Shipping long guns in NY

[PublicEnemy]

I have a deal going where a shotgun will be shipped to eastern NY(Not NYC) and an SKS shipped to me here in Buffalo. It is my understanding that no FFL is needed to make a transfer? Is this correct? Can we ship to each other homes? Yur feedback would be appreciated. Thank you.

[ROGUE]

Yes, you can ship directly to each other as long as you are both NYS residents and neither of you have reason to believe that the other cannot legally possess the firearm.

[PublicEnemy]

Federal law allows the sale of a long gun or a handgun between private parties of the same state as long as the purchaser is 18 years of age. An individual who does not possess a federal firearms license may not sell a modern firearm to a resident of another state without first transferring the firearm to a dealer in the purchaser's state.[8] Firearms received by bequest or intestate succession are exempt from those sections of the law which forbid the transfer, sale, delivery or transportation of firearms into a state other than the transferor's state of residence.[8] Likewise, antique firearms are exempt from these sections of the law in most states. (Antique firearms are defined as those manufactured pre-1899 by US federal law, or modern replicas thereof that do not use cartridges. State law definitions on antique firearms vary considerably from state to state.)

[PublicEnemy]

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U. S. Postal Service?


“A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. Handguns are not mailable. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. A nonlicensee may not transfer any firearm to a nonlicensed resident of another state. The Postal Service recommends that longguns be sent by registered mail and that no marking of any kind which would indicate the nature of the contents be placed on the outside of any parcel containing firearms.”

May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by carrier?

“A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by carrier to a resident of his or her own state or to a licensee in any state. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm. [18 U. S. C. 922(a)( 2)( A) and 922( e), 27 CFR 178.31]”

[Groovy Mike]

Excellent info. what site are the regs above quoted from? Thanks.

[ladder13]

You can ship a rifle thru the USPS, but NOT a handgun. Only FFL's can ship handguns thru USPS.

[Hinermad]

Excellent info. what site are the regs above quoted from? Thanks.

The Q&A information is from the ATF's web site here:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html

The previous part, about federal law allowing the sale of a long gun or handgun is quoted on many web sites. It's here on Wikipedia, in the section on sales between individuals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_law..._United_States

The first question on the ATF page also talks about the legality of selling to an individual.

Dave