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2/3/2026 10:42:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bigbore][Edited]
Been looking for the last 30 minutes and cant find anything stating there is any difference between a premise address and a mailing address in regard to receiving firearms.   Need to settle a discussion with the actual law/rule if anyone has the line of reference code.


ETA: I believe I'm looking for something that doesn't exist because there is nothing that prohibits mailing guns to a licensees mailing address.

I'm no good at telling people what they want to hear when I dont believe it myself :)
2/3/2026 11:00:32 PM EDT
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I believe other FFLs have even said they get their stuff at a place like UPS Store with no issues.
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2/3/2026 11:07:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bigbore][Edited] [#2]
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Originally Posted By Jodan1776:
I believe other FFLs have even said they get their stuff at a place like UPS Store with no issues.
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I'm sure.  My town has no mail delivery.  The only way I receive guns in the mail is to my mailing address which is a PO BOX.  I'm having an issue with a customer I'd like to settle with an actual statement or reference from the ATF.
I'm no good at telling people what they want to hear when I dont believe it myself :)
2/4/2026 12:40:11 PM EDT
[#3]
It's in the Q&A section of the ATF's website.  I just searched "shipped" and it's the first hit under "Conduct of Business"

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/questions-and-answers?textsearch=shipped
2/4/2026 12:51:33 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Scollins:
It's in the Q&A section of the ATF's website.  I just searched "shipped" and it's the first hit under "Conduct of Business"

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/questions-and-answers?textsearch=shipped
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thanks!
I'm no good at telling people what they want to hear when I dont believe it myself :)
2/4/2026 1:46:08 PM EDT
[#5]
You can have firearms shipped to anywhere (within your same state, I think) but it used to be that if the address listed on your FFL wasn’t where you need shipments delivered, you’d have problems with shippers sending to your FFL-listed address, instead of the address you ordered the shipment be delivered to.
2/4/2026 2:44:36 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Jodan1776:
I believe other FFLs have even said they get their stuff at a place like UPS Store with no issues.
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<-----started using my local UPS Store as my shipping address sixteen years ago.

For sure, some distributors won't ship to anything but the premises address. I don't use them and send my business elsewhere.
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