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Never understood why people over complicate things. Put the pistol in a box, take it to UPS or FedEx and ship it to her. It's pretty damn simple. Nobody knows what's in the box and you don't tell anyone what's in the box. Don't get any easier than that.
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Probably because UPS guidelines state you must, not to mention, good luck with an insurance claim if anything happens to it and you don't declare it.
"When you are shipping a package that contains a handgun, you must verbally notify the UPS driver or UPS Customer Center clerk."
https://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/firearms.html
"(e) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to deliver or cause to be delivered to any common or contract carrier for transportation or shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, to persons other than licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors, any package or other container in which there is any firearm or ammunition without written notice to the carrier that such firearm or ammunition is being transported or shipped; except that any passenger who owns or legally possesses a firearm or ammunition being transported aboard any common or contract carrier for movement with the passenger in interstate or foreign commerce may deliver said firearm or ammunition into the custody of the pilot, captain, conductor or operator of such common or contract carrier for the duration of the trip without violating any of the provisions of this chapter. No common or contract carrier shall require or cause any label, tag, or other written notice to be placed on the outside of any package, luggage, or other container that such package, luggage, or other container contains a firearm."
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/html/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap44-sec922.htm
"Based on the above provision, if a firearm or ammunition is being shipped to one of the indicated classes of licensees, it is not required that the shipper be notified of the package contents. However, an individual shipper has the ability to require such notification if they so desire before accepting a package for shipment."
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