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Shipping Handguns in Texas
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:21 pm
by Dan20703
This may have been asked several times before but I couldn't find it in a search.
Can a Texas resident legally ship a handgun to another Texas resident without the interaction of an FFL?
Thanks in advance to those that know and post the answer.
Re: Shipping Handguns in Texas
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:39 pm
by seamusTX
Dan20703 wrote:Can a Texas resident legally ship a handgun to another Texas resident without the interaction of an FFL?
Technically, yes. It's legal. But it's hard to find a commercial carrier that will ship to an unlicensed recipient.
Someone mentioned a Texas-based company called
Lone Star Overnight that is more firearm-friendly.
- Jim
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:46 pm
by KBCraig
Legally, yes. But you might have a hard time convincing the carrier of that.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:31 pm
by Dan20703
Thanks. I knew someone here would know.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:52 pm
by HEMIzygote
I've used Lonestar Overnight with no issues at all.
Used them twice for firearms and they never thought twice about it.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:25 pm
by carlson1
I just shipped a handgun and had one shipped to me in Texas through Fed Ex and I had no problems at all.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:53 pm
by mr surveyor
carlson1 wrote:I just shipped a handgun and had one shipped to me in Texas through Fed Ex and I had no problems at all.
at what price...if I may ask
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:14 pm
by carlson1
mr surveyor wrote:carlson1 wrote:I just shipped a handgun and had one shipped to me in Texas through Fed Ex and I had no problems at all.
at what price...if I may ask
A little less than $48.00 and a $1.50 for a return receipt card.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:24 pm
by mr surveyor
carlson1 wrote:mr surveyor wrote:carlson1 wrote:I just shipped a handgun and had one shipped to me in Texas through Fed Ex and I had no problems at all.
at what price...if I may ask
A little less than $48.00 and a $1.50 for a return receipt card.
and why so much?......... because they can
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:28 pm
by carlson1
mr surveyor wrote:carlson1 wrote:mr surveyor wrote:carlson1 wrote:I just shipped a handgun and had one shipped to me in Texas through Fed Ex and I had no problems at all.
at what price...if I may ask
A little less than $48.00 and a $1.50 for a return receipt card.
and why so much?......... because they can
I guess. It has to go OVERNIGHT and they charge a lot for that.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:00 pm
by mr surveyor
I often have to ship out packages of maps and documents that weigh somewhat over a pound, often in 26" long tubes, and it rarely costs 20 bucks for the early bird next day! They get you because by law you must declare to the common carrier it contains a handgun and and they then give you their "special brother-in-law" rate
I really don't think they have to do anything special (on the contrary, since they are not allowed to put any special "IT'S A GUN" markings on the package) to ship the contents.
