‘Powerful’ gun vanished from Atlanta USPS distribution center, collector says

[Deplorable Me]

‘Powerful’ gun vanished from Atlanta USPS distribution center, collector says

A metro Atlanta gun collector said he hopes his missing weapon isn’t being used to commit a crime.

www.wsbtv.com

Is this story a fib? I thought USPS did NOT ship firearms?

 

[Depick]

I am betting a righteous employee is taking and destroying them.

 

[kev74]

‘Powerful’ gun vanished from Atlanta USPS distribution center, collector says

A metro Atlanta gun collector said he hopes his missing weapon isn’t being used to commit a crime.

www.wsbtv.com

Is this story a fib? I thought USPS did NOT ship firearms?

FFLs can ship USPS.

 

[Deplorable Me]

I am betting a righteous employee is taking and destroying them.

Or picked that one up to shoot down a balloon.

 

[pshift]

Probably this...

 

[prambo]

Nope, not a .22 lr...............my BIL has one of these.

S&W Magnum 500...

From the vid with the article, he paid $2K for it - why in the hell would you trust USPS with it?

 

[Cavalry]

Its no problem mailing a long gun USPS, no FFL needed as long as you are complying with GCA. Modern pistols however are typically not permitted to be shipped.
I have mailed and received long guns USPS, its not a big deal.

 

[thegatman]

Where are the 20 AK-47”s I ordered?

 

[C3D]

Insist all your pistols ship by USPS registered mail. It's the most secure transit possible. But it requires an FFL to send.

 

[jimc]

USPS loses my mail all the time, and we get other people's mail that live miles away. I would never trust them with anything important.

 

[C3D]

USPS loses my mail all the time, and we get other people's mail that live miles away. I would never trust them with anything important.

Yes USPS absolutely sucks - except with registered mail. There is always a chain of custody for each registered mail package and it has good results. And insurance is included with registered, up to $50K, with supplemental insurance above this amount.

 

[Xae289]

At least it was a S&W 500 Mag. The crook will never find ammo for it, probably can't afford ammo for it, and if he does, he'll never hit anything with it.

 

[Acer-m14]

hell

i did a meet n greet for a Mosin ...

 

[Deplorable Me]

At least it was a S&W 500 Mag. The crook will never find ammo for it, probably can't afford ammo for it, and if he does, he'll never hit anything with it.

I could see some Neanderthal firing that in complete ignorance the first time. Loss of teeth and a concussion. Total karma.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

USPS totally sucks.

I once tried to mail an XD back to Gunbroker cuz it sucked, the next day the mail truck returned my box with two XDs in it

 

[spat]

At least it was a S&W 500 Mag. The crook will never find ammo for it, probably can't afford ammo for it, and if he does, he'll never hit anything with it.

Just check the hospitals for people checking in with broken wrists and suspicious gashes on the forhead.

 

[spat]

USPS totally sucks.

I once tried to mail an XD back to Gunbroker cuz it sucked, the next day the mail truck returned my box with two XDs in it

they're like dollar generals

 

[Gonzobird]

FFLs can ship USPS.

USPS doesn’t like shipping pistols. At this point for pistols fedex is the way to go these days.

 

[prambo]

USPS loses my mail all the time, and we get other people's mail that live miles away. I would never trust them with anything important.

Mrs. prambo always makes candy and cookies to send to our 2 families for Christmas.

Three years ago the 2 boxes to her son took 2 & 1/2 weeks to get to the Southern Tier from The 'Hood - we sent them Priority Mail.

Never again - if it's expensive, important or something that has to get there, we drive the 50 mile round trip and pay the extra $$$$ to use UPS. They're never fucked anything up, yet.

In my experience, especially with eBay, the worst place in USPS for your stuff can go through is the Springfield, MA distribution center.

We just call it "The Black Hole".

 

[C3D]

At least it was a S&W 500 Mag. The crook will never find ammo for it, probably can't afford ammo for it, and if he does, he'll never hit anything with it.

This post gets the awards for Funniest Post of the Week and Most Accurate Post of the Week!