OPINION - Travel to/from Wisconsin with 2 ARs?

[GymB]

But being in possession of the box doesn’t equal taking possession (signing for) of the firearm.

I need to diagram this sentence, but I think you’re saying that anyone can sign for the box, they just can’t open it and take possession of the firearm. Seems like what ATF says.

 

[BigWaylon]

I need to diagram this sentence, but I think you’re saying that anyone can sign for the box, they just can’t open it and take possession of the firearm. Seems like what ATF says.

That’s how I read it. Technically the person it’s address to “in care of” is who should sign for it.

But they’re taking possession of the box, not the firearm, at that point.

 

[NCFubar]

The “In Care Of” thing can be like many other services … depends on who’s handling it at a certain point. Workers don’t always know/follow the regs … especially when declared values get up there. It has been years since I shipped a rifle but there were two occasions in ‘04 or ‘05 and ‘11 when the Post Office would only release the package to me after I presented ID (both were Colorado) once I was at the cabin and the other time I had to go to the actual Post Office to pick it up. Now the others (all in Texas) just needed a signature and nothing else and even a couple times a buddy signed for all the packages at once. Funny thing is there were NO MARKINGS on the outside of the package indicating what it was … it could have been because of the insurance value or their system showed something.

 

[RFMan]

Right. You can’t ship it and then have somebody else use it. Otherwise you’ve transferred a firearm across state lines without an FFL.

But being in possession of the box doesn’t equal taking possession (signing for) of the firearm.

This is one of those things that you are aware of, but seeing it in writing makes your head explode...



Magic pasteboard, just like magic signs...