Boycott UPS

[FEENIX]

Is this something new? A couple of months ago I sold a pistol on here and I shipped it (inside its factory case) in a USPS medium flat rate box. My FFL gave me a letter to take to the post office declaring what it was along with his 'credentials' and they accepted it without question.

Brother, I do not know when it started but it has been in place for a while. Below is an excerpt from a 2019 article.

The USPS recommends that long guns be mailed via registered mail and that the packaging used to mail the long gun be ambiguous so as to not identify the contents. Handguns are not allowed to be mailed through USPS. See 18 U.S.C. §§1715, 922(a)(3), 922(a)(5), and 922(a)(2)(A). Rather, handguns must be shipped using a common or contract carrier (e.g., UPS or FedEx).

(https://thefirearmfirm.com/certain-firearms-can-be-shipped-through-the-u-s-mail/#:~:text=Handguns are not allowed to be mailed through,other firearms through a common or contract carrier)

 

[Deputy819]

Brother, I do not know when it started but it has been in place for a while.

I'll be danged. My sale on here was actually @ 8 months ago now that I research it. Hmmmmm. Disconcerting.

SOLD/EXPIRED - Glock 44 (.22 rimfire) for sale

Hey folks! Selling another one that doesn’t get used like I had hoped. Bought 2 of these in hopes of having a “plinking partner”, but being “17”, having a car and boys on the brain takes priority. Oh, and apparently she just doesn’t like to shoot, either. 😂🤣 These pistols are actually a lot of...

www.longrangehunting.com

 

[FEENIX]

I'll be danged. My sale on here was actually @ 8 months ago now that I research it. Hmmmmm. Disconcerting.

SOLD/EXPIRED - Glock 44 (.22 rimfire) for sale

Hey folks! Selling another one that doesn’t get used like I had hoped. Bought 2 of these in hopes of having a “plinking partner”, but being “17”, having a car and boys on the brain takes priority. Oh, and apparently she just doesn’t like to shoot, either. 😂🤣 These pistols are actually a lot of...

www.longrangehunting.com

It would not be your fault if they accepted it. My WAG is that implementation was slow and non-standardized throughout the USPS offices, or the person behind the counter might not know.

 

[Deputy819]

It would not be your fault if they accepted it.

I was beginning to feel a little like 'Homer' here….

 

[2buffalo]

I would think that if a shipping company had reasonable cause to think there is something illegal in a box they would be compelled to do something about it. Example if someone was shipping fentanyl or meth. I sm not sure if "ghost guns" are illegal or not but I thought I read Brandon signed something making them illegal.

Disclaimer: I am not advocating for shipping companies not shipping firearms or bans on "ghost guns". Just trying to figure out why this would be happening now.

 

[338 dude]

To everyone here my circle of friends just got much smaller,if I see something I pass it along if it pertains to the shooting world .I am not a writer I'm not an investigator this is all over the Internet many different sources one must verify for himself.I received a lot of flack on another forum about this subject and was censored while they gather facts and investigate ,so much like some of the laws being passed in this country today .I'm guilty before any investigation and action is taken against me .I appreciate this forum for having this thread up this long ,maybe I'm a dumb *** and I get excited when I see something like this but it's only because I love this country ,the Second Amendment ,the shooting sports! We will see what happens in the long run and really I hope I'm wrong because if this is all true we are in big big trouble ! Rant over thank you for listening!

 

[338 dude]

Well here's one email that I've been waiting on from grid defense (ghost guns out of Florida)

but of course Accurate Shooter finally closed my account just before I got it.still waiting on a response from Brownells, I just wanted to clear up the negativity and have something in writing I've already said I have spoken personally to their customer service but that is hearsay here's just a little bit more hard evidence.

 

[338 dude]

I would like to give a big thank you to the administrators on this website for allowing me to get this information to everyone!

 

[Longtine88]

Had a USPS postmaster the other day she reported me for illegal and mass bullet sales. I ship a lot. But nothing illegal. This was over some bullets I sent a guy and didn't even charge him and USPS did that. Go figure.

 

[338 dude]

Had a USPS postmaster the other day she reported me for illegal and mass bullet sales. I ship a lot. But nothing illegal. This was over some bullets I sent a guy and didn't even charge him and USPS did that. Go figure.

Sounds like she doesn't understand the difference between projectiles and loaded ammunition! Or maybe she did And did it anyway.

 

[338 dude]

This will be my last post I know that Ive proved this is not a hoax I hope everyone pays attention!

 

[HockeyDad]

From what I gather, UPS is refusing to ship "ghost guns" ie unserialized guns. Normal gun shipments are still OK ro ship with UPS. I don't know if things have changed at USPS, but a couple years ago I shipped loaded ammo through them, I even talked about my package with the gal behind the counter (I asked if it was Ok to ship loaded ammo, and if I needed special labeling.) She said it was perfectly OK, and no special labeling was needed. Also, don't know if anything has changed since, but about the same time, I used FedEx to ship a pistol to Sig for some warranty work.

 

[500000KV]

Bumping this cause UPS possibly got me. Had a custom built rifle shipped next day air, insured, signature required from an ffl to ffl. Package got scanned at UPS hub in Oregon 7/7 and hasn't been scanned since, was supposed to be in CT by noon 7/8. This morning it just says will update delivery date as soon as possible. Sick to my stomach and the builder is too. 7+ months of gathering components, getting the build done and load development. UPS has zero answers on where it is.
Will update what comes of this.

 

[338 dude]

OK I lied that was not my last post here's one more.now we know how this possibly started,let these senators know how you feel about them stepping on our Second Amendment rights!