I’m thinking about selling my R8, but not sure of the legal ramifications in doing so. I live in Central Florida, I know local pickup is easy enough. But are there any laws I need to know about?
Legal selling and shipping rules for air rifles
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Some shippers don’t allow air tanks to be full. I reside in a left coast state that frowns on any scary shooting things, zero issue with air guns. Soon to change no doubt.
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There are no national laws prohibiting airgun sales/shipping. There are reports of some shippers refusing the shipments but it seems to be a local office kind of thing instead of a national policy. It might be best to arrange the shipment on-line and just drop it off at the shipper if you can.
Common sense suggests you make sure it is unloaded. I've received new airguns with air in them but they were not filled to the limit. If the gun got hot or went to higher altitude in transit that would affect the pressure so it also seems like a good idea to not be close to the fill limit for the gun.
Common sense suggests you make sure it is unloaded. I've received new airguns with air in them but they were not filled to the limit. If the gun got hot or went to higher altitude in transit that would affect the pressure so it also seems like a good idea to not be close to the fill limit for the gun.
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I’ve not noticed any in Alabama. There’s a repair place close by and he ships and receives via Post Office, UPS and FedEx every day. I recently got one through Postal from Missouri without any problem.
Rick H.
Rick H.
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Just stay away from Libby land sales (New York, anywhere near NYC, some parts of CA. now, etc) and beware that the USPS now charges a "surcharge" on boxes over 30 inches and another one on top of that if it is 10lbs or more in a long box. That is $20 extra on top of already sky high prices. I sell a lot of guns but do not have a merchant account to get the big discounts. It is very worth it now to pull the stock, break it down to ship in smaller/shorter box. take care, D
and don't tell FedEx it is any kind of gun, even air gun, or airsoft. The will refuse to ship... It is supposed to be ok to go FedEx ground but I have learned to keep my mouth shut.
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I’m the first guy to say that California is a regulation nightmare for anything related to firearms, but I’ve been buying and shooting airguns here for nigh on forty years and have yet to hear of any restrictions.
I’m not saying it won’t happen, but for now we’re in the clear.
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Just avoid sending it to any state where they treat airguns like firearms. I know there are a few like New Jersey
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Yes, I was born in Santa Cruz, no state bans yet, but the restrictions people are running into are local bans mostly in large metropolitan areas. D
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Hawaii also has some strict firearm rules in some areas, perhaps in the whole state. Real easy to get a list, google it.
You have to add the disclaimer with the restricted areas on any Ebay listing of air guns.
It is readily available...
You have to add the disclaimer with the restricted areas on any Ebay listing of air guns.
It is readily available...
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The high power, large caliber, semi and fully automatic pcp air guns are going to ruin it for all of us = real soon !
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I’ve shipped via FedEx on a regular basis and always let them know that it was an air rifle. I’ve never had a problem with it. Of course this may vary (like everything) depending on where you live in this great country of ours, but in Connecticut its been fine. FedEx has been much better than UPS.
For what its worth, I have also shipped via USPS with full disclosure and no issues.
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Sign up for an account with pirate ship. They give some insane discounts through ups. Will be the cheapest way by far. What you are shipping is just a pneumatic tool. All they need to know.
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I was told to just put tools, parts ect. on the shipping label for insurance purposes. Don't want to freek anyone out. Sucks to have to lie but it's turning more Liberal everyday. Good luck.
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I used to tell UPS, FedEx that it was an air rifle. 90% of the time I had no issues. Shipping home from EBR last year, I really had to fight to get the rep to understand that these are NOT considered firearms by the feds and therefore do not need to be shipped to an FFL.
I've since started referring to all air rifle related packages as "Sporting Goods" on the advice of someone who ships a LOT of these things. Never had any issues since. Unfortunately, overt honesty is not worth the trouble.
As far as I know, there are NO regulations against shipping air rifles as if they were any other product. There may be something against pressurized containers, but not air rifles specifically.
I'm in NYS ("Libby Land" as another poster put it) and have had no issues receiving any airgun product. Lots of guys here making assumptions about blue jurisdictions....
I've since started referring to all air rifle related packages as "Sporting Goods" on the advice of someone who ships a LOT of these things. Never had any issues since. Unfortunately, overt honesty is not worth the trouble.
As far as I know, there are NO regulations against shipping air rifles as if they were any other product. There may be something against pressurized containers, but not air rifles specifically.
I'm in NYS ("Libby Land" as another poster put it) and have had no issues receiving any airgun product. Lots of guys here making assumptions about blue jurisdictions....
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Thank you for clarity on shipping to NYS. The assumptions are well based as the largest auction site in the world will not allow sales of air guns to many areas of your fine state. I get asked all the time "why can't I bid on your item" and 85% of the time it is a buyer from NY. The auction site won't even allow them to put a bid in when they live in one of those restricted New York areas. That "assumption" is easy to draw. thx again, D
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Most of those are related to NYC and the surrounding suburbs. True, some retailers just blacklist all of NY but there's no legal reason why upstate is off limits.
Trust me, I don't like it here either lol.
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Well put...FedEx is a complete headache. I ship mostly by USPS. It's my understanding that by law they are not allowed to ask you if you are shipping a firearm, or what is in the box. But I do tell them anyway, and provide them an UP TO DATE FFL liscense as to where I am shipping it to. They usually put it on file in case I want to ship a firearm in the future from them.
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