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Sometimes I find good deals on ammo.
Would a FFL in Mass be able to accept a shipment?
If so, what would proper compensation be for his efforts?
Call one up and ask.
But don't hold your breath...
Call one up and ask.
But don't hold your breath...
The first thing you should do is call the company and ask if they'll ship to Ma. Some won't ship to Ma, even to a dealer or gunshop.
This folks have hit it right on the head. There are many distributors that won't ship (Anything that can go on a firearm or ammo. Especially handguns.) even to a MA FFL dealer. To name a few, Aim surplus, CDNN, Cheaper Than Dirt, Bass Pro, Midway, Brownells, Zanders, etc. You may thank the AG's office for this.
This folks have hit it right on the head. There are many distributors that won't ship (Anything that can go on a firearm or ammo. Especially handguns.) even to a MA FFL dealer. To name a few, Aim surplus, CDNN, Cheaper Than Dirt, Bass Pro, Midway, Brownells, Zanders, etc. You may thank the AG's office for this.
All the smaller FFLs that have to deal with this should band together and fight this. I can understand those companies being afraid to ship to regular residents, but refusing to ship to FFLs is just ignorant. I know it's not worth taking legal action, but maybe banding together and contacting the AG along with the companies would do something to help the situation.
Thanks for the advice. I guess I just have to make some calls.
All the smaller FFLs that have to deal with this should band together and fight this. I can understand those companies being afraid to ship to regular residents, but refusing to ship to FFLs is just ignorant. I know it's not worth taking legal action, but maybe banding together and contacting the AG along with the companies would do something to help the situation.
They won't. They just as soon be run over and intimidated. In Ma. no one fights the laws. They just lay down and accept them. Maybe it's time the dealers and residents take these stupid laws to court or better yet put together an organization that will.
When shipping ammo to friends out of state, can they bring it into MA for me (they don't have a MA permit) or do I need to go to their house and get it?
You mean an organization like GOAL?
I emailed Jim Wallace about this and never got a response. I'm about to email him back and ask why he isn't responding to a paid member with a valid question.
That's like asking the NRA for help. Good luck on that!
You need to go to their place to pick it up. It is illegal to posses ammo or ammo components in MA without a permit.
I've received emails back from the NRA with answers very quickly in the past. Even Cam Edwards responds to goofy emails I've sent him about news items. I sent my email to Jim over a month ago and didn't even get a canned response. I just emailed him back and said I'd appreciate an answer. If he still fails to respond I'm going to call him personally and give him some shit.
I've received emails back from the NRA with answers very quickly in the past. Even Cam Edwards responds to goofy emails I've sent him about news items. I sent my email to Jim over a month ago and didn't even get a canned response. I just emailed him back and said I'd appreciate an answer. If he still fails to respond I'm going to call him personally and give him some shit.
This folks have hit it right on the head. There are many distributors that won't ship (Anything that can go on a firearm or ammo. Especially handguns.) even to a MA FFL dealer. To name a few, Aim surplus, CDNN, Cheaper Than Dirt, Bass Pro, Midway, Brownells, Zanders, etc. You may thank the AG's office for this.
Do you really think Jim is just sitting there with a thumb up his ass? Really? That man has done more for gun owners in MA in the past decade than everyone before him combined. He has been able to form alliances at the state house. He has been able to keep new regulation at bay by working with democrats and republicans alike. Since 1998 not one truly horrible piece of legislation has come through the state house. It hasn't been all aces, but it hasn't been a dead mans hand either.
Now, about the ammo. You realize rome wasn't built in a day, no? For an org to handle everyone's pet peeves in one shot, they would need a staff of about 30 with about a half of them lawyers. Comm2A is three people working for free. So as a result, cheaper ammo is going to have to wait behind issues like criminal charges for simply possessing a firearm at the ready in an empty home where the owner was in the same room as the gun. Yeah, we have one of those.
People are losing their rights every day in this state or having their rights denied at will in this state. Those come first. We need to prioritize. You will get a lawsuit to fight for cheap ammo one day. I promise. But this stuff doesn't happen overnight. You need to build up case law and each time you build up something new.
Sometimes I find good deals on ammo.
Would a FFL in Mass be able to accept a shipment?
If so, what would proper compensation be for his efforts?
It helps if you "have favor" with them. It also helps if you try to give them the business first. The more honest ones will say "Well, I can get within X of that price... " etc. Dealers tend to be a lot more flexible on doing favors when the item in question is something they can't get through their channels anyways.
All the smaller FFLs that have to deal with this should band together and fight this.
I can understand those companies being afraid to ship to regular residents, but refusing to ship to FFLs is just ignorant.
I know it's not worth taking legal action, but maybe banding together and contacting the AG along with the companies would do something to help the situation.
It also shows the benefit of picking a favorite dealer and becoming a regular, rather than chasing the last $20 in price each time you buy a $500+ gun.
It's dealers who WILL ship to subjects in MA that we don't mention as doing such. The AG knows these folks won't ship, since they're the ones who have been badgered into not shipping.
That's-I say, that's a joke, son. A flag waver. You're built too low. The fast ones go over your head. Ya got a hole in your glove. I keep pitchin' 'em and you keep missin' 'em. Ya gotta keep your eye on the ball. Eye. Ball. I almost had a gag, son. Joke, that is.