Can you mail a handgun

Answer 1

Yes, with some limitations.

Private individuals can mail rifles and shotguns via USPS.

Only FFL holders may mail handguns via USPS.

Private individuals can mail a long gun or a handgun through a commercial carrier such as UPS or FEDEX. Check the carrier rules, they may have special requirements.

YOU MAY NOT sell a gun interstate (between states) without going through a FFL holder. You can send guns to FFL holders or to the factory for repair.

Answer 2

Generally handguns may NOT be sent through the US Mail. There are however some exceptions. See DMM 601.11.1 at: http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm300/601.pdf

11.1.2 Handguns

Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person

(referred to as handguns) are nonmailable unless mailed between the parties listed

in 11.1.3 and 11.1.5 after the filing of an affidavit or statement required by 11.1.4

and 11.1.6. 11.1.3 Authorized Persons

Subject to 11.1.4, handguns may be mailed by a licensed manufacturer of firearms,

a licensed dealer of firearms, or an authorized agent of the federal government or

the government of a state, territory, or district, only when addressed to a person in

one of the following categories for use in the person's official duties:

a. Officers of the Army, Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Organized

Reserve Corps.

b. Officers of the National Guard or militia of a state, territory, or district.

c. Officers of the United States or of a state, territory, or district, whose official duty

is to serve warrants of arrest or commitment.

d. USPS employees authorized by the Chief Postal Inspector.

e. Officers and employees of enforcement agencies of the United States.

f. Watchmen engaged in guarding the property of the United States, a state,

territory, or district.

g. Purchasing agent or other designated member of agencies employing officers

and employees included in 11.1.3c. through 11.1.3e. 11.1.4 Affidavit of Addressee

Any person proposing to mail a handgun under 11.1.3 must file with the postmaster,

at the time of mailing, an affidavit signed by the addressee setting forth that the

addressee is qualified to receive the firearm under a particular category of 11.1.3a.

through 11.1.3g, and that the firearm is intended for the addressee's official use.

The affidavit must also bear a certificate stating that the firearm is for the official duty use of the addressee, signed by one of the following, as appropriate:

a. For officers of Armed Forces, by the commanding officer.

b. For officers and employees of enforcement agencies, by the head of the

agency employing the addressee to perform the official duty with which the

firearm is to be used.

c. For watchmen, by the chief clerk of the department, bureau, or independent

branch of the government of the United States, the state, the territory, or the

district by which the watchman is employed.

d. For the purchasing agent or other designated member of enforcement

agencies, by the head of such agency, that the firearm is to be used by an

officer or employee included in 11.1.3c. through 11.1.3e, Authorized Persons. 11.1.5 Manufacturers and Dealers

Handguns may also be mailed between licensed manufacturers of firearms and

licensed dealers of firearms in customary trade shipments, or for repairing or

replacing parts.

Answer 3

Yes. However, you cannot use the USPS(unless you are a licensed dealer or the manufacturer) you have to use fed ex or ups. Generally they require it be shipped overnight.

Answer 4

You have an FFL dealer send it for you - as a private citizen, you are specifically restricted from mailing handguns.

Answer 5

You don't STUPID!!