New Armscor m200 .38 trouble

It's also worthwhile to note how the BATF interprets the law, per their FAQ.

Maybe it won't hold up in court, but it seems unwise to ignore their plain statement of how they believe it reads and also the implication that they intend to attempt to enforce it per their interpretation.

It seems likely that the money spent to ship it per the contract carrier's policy could save the shipper a lot of money, time and trouble in the (admittedly unlikely) event that the package breaks open or the contents are otherwise discovered in transit.
 
Read the law as you will, making a false statement to the carrier might still be a problem. It might not be technically illegal but if something were to happen (the gun is stolen and used in a crime, for example) the carrier could claim that the liability rests with the shipper, who deliberately lied to the carrier. Or the shipper could even be accused of being an accessory before the fact in the crime, since he made it possible by deliberately bypassing the carrier's security measures.

I have found it best to be friendly with my local dealer; if I have to ship a modern gun, he will use the mail at a cost of a few dollars and I can still save enough to pay his fee.

Jim
 
update: Armscor responded immediately by phone to my courteous yet firm snail mail letter. I'm mailing the gun to Armscor, postage paid.
 
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