Mailing rifles in-state

[Story]

Greetings,
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Can someone point me towards the appropriate legislative reference, where one PA resident can lawfully mail a rifle to another PA resident?
Thanks in advance.

[danp]

Greetings,
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Can someone point me towards the appropriate legislative reference, where one PA resident can lawfully mail a rifle to another PA resident?
Thanks in advance.

Really, the question would be where is the law that says you CAN'T. I am not aware of one, however I could be wrong. Anyone else want to chime in on this?

[Story]

http://www.atf.treas.gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/qanda.htm
[18 U.S.C. 926A, 27 CFR 178.38]

(B8) May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the mails?

A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of his 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 a handgun to a non licensed 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.

A carrier must be notified that the shipment contains a firearm.

In addition, Federal law prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.

[aubie515]

This looks like a good sticky.


didn't see this, or else I would have replied...I have also heard you can mail intrastate. I never did this yet.