I went to ship a firearm PART today at a UPS store. This was not a receiver and not a whole gun just a part. (the slide to a Glock specifically). The company I was shipping it to had Firearms in the name and the lady asked if it was a firearm. I said it was not. She asked what it was and I told her “machine parts.” I paid and left. Aperantly after I left they felt the need to “inspect” due to the red flag raised by the name of who it was being sent to and upon opening it found parts to a gun.
The lady called me and insisted that she could not ship this it could only be shipped through the hub, and that she called (whoever it is they call) to confirm this. She says they told her parts aren’t allowed because one person could ship half the parts and another ship the other half and the receiver would have a functional firearm at the other end.
I explained to her there is no legal way to do that, because even if you break down a gun into all it’s pieces one of the pieces is still technically a gun. I told her it’s usually the main part all the other parts bolt onto and it has the serial number on it. I explained that even though that’s just a part it’s still technically a firearm and would have to be shipped as such.
The lady was polite and insisted she had to do what she was told when she called to ask about it. I told her I understood, but I was 100% positive it was legal to ship this and about 95% sure it was OK with UPS policy.
When I got home I looked it up and it seems to me IT IS OK TO SHIP PARTS through regular USP.
Here’s a link to UPS page on the matter:
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/firearms.html
Has anyone else had these kinds of problems, or know how I can go about setting this straight for next time?
The lady called me and insisted that she could not ship this it could only be shipped through the hub, and that she called (whoever it is they call) to confirm this. She says they told her parts aren’t allowed because one person could ship half the parts and another ship the other half and the receiver would have a functional firearm at the other end.
I explained to her there is no legal way to do that, because even if you break down a gun into all it’s pieces one of the pieces is still technically a gun. I told her it’s usually the main part all the other parts bolt onto and it has the serial number on it. I explained that even though that’s just a part it’s still technically a firearm and would have to be shipped as such.
The lady was polite and insisted she had to do what she was told when she called to ask about it. I told her I understood, but I was 100% positive it was legal to ship this and about 95% sure it was OK with UPS policy.
When I got home I looked it up and it seems to me IT IS OK TO SHIP PARTS through regular USP.
Here’s a link to UPS page on the matter:
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/firearms.html
Has anyone else had these kinds of problems, or know how I can go about setting this straight for next time?