FFL transfer to Mass. needed

[Tom Jay]

Currently I have a shotgun being worked on out of state from where I live now (MD). The gun was to have been finished by now for me to take north this Saturday. But that's not going to happen as it won't be ready for a few more weeks. So, I need someone near the Cape with an FFL for me to have this shotgun shipped to. Any recommendations and their contact info? Thank you.

[Bob Jurewicz]

If you are the current owner of the gun your gunsmith should be able to ship the gun directly to you in Mass.
Bob Jurewicz

[Tom Jay]

Bob, I am the current owner of the gun, but gunsmith is still requesting to ship to a FFL holder's address.

[Brian Dudley]

The same person at a different address does not cut it as being the same person, unfortunately.

[edgarspencer]

Get a hold of Allen Newell or George Purtil. Allen lives in Plymouth, and George spends so much time down there he may as well live there. Well, I guess he does, summers.

[Chris Travinski]

If you send it to another FFL you are going to have to fill out all the paper work as if you were purchasing it again. He won't ship it directly back to you in MD?

I'm in the north east corner of CT, I could accept it for you but the only way you are going to get away without jumping through the hoops is to receive it back at your home.

[Jeff Higgins]

Tom, Could you clarify something. Are you moving to Mass. ? Or are you going on some sort of vacation. We are a FFL in Ct. and I don't know the exact rules in Mass. but I would make sure you don't need the proper Mass. permits to take possession.

[Dean Romig]

It has always been my understanding that a gun being shipped to and from a repair facility does not need an FFL Transfer because you are not transferring ownership.

In any case, you could try Dan Cullity in East Sandwich, MA. He is a master gunsmith and ships and receives all kinds of firearms for repair/restoration all over the country.






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[Jeff Higgins]

Dean I think the problem here is that his repair FFL wants to send to a FFL only. I can see his reasoning because his books would show it as coming in from one place and shipping to another. If this is all done over the phone it is to easy for something shady to take place. He wants a FFL at the receiving end for CYA purposes. People used to ship firearms to themselves all the time for out of state hunting trips in care of a outfitter ect.. But it is a different world and the laws vary greatly state to state.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Jeff - I think I should have suspected that.






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[Paul Ehlers]

You need to be careful & know the various state laws & regulations as well as the fed stuff. Here in Colorado on long guns you can buy or sell to someone in a contiguous state with my home state & take possession of it with the proper background checks. If your buying from someone from a state that doesn't touch Colorado it must be shipped to a FFL in Colorado for transfer.

In this situation you might get in trouble doing an FFL transfer in a state you don't live in.

[Robin Lewis]

Good point, I talked to a gunsmith in Maine that had a gun shipped to him from England and it was hung up at the airport because it didn't ship with a trigger lock. It seems that all guns in Mass need trigger locks so the state cop at the airport sat on it until a trigger lock was produced.

I think that if I want to buy ammo in Mass, I can't (I live in New Hampshire) because a person needs a Mass Gun Owners Card to buy ammo or a gun in that state. I am from New Hampshire and all this is hear-say to me, so it may be all wrong. But, it is something to ask about BEFORE you have it shipped to a FFL in Mass just to make sure you don't end up in a "catch 22" situation.

[Tom Jay]

Sounds like Dan Cullity in East Sandwich, MA may be the man to see. Thanks everyone for your input.

[Frank Cronin]

Here's a link for FFL's in MA. You can search by zip code where you will be visiting. http://fflgundealers.net/transfer/massachusetts/


Contact the FFL and explain your situation.