As I understand it and please correct me if I am wrong, as I am not sure....1.) I can ship a longgun, (i.e. shotgun/rifle) to any eligable person in my own state (state of residence). 2.) To ship a shotgun/rifle to someone in another state, I must ship to a FFL license holder. 3.) I can ship my shotgun/rifle to myself to an address in any state (including another state other than my home state) for the purpose of hunting/target shooting. Am I correct on this?

Thanks Jaywalker for the link. I do find it curious that GunBroker's intepratation is differant than mine of the Fed's statement.

"Here is exactly what the ATF 'Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide' (ATF P 5300.4) says:
(B9) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922( a)( 2)( A) and 922( e), 27 CFR 178.31]

B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U. S. Postal Service? [Back]
A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. A nonlicensee may not transfer any firearm to a nonlicensed resident of another state. The Postal Service recommends that longguns be sent by registered mail and that no marking of any kind which would indicate the nature of the contents be placed on the outside of any parcel containing firearms."

I interpret this to read that, me as a "nonlicensee" can mail a firarm and transfere ownership of that firearm to anyone in my home state with no FFL needed. To mail and transfere ownership of a firearm outside my home state I need to use an FFL license holder to take care of the transfere and to receive the shipment. GunBrokers interpretation is:

"Federal Law requires that all modern firearms be shipped only to a holder of a valid Federal Firearms License (FFL)."

Who is right?

State laws may require in state transfers to go to an in state licensee.

Here is a little more info from the shippers side. I own a Pakmail Franchise (Same thing as a UPS store only we offer UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS shipping).

UPS, FedEx and DHL will only ship to a FFL-No ifs ands or buts. All pistols must be shipped next day and long guns can ship ground. Our post office is supposed to accept firearms but it takes an act of congress to get them to do it.

Joel

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Originally posted by jshoney:
UPS, FedEx and DHL will only ship to a FFL-No ifs ands or buts.
Joel

Oh I don't know, I regularly ship guns to non-FFL individuals.

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Oh I don't know, I regularly ship guns to non-FFL individuals.

Me too. It would be pretty hard to do business otherwise. Can you imagine the hassle if you had to ship your firearm to the gunsmith/service center and go through an FFL? And as for mailing a gun to a resident of the same state who isn't a licensee, I doubt my local BATFE agents would go along with that.