RNB65
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you ARE required by law to inform the carrier that you are shipping a firearm
Not if it's intrastate. See post #2.
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you ARE required by law to inform the carrier that you are shipping a firearm
It is clearly stated that all firearms must be shipped Priority Overnight. There is no difference in policy between long guns and handguns.Posted by PTK:
The manager of the FedEx near where I work stated quite plainly that long arms can be shipped without an issue within the state by their policy, but that handguns need to go overnight (again, by their policy) and firearms of all sorts may be shipped by any method to an FFL holder.
The manager of the FedEx near where I work stated quite plainly that long arms can be shipped without an issue within the state by their policy, but that handguns need to go overnight (again, by their policy) and firearms of all sorts may be shipped by any method to an FFL holder.
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to deliver or cause to be delivered to any common or contract carrier for transportation or shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, to persons other than licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors, any package or other container in which there is any firearm or ammunition without written notice to the carrier that such firearm or ammunition is being transported or shipped; except that any passenger who owns or legally possesses a firearm or ammunition being transported aboard any common or contract carrier for movement with the passenger in interstate or foreign commerce may deliver said firearm or ammunition into the custody of the pilot, captain, conductor or operator of such common or contract carrier for the duration of the trip without violating any of the provisions of this chapter. No common or contract carrier shall require or cause any label, tag, or other written notice to be placed on the outside of any package, luggage, or other container that such package, luggage, or other container contains a firearm.
Your last post is hard to follow since you never stated the conclusion that you came to, regarding the information/misinformation that you received from the regional manager. You didn't state how you followed up on that info and if you believe that the regional manager's opinion was correct; thus superseding the printed terms on FedEx's site that are bound by this statement.Posted by gym
To those who under stood this thank you, to those who just can't stand to admit that they are mis -informed, or learning disabled I give up.
And as far as changing the terms, per location...These FedEx Express Terms and Conditions, contained in the FedEx Service Guide, supersede all previous terms and conditions, amendments, supplements, and other prior statements concerning the rates and conditions of FedEx Express service to which these terms and conditions apply.
Only an officer in the Legal Department of FedEx Corporation may authorize a supplement to, or modification, change or amendment of, the FedEx Service Guide. No other agent or employee of FedEx, its affiliates or subsidiaries, nor any other person or party, is authorized to do so.
but you did not reply to what "law" that you were referring to in that post...Forget what the websites are telling you, it's a crapshoot if you do it and get caught, it's going to pinch. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, just ask anyone who ever got in trouble and said, oh but this guy, or tht website said it was ok.
Just remember, the Supreme Court has held that wheat grown on your own farm for personal use (Wickard) and marijuana grown in your own home for personal use (Raich) constitute "interstate commerce."...in interstate or foreign commerce...
Ok? That is a provision that requires a carrier to require signature... That has no bearing on the notification requirement, especially if you pay for the signature confirmation.Posted by brickeyee:
See section (d)
All this subterfuge to get around the laws and carrier policies is nonsense.
I have never succeeded in shipping a firearm if they knew that's what it was in the box. Fed-Ex, UPS and USPS all refused to accept any gun going anywhere for any reason.
What are the fees for a fedex online account?Just sign up for an online FedEx account, fill out the shipping info/declare the value, choose overnight shipping, print up your label, box it up, and drop it off at a ship center. There isn't even a field to list the contents. No questions asked at dropoff.
one would not have to declare to common carrier in INTERSTATE commerce if handgun is going to an FFL (licensed dealer?)?
Of course. It is clearly stated in the Federal code; as you mentioned in your previous post.If shipping interstate to an FFL or other designated person named in the statute it may be lawful without notification to the common carrier.
What are the fees for a fedex online account?
Can you drop the packages at one of those drop boxes positioned around the community? (assuming it will fit in the drop box of course) I'm not necessarily talking about firearms here, but other miscellaneous stuff that may be sold on ebay and the like.
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Of course you can't ship interstate, without both parties having an FFL, or a manufacturer. Otherwise Drug dealers, and criminals in general, would buy guns in states which require little or no restrictions.
That section of code pertains to the carrier and the only way that an infraction can take place is for the carrier to knowingly ship without sig verification... Noting that an individual does can even pertain to that section of the code, that is why the text of the code is crafted that way.Posted by brickeyee:
Every carrier has a company policy requiring notification to conform to this portion.
Every one of them has had there attorneys look at this and believes they are required to know if the package contains a firearm.
You are freely invited to take it up with the shippers attorneys.