A Licensed Collector (CFL) may ship to:
A Licensed Collector (CFL)
A Licensed Gun dealer (FFL)
A Firearms Manufacturer (for repair or adjustment only)
A Law Enforcement Agency (but not a police officer's home unless the officer is a licensed gun dealer)
A Firearms Manufacturer may ship to:
A Firearms Manufacturer
A Licensed Gun Dealer (FFL)
A Licensed Collector (CFL)
An Individual1 (for repair or adjustment only)
A Law Enforcement Agency (but not a police officer's home unless the officer is a licensed gun dealer)
A Licensed Gun Dealer (FFL) may ship to:
A Licensed Gun Dealer (FFL)
A Licensed Collector (CFL)
A Firearms Manufacturer (for repair or adjustment only)
A Law Enforcement Agency (but not a police officer's home unless the officer is a licensed gun dealer)
An Individual1 may ship to:
A Firearms Manufacturer (for repair or adjustment only)
A Licensed Importer (for repair or customizing only)
A Licensed Gun Dealer (FFL) (for repair or customizing only)
NOTE: The shipment of a firearm from an individual1 to an another individual1 is prohibited in the UPS system. UPS will only accept handguns for shipment (from and to authorized legal parties) via UPS Next Day Air services (Early A.M., Next Day Air, or Next Day Air Saver).
Handguns cannot be shipped from the following facilities:
One Time Pickup
On Call Pickup
Letter Centers (drop boxes)
The UPS Store
Internet Shipping
UPS Sonic Air
UPS Authorized Shipping Outlets (ASOs)
This UPS procedure change affects only handguns, not all firearms.
Other firearms, including shotguns, rifles, etc. can be shipped by authorized legal parties via One Time Pickup service or through a UPS Customer Center.
Firearms will not be accepted for shipment from any UPS Commercial Counter and/or Authorized Shipping Outlet. There cannot be anything written or printed on the package that indicates the package contains a handgun or firearm. The shipper cannot pack ammunition in the same shipping container as the handgun. The shipper must segregate handgun shipments for the driver. The shipper must apply the Adult Signature Required label (21 years of age or older).
Antique firearms may be shipped via the UPS system, and are not required to be shipped via UPS's Next Day Air service. An antique firearm is a firearm that was manufactured in or before 1898 or any replica, muzzle-loading rifle, muzzle-loading shotgun, and muzzle-loading pistol, which are designed to use black powder or a black powder substitute. An antique firearm cannot use fixed ammunition and is not considered a handgun for the purposes of determining the method the antique firearm may be shipped.
Ammunition: UPS accepts domestic ground and air shipments of ammunition that have been classified by the shipper as "Cartridges, small arms", or "ORM-D" (Other Regulated Material). The package must be properly marked according to the requirements of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). A Hazardous Materials Transportation Contract may be required to ship such packages with UPS. Contact the Hazardous Material Support Center at 1-800-554-9964 for details on regulatory information. BB Guns, Pellet Guns and Air Rifles are not considered firearms and can be shipped with no additional restrictions.
Please note, UPS cannot ship a CO2 cartridge that may be part of an Air Rifle.
The shipping of automatic weapons is prohibited in the UPS system.
Definition: Automatic Weapon - An automatic weapon is any weapon which is designed to shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloads by a single function of the trigger.
1 a person not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State or local law to possess a firearm.
This information is from a UPS reply letter to Carol Troy, President; Thompson Collectors Asso. website (http://home.comcast.net/~tca1934/TCA_Main%20Page.htm)