Shipping Rifle/Shotguns to NH

[TomH]

My grandfather recently passed away, he lived in FL. He had a few rifles, of which I may receive. My grandmother just wants them out at some point. I'm going to go down and look everything over, and we'll probably sell some of them. What is the correct way to get them to NH? It is not really an inheiretance since they are technically hers at this point. However she possesses no license in FL. Can she just ship them to an FFL in my area? There are some friends of his in the area with licenses who could do the transporting to UPS if necessary. I read the MA inheiritance thread but that only got me more confused as much of it deals with in-state.

 

[drgrant]

Basically all she has to do is ship them to a willing FFL in NH who will take shipments from individuals.

There is no licensing in FL for "mere possession" of unloaded guns, as far as I know, so nothing stopping your grandmother from just shipping them herself. (unless she lives in MA?) If that's the case then someone with an LTC should handle the shipping.

-Mike

 

[TomH]

Basically all she has to do is ship them to a willing FFL in NH who will take shipments from individuals.

There is no licensing in FL for "mere possession" of unloaded guns, as far as I know, so nothing stopping your grandmother from just shipping them herself. (unless she lives in MA?) If that's the case then someone with an LTC should handle the shipping.

-Mike

No she lives down there, and I didn't know Florida was set up like that.

 

[rlee]

My grandfather recently passed away, he lived in FL. He had a few rifles, of which I may receive. My grandmother just wants them out at some point. I'm going to go down and look everything over, and we'll probably sell some of them. What is the correct way to get them to NH? It is not really an inheiretance since they are technically hers at this point. However she possesses no license in FL. Can she just ship them to an FFL in my area? There are some friends of his in the area with licenses who could do the transporting to UPS if necessary. I read the MA inheiritance thread but that only got me more confused as much of it deals with in-state.

You can also ship them to yourself while you're down there.
But I think the transfer has to happen first.

 

[Jose]

However she possesses no license in FL..

Irrelevant. In Florida, just like the overwhelming majority of the states, licenses to own, transport, buy, and sell guns do not exist.

Can she just ship them to an FFL in my area? .

Yes

There are some friends of his in the area with licenses who could do the transporting to UPS if necessary..

Not necessary

I read the MA inheiritance thread but that only got me more confused as much of it deals with in-state.

She's in Florida and you are in New Hampshire. What does Massachusetts law have to do with any of this?

 

[noddaduma]

You can also ship them to yourself while you're down there.
But I think the transfer has to happen first.

Has to transfer to a NH dealer, unless the firearms were inherited.

 

[rlee]

Has to transfer to a NH dealer, unless the firearms were inherited.

I thought long guns can be transferred in either state.

 

[strangenh]

I thought long guns can be transferred in either state.

Correct. He can have his grandmother ship up to a NH FFL. Or he can go down to FL and do the transfer at an FL dealer.

 

[TomH]

She's in Florida and you are in New Hampshire. What does Massachusetts law have to do with any of this?

To clarify Jose, there is information about Fed law in that thread also, intermixed with MA law info. It seems to be an often refered to thread wrt transfers, etc. I didn't realize that FL didn't have licensing to own, that will simplify things greatly.

 

[Jose]

I didn't realize that FL didn't have licensing to own

NH is not unique in that regard. In fact, the whole northeast is an anomaly when it comes to gun laws.

 

[noddaduma]

NH is not unique in that regard. In fact, the whole northeast is an anomaly when it comes to gun laws.

Hell even California doesn't require a license to own

 

[appraiser]

a private party can ship LONG ARMS via the USPS, it is only FFL's that can ship handguns USPS.

For the amount of BS UPS makes you go through to ship a gun, plus the expense (must be done at a depot, must go overnight) the United States Postal Service is a deal.

 

[Jose]

Hell even California doesn't require a license to own

Correct

 

[drgrant]

NH is not unique in that regard. In fact, the whole northeast is an anomaly when it comes to gun laws.

Well, VT, NH, ME are pretty normal.... I would say that those three are far better than the "national average" compared to even a lot of free states. On the other hand, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ... are completely f**ked compared to most of the rest of the country- particularly the last two, which are basically the two worst places outside of DC to live in the US as a gun owner.

-Mike

 

[Tweed]

My grandfather recently passed away, he lived in FL. He had a few rifles, of which I may receive. My grandmother just wants them out at some point. It is not really an inheiretance since they are technically hers at this point.

Why is this not an inheritance? The firearms were a possession of your grandfather and your grandmother is acting as the executor to disperse the property. From what I had read in the past I thought that FFL transfers were not needed when an inheritance was involved.

 

[Kevlar]

Why is this not an inheritance? The firearms were a possession of your grandfather and your grandmother is acting as the executor to disperse the property. From what I had read in the past I thought that FFL transfers were not needed when an inheritance was involved.

It must be by bequest or intestate succession to conform with Federal law (18 USC 922(a)(3)(A) and 922(a)(5)(A)).