Hey everyone,
So I’m wondering what the process is of sending a rifle or shotgun through the mail is. I hear that it’s illegal for the post office to ask what’s inside a package, but I also see this on USPS’s website:
Mailers must comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968, all of the provisions of postal law in 18 U.S.C. 1715, and all other all federal and state regulations and local ordinances affecting the movement of firearms. The following also applies:
So I’m wondering what the process is of sending a rifle or shotgun through the mail is. I hear that it’s illegal for the post office to ask what’s inside a package, but I also see this on USPS’s website:
Mailers must comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968, all of the provisions of postal law in 18 U.S.C. 1715, and all other all federal and state regulations and local ordinances affecting the movement of firearms. The following also applies:
- The Postal Service may require the mailer to open parcels containing firearms or air guns or give written certification that the weapon is unloaded and not concealable.
- Short-barreled rifles or shotguns that can be concealed on the person are nonmailable.
- No markings of any kind that indicate the nature of the contents may be placed on the outside wrapper or container of any mailpiece containing firearms.
- Mailable matter must be properly and securely packaged within the general packaging requirements in DMM 601.1-7.
- Except for shipments between licensed dealers, manufacturers, or importers, all regulated firearms must be mailed using a USPS product or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery