locally will handle anything to do with firearms - no ammo, no parts, nothing. I have to drive to Las Vegas, to a UPS "hub" location to ship a firearm. If the person you are buying from is located outside a UPS "hub" area, then the cost of the trip may be factored into the transfer cost.

HTH

 

[gunsmith]

afaik

IANAL

they would be fine shipping themselves to your FFL...

ymmv!

 

[Car Knocker]

None of the UPS stores locally will handle anything to do with firearms - no ammo, no parts, nothing.

UPS Stores are prohibited by UPS policy from shipping firearms.

 

[EOD Guy]

I have a handgun in Nevada that is to be shipped to me here in Colorado and the shippers don't know firearms laws all that well and have been told by a dealer there that they have to send it from an FFL (at a hefty charge of $65 plus shipping) to an FFL here.


I don't believe this is correct, I believe they should just be able to take the gun to FedEx or UPS and overnight it directly to me (I have a C&R FFL ... the gun is an old Colt Police Positive in .32-20 that used to belong to my great grandfather ... its a long story that I'll post in the wheelguns section once I have the gun in my possession).

Assuming that the revolver is over 50 years old, it is a C&R and can be shipped directly to you by an unlicensed individual.

 

[EOD Guy]

I suspect, but am not sure, that in your case, even though you have an FFL, a gun owner could not ship directly to you as the purchaser. I beleive the individual would have to ship to an FFL at your end and then that FFL holder would do the transfer to you.

The whole purpose of a C&R FFL is to be able to receive C&R firearms in interstate commerce. The revolver is a C&R firearm and can be shipped directly to an individual with a C&R (Type 03) FFL.

 

[cbsbyte]

If the gun is in the ATFs C&R firearms manual then it is considered a C&R. If it is not listed then it is not offically a C&R until they do list it.

 

[Zundfolge]

If the gun is in the ATFs C&R firearms manual then it is considered a C&R. If it is not listed then it is not offically a C&R until they do list it.

Not true.

A firearm is C&R if the ATF puts it on their list OR it is over 50 years old. Once its 50 years old it is AUTOMATICALLY C&R.

I know the federal rules backward and forward, my only concern was that there was some sort of Nevada law that required any firearm (C&R or not) to be shipped FROM the state of Nevada ONLY by a Type 01 FFL. I ask the question because the FFL my grandmother's niece went to sure made it sound that way (but I believe he was just trying to take advantage of an old lady who doesn't know the law).

Anyway, I've sent her copies of my C&R and a check to cover shipping costs so my Great Grandfather's Colt should be here by the end of the week