Firearm shipping to mainland

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https://www.ups.com/us/en/help-center/pa...earms.page

I only sold and shipped a rifle once. I think I shipped it via Fedex. But, the buyer was a FFL (Federal Firearm Licensee).

https://www.pewpewtactical.com/how-to-mail-guns/#toc1

From the second website above:

"3.You can ship a firearm to a person in another state only if you ship it to an FFL holder in the destination state. That is, if you wish to transfer a firearm to a nonlicensee who resides in another state, you must ship the gun to an FFL holder in your recipient’s state. The FFL holder will release the firearm to the person once they’ve completed the ATF Form 4473 and NICS background check. Even if you are shipping a gun for repair, if your gunsmith is out-of-state, they must either hold an FFL themselves or receive your gun through someone who does."

So, I believe you'd have to ship it to an FFL holder/gun shop, and they would accept the firearm, and deal with having it picked up by the person you designate. They would charge something for the service. UPS or Fedex should have long skinny boxes available, and you'd want to insure it. Also, are the guns registered in Hawaii? Law says, when you bring a firearm here, you have x number of days to take it in to the (in our case) Hilo Police Department and register it with serial number, description, etc in the owners name. Coming up with an unregistered firearm may not be a fun thing to do.

If others think I may be wrong on any of this, please add your comments.


Jon in Keaau/HPP