UPS Goes Woke On Gun Transport
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 2 months ago
According to UPS’ “How to Ship Firearms” webpage, nearly everything must have a serial number.
Any item that meets the definition of a firearm (including firearm mufflers or silencers) or a “frame” or “receiver” under federal law (including any partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver as defined by 27 CFR § 478.12) must be identified and bear a serial number in satisfaction of the requirements for identifying such items under federal law, including 27 CFR § 478.92 and/or 27 CFR § 479.102, regardless of whether any such items are otherwise exempt from or not subject to identification requirements under applicable law. This prohibition applies even before the effective date of 27 CFR § 478.12.
UPS does not accept Firearm Products for shipment domestically unless (1) such shipments are in full compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, without limitation, age restrictions; (2) such firearms, including any partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver (as defined by 27 CFR § 478.12), have been identified and bear a serial number in a manner that complies with federal law; and (3) such firearm parts within a package cannot be assembled to form a firearm.
By far, the strictest document is the shipping agreement between UPS and a licensed firearm dealer.
Before making any Firearm Products Shipment under this Agreement, Shipper must submit to UPS, by email to customercompliance@ups.com complete, current and accurate licensing documentation of Shipper’s federal firearms license, as well as satisfactory completion of, and compliance with, any other applicable licensing requirements, including any applicable state requirements. Shipper may not tender Firearm Products Shipments to UPS unless and until UPS has confirmed receipt in writing of Shipper’s licensing documentation.
The agreement holds the dealer responsible for complying with all applicable laws, as well as developing their own “shipper compliance program.”
The compliance program must “include: (1) training for sales and marketing employees regarding lawful recipients, possessors, and purchasers of Firearm Products; (2) due diligence regarding customer licensure or authorization to receive, possess, and purchase Firearm Products under applicable federal, state, or local law; and (3) self-assessments of the Shipper Compliance Program to guarantee its effectiveness.”
That’s too bad. That’s another option off the books. Soon we’ll be limited to driving firearms where we intend for them to go.
I once gifted a revolver to someone in another state, and sent it to an FFL as per appropriate legal stipulations. UPS won’t pick it up at your home, nor can you send it at a local office. You have to go to a hub and declare it.
That’s all in the past now. It all has to go through an FFL. Only FFLs can ship through UPS.
Chalk another win for the anti-gun lobby and fear mongers.
On September 1, 2022 at 10:01 pm, Fred said:
But if there’s no database why do even parts need to serialized?
On September 2, 2022 at 1:37 am, Nosmo said:
“UPS won’t pick it up at your home, nor can you send it at a local office. “
To what, exactly, are you referrring to with the term “a local office”? If you mean “a UPS Store” it’s not UPS but “someone” operating an independent business as a franchisee licensed to use the UPS logo and perform as an independent contractor with access to UPS’ distribution network. That means when dropping something off with them for shipment via UPS you’re not giving it to UPS but to “Fred and Larry, LLC” who is operating as your contracted agent for transfer to UPS.
In fact, most UPS stores I’m aware of refuse to accept firearms for that reason.
When shipping a gun I’ve always used FedEx and delivered it directly to a FedEx employee at a FedEx facility and gotten a FedEx-issued receipt for it with tracking number, but if I had used UPS I would have followed the same procedure. And, since I distrust FedEx’s vehicle and driver organization security just as much as I distrust UPS’ I would never entrust a gun – or anything else of substantial value – to a FedEx or UPS vehicle driver. I’ve seen too many instances where he or she mixes up and/or misdelivers packages. Twice last week alone the UPS driver who services my neighborhood has returned within two hours of making a delivery to deliver a second package on the truck he discovered addressed to me; that’s a much more conscientious employee than usual, most drivers would just leave it on the truck for delivery the next day; I’d prefer my gun not suffer that same fate.
What UPS is now doing is simply the result of Leftist manipulation of a left-leaning private corporation (which is most of them) to serve Democrat and Leftist political aims; they’re doing it with Twitter, Facebook, Google, Target and others, why not UPS?
It’s also an indicator of sloppy truck loading and record keeping on UPS’ part; I doubt FedEx is much, if any, better which is why I exclude their truck loaders and drivers from the equation by requesting the gun be returned with “Hold at Terminal For Signature Pickup” labeling which puts it in their locked holding room.
And, yeah, I can see the day coming when we’ll have to drive guns to their repair destinations ourselves.
On September 2, 2022 at 5:07 pm, Bill Buppert said:
Big business and big government are married to each other…
This turn of events is nothing new.
On September 2, 2022 at 9:55 pm, bryce said:
What say you, FedEx? DHL?