I got my last one at Walmart near the school/paper supplies. David
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I got my last one at Walmart near the school/paper supplies. David
Next time I would tell the postal idiot that she should consult the postal service regulations as they are pretty clear. Brownells and other companies routinely ship firearms parts through USPS all the time. Everything I buy from them comes over here that way. Below is from the USPS website. I found nothing about parts and an upper is not a firearm according to the ATF.
11.3 Rifles and Shotguns
Although unloaded rifles and shotguns not precluded by 11.1.1e and 11.1.2 are mailable, mailers must comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, 18 USC 921, et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, 27 CFR 178, as well as state and local laws. The mailer may be required by the USPS to establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the gun is unloaded and not precluded by 11.1.1e.
11.4 Legal Opinions on Mailing Firearms
Postmasters are not authorized to give opinions on the legality of any shipment of rifles or shotguns. Contact the nearest office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for further advice.
I didn't want to have one of them spaz out if the package got damaged and "OH MY GOD THERE'S A GUN". I don't know...I was just being cautious. I'll just bring it to the next town's PO.
i told my local post office what i was shipping due to insurance and they didnt care. of course i live in ga
Ron:
Maybe the democratic state of NY post office operate differently from the rest of the Union. :) If they ask what's inside, tell them it's steel tubing machine parts. If you really concerned, just UPS or FEDEX ground it. It may be a little more than USPS but they're not quite as intrusive on the content. Remember "machine parts".
I agree with Sam, take it somewhere else.
Go to USPS.com, sign up for a click-n-ship account, print out your own pre-paid label, slap it on a box and drop it off somewhere. Hell, I have even dropped things off at the pick up at work. It's just a metal tube and machined parts.
Cake.