Comments on: UPS Now Refuses to Ship Suppressors (Silencers)

By: neil ewing

neil ewing — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:16:17 +0000

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.

By: TangoCharlie

TangoCharlie — Tue, 19 May 2015 15:02:48 +0000

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.

By: gabe schmudlach

gabe schmudlach — Tue, 19 May 2015 02:29:01 +0000

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.

By: joe

joe — Sun, 17 May 2015 20:13:44 +0000

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.

By: skeet_Man

skeet_Man — Sun, 17 May 2015 14:15:30 +0000

“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).

By: Steve Urban

Steve Urban — Sun, 17 May 2015 14:10:01 +0000

Just one more reason I don’t use UPS.

By: C Armentrout

C Armentrout — Sun, 17 May 2015 12:24:14 +0000

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.

By: Nic desmonts

Nic desmonts — Sun, 17 May 2015 11:11:09 +0000

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.

By: Hoser

Hoser — Sun, 17 May 2015 00:32:25 +0000

Screw UPS.

FedEx from now on it is.

By: skeet_Man

skeet_Man — Sun, 17 May 2015 00:29:19 +0000

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.