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question for our FFLs shipping in state.

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January 14, 2026, 07:21 AM
mrvmax
question for our FFLs shipping in state.
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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
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Originally posted by 12131:
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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
And I don't want to go down the shipping guns rabbit hole again. But you definitely cannot ship to a non-FFL via USPS. They're dealer-dealer only. UPS and FedEx also don't allow shipping to a non-FFL. But their rules are not laws. USPS's are.

Um, not exactly. See the post right below yours.


Yes, I know you can ship a long gun via USPS. Good luck finding someone there who knows this. I sold a P226 barrel only here to a SF'er that got lost in the mail, I had insurance on it, USPS denied the claim and sent me a letter threatening to refer me for prosecution for shipping a gun without an FFL to a non-FFL. I was not an FFL at that time, but that's the level of ignorance you're likely to run into within USPS.

Good luck getting any carrier to pay a claim from an FFL, they do their best to deny until they are forced to pay. UPS requires anything over $1000 to be dropped off at a hub and the employee at the hub has to sign the paper stating it is over $1000 and insured. I rarely ship out anymore, it is too much of a hassle for low volume dealers.

Even the larger volume FFL’s self inspire and refuse carrier insurance since it is rarely paid.