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Thread: I sold my upper on arfcom, now I have to ship it....

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    I got my last one at Walmart near the school/paper supplies. David

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron S. View Post
    Oh I knew the rules, as I stated. It's the Post Office that gave me trouble. I knew I could, and when they got hysterical and started looking up rules for firearms, I firmly said to the little old lady, "Look at me. Stop looking for firearms...I'm not trying to ship a firearm."

    Of course, she didn't get it, and the Postmaster was busy and it was 11:58 (closed at noon).

    I'll just mail it.

    Any idea where to get the blueprint tube?

    Why are you even telling them this? Why is it not packed up already?
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    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 pointed this out to them in the manual, and said "even if the postmaster says no, his opinion is silenced by the ATF's ruling". That's when she said "we'll need to see that".

    Seems like they'd be required to know such things.

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    i told my local post office what i was shipping due to insurance and they didnt care. of course i live in ga
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    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".

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    Quote Originally Posted by rugerdawg View Post
    Just for fun I usually descibe it as "a calibrated lead dispensing unit"

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    I agree with Sam, take it somewhere else.

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    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.

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