UPS Now Refuses to Ship Suppressors (Silencers)
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) this week learned that United Parcel Service (UPS) has apparently changed its policy regarding the shipment of firearms suppressors. According to the NSSF, a new policy is in effect at UPS facilities nationwide. This new policy states that UPS will no longer ship suppressors, even between Federal licensees.
NSSF representatives are now trying to find out why UPS has changed its shipping policies:
“NSSF is working with UPS executives to determine what prompted the enforcement of this unwarranted policy. We are unaware of any thefts or losses that would explain the shipping company’s sudden decision to enforce a prohibition against shipment. NSSF will keep you apprised of developments. Separately, NSSF is also working with the U.S. State Department to achieve a change of policy to allow export of suppressors.”
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Tags: Shipping Policy, Silencer, Suppressor, Thunder Beast Arms, UPS
I suspect they would be more than happy to ship “machined parts”.
UPS’s policy for reference,
https://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/firearms.html
Paragraph 1 states,
UPS accepts packages containing firearms (as defined by Title 18,
Chapter 44, and Title 26, Chapter 53 of the United States Code) for
transportation only (a) between licensed importers, licensed
manufacturers, licensed dealers, and licensed collectors (as defined
in Title 18, Chapter 44 of the United States Code), and government
agencies and (b) where not otherwise prohibited by federal, state or
local law (i) from an individual to a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector; and (ii) from a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed
collector to an individual.
Title 18 Chapter 44 says,
(3) The term “firearm” means
(A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;
(B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
(C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or
So paragraph 1 explicitly permits shipment of silencers since they are a firearm under the definition in 18/44.
Then UPS goes on about gun parts in a separate paragraph,
UPS accepts firearm parts for shipment, provided the part is not a
“firearm” as defined under federal law; the contents of the package
cannot be assembled to form a firearm; and the package otherwise
complies with federal, state, and local law. (Note: Receivers or
frames of a firearm are considered “firearms” and are accepted for
transportation only if shipped in accordance with UPS’s requirements
for shipping firearms; firearm mufflers and silencers are not accepted
for transportation.)
Silencers are clearly not firearm parts if they are defined as a legal firearm, thus paragraph 2 does not apply.
Ship them anyways, as long as you are in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Worst they can do is deny your insurance claim if it gets lost, which they’ll probably do anyways. UPS sucks unless you’re a large company that gets deep shipping discounts. Stick with Fedex or USPS.
Screw UPS.
FedEx from now on it is.
You said: “NSSF is also working with the U.S. State Department to achieve a change of policy to allow export of suppressors.”
They should also work with them to authorise the import or suppressors into the US. They are many companies in Europe and New Zealand out there that are willing to sell some very good products to you guys.
Just boycott them. There are enough gun owners that if we all paid a little more and went to Fedex or some other carrier these issues would go away. Lower their bottom line just 1% and you’ll get the results you want.
Money is the only reasoning they listen to.
Just one more reason I don’t use UPS.
“There are enough gun owners that if we all paid a little more and went to Fedex or some other carrier these issues would go away.”
I don’t think it’s even a matter of paying a little more. USPS and Fedex are consistently cheaper options than UPS if you’re paying rack rate anyways. The only time UPS wins is if you’re a large corporation that has negotiated steep discounts (ie my buddy who can ship a package through work UPS Priority Overnight half way across the country cheaper than I can ship UPS Ground across the street LOL).
It’s clear that now the UPS is under the globalist radar. Well, stop using their services. I for one I’ll never use UPS for shipping anything.
UPS really doesn’t know if they’re coming or going.
One of their authorized vendors denied me service several years ago when I was trying to ship a rifle back to the manufacturer (it was a bolt gun). I went to their website and talked with at least four different employees of theirs (several regional customer service and two route drivers). ALL gave different answers regarding what was and was not permitted regarding firearms. I gave up. I use Fed Ex now. To be clear: I’m not being venal and trying to punish UPS, I just recognize thy are a little chaotic with a side of cowardice thrown in. Secondly, if they can’t give me the same answer twice, it reduces my confidence that they’ll do their primary job correctly as well.
UPS does things like this because they are the big kid on the block; i.e. the bully on the playground. There is only one way to change that. Take your business elsewhere.
be careful using fedx.I am not an ffl holder and shipped a mint win 52D to an ffl in AR and the driver leaned the rifle against his truck and ran over it!!! I contacted fedx and my claim was denied because they require that both parties have ffl said this is noted on page 6 on their internet site.said they go beyond the law on this.shipping agents never mentioned this to me when I shipped the gun.they sure took my insurance money tho.will use USPS in the future for long guns.