migmog 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I have an air rifle for sale that someone has asked me to send to them. Iv agreed to send by parcel force but when i enquired the asked me what section it comes under "section 1 of the fire arms act or section 2 or none" The guy i spoke to didnt seem to know if it was ok to send an air weapon via parcel force. How do other members send there air weapons to buyers? What section dose it come under if any ? Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 you will be fine to send it throught the post office,thats how i have sent a few and they have to take it.if its a pcp then you have to take the air out of it also they dont ask what it is,just the value for insurance? hope this helps regards davy Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 i received my s400 theough parcel force 48. Quote Link to post
othickman 6 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Copyed off AirgunsBBS: To clear up any confusion on this subject, caused by Post Office staff thinking Royal Mail has discretion on whether it has to carry airguns, please note that the RM regulator Postcomm ruled clearly in our favour in June 2005. Royal Mail is stuck with this decision like it or not. They must carry legal airguns, properly packaged, as long as they meet the size requirements of parcels and Special Delivery. The Postcomm press release is HERE and the full ruling is HERE. It makes sense that we do our bit to make sure all Postmasters, counter staff and so on are aware of the decision if challenged when trying to post an airgun. Print out the press release if it helps and take it with you. We should also take care to wrap air rifles very securely, in bubble wrap, stout boxes and with lots of parcel tape, to minimise the chances of the contents spilling out when being rough-handled and causing an "incident". The RM bosses would probably like more of these "incidents" since they support their anti-gun stance. NOTE: Although a subsidiary of Royal Mail, for some reason Parcelforce is exempt from the Postcomm ruling and so its ban on carrying airguns by non-account holders is apparently lawful. Quote Link to post
migmog 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Cheers for that lads. Quote Link to post
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