If this is in the wrong place, please lmk so I can put it where it belongs for best visibility, coz I am at a loss and I am looking for hivemind help.
My father passed away, my step mother is the executor of the will/estate/etc. In his will, he left several firearms to his children and grandchildren.
Approximate dates:
Shipped 8/10/23 from Naples, FL.
Received 8/16/23 in Allentown, PA.
First contact with shipping FFL 8/18/23.
Police report 8/20/23 in FL.
During UPS transit, one (a Springfield M1911 in 9mm) of them disappeared. And.. no one seems to care. I need to find out who to push to get something moved on this.
My stepmother went to the shipping FFL (in Florida), and confirmed via video tape that the pistol was sent.
My receiving FFL (in Pennsylvania) received one battered box and one less pistol. There is no video proof or anything, but its a family owned business for like 150 years and out of the shipment this was about the most uninteresting weapon to pick, there were several high value items (WW2 pieces, a Colt Python, vintage target grade .22s etc). I have zero belief they did anything wrong at all.
My step mother opened a case with the Collier County SD, who in turn said the ATF or FBI would be in touch.
This was August 20th. Since then... there's been nothing but silence except UPS saying, "Not our fault, we shipped it. Get bent, we're done."
So... who the hell calls who? Can I do anything since I'm the receiver and it never made it here? I assume my stepmother needs to push this, but to who.. the Sheriff? How the hell do I get UPS to file a claim when it obviously never made it here? Can someone contact the ATF or FBI or does the CCSD handle that?
I'm stuck in the middle, no one's being particularly helpful and while I know the pistol is gone (and let me tell you, it was the one I wanted because I know this was his centerfire 'match' gun he'd personally worked on), I would at least like to get a settlement so I can start a new one in memory.
Thank you for reading this jumbled mess.
My father passed away, my step mother is the executor of the will/estate/etc. In his will, he left several firearms to his children and grandchildren.
Approximate dates:
Shipped 8/10/23 from Naples, FL.
Received 8/16/23 in Allentown, PA.
First contact with shipping FFL 8/18/23.
Police report 8/20/23 in FL.
During UPS transit, one (a Springfield M1911 in 9mm) of them disappeared. And.. no one seems to care. I need to find out who to push to get something moved on this.
My stepmother went to the shipping FFL (in Florida), and confirmed via video tape that the pistol was sent.
My receiving FFL (in Pennsylvania) received one battered box and one less pistol. There is no video proof or anything, but its a family owned business for like 150 years and out of the shipment this was about the most uninteresting weapon to pick, there were several high value items (WW2 pieces, a Colt Python, vintage target grade .22s etc). I have zero belief they did anything wrong at all.
My step mother opened a case with the Collier County SD, who in turn said the ATF or FBI would be in touch.
This was August 20th. Since then... there's been nothing but silence except UPS saying, "Not our fault, we shipped it. Get bent, we're done."
So... who the hell calls who? Can I do anything since I'm the receiver and it never made it here? I assume my stepmother needs to push this, but to who.. the Sheriff? How the hell do I get UPS to file a claim when it obviously never made it here? Can someone contact the ATF or FBI or does the CCSD handle that?
I'm stuck in the middle, no one's being particularly helpful and while I know the pistol is gone (and let me tell you, it was the one I wanted because I know this was his centerfire 'match' gun he'd personally worked on), I would at least like to get a settlement so I can start a new one in memory.
Thank you for reading this jumbled mess.