Mailing Pistols Question

I have never received anything locked either.

Is the issue just the transport to and from the post office, and once in Canada Post's hands the rules do not apply?
 
I've received everything from just wrapped in a rag and stuffed in a box to trigger locked with one of those cheap parklands two hole locks with the key under the foam and the pistol case zip tied. Another I received (from a retail store) had both the trigger and case zip tied. I guess it just depends on the shipper.
 
If someone has gone through the trouble of opening, a zip tie will not prevent anything. It is just non-sense! Mail it and be done with it. I have never received anything locked from any dealer either.
 
I particularly like the ones that arrive with a snap cap in them. Really grabs your attention the first time you rack the slide:eek:

I still don't get the zip tie thing. I zip tied a 1911 that had a ventilated trigger once. That was essentially the same as applying a trigger lock.
How would one zip tie a CZ trigger?

The other thing of interest is that I have shipped stuff to be modified with a plastic trigger lock and never seem to get them back.

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I always used zip ties too. The Ontario CFO as of last year does not recognize zip ties any more (per my experience with gun shows in Ontario and getting harassed directly by the CFO) it is on their agenda. I also stated that all the businesses do it and they (CFO officer Steve and another CFO guy) said that businesses need to straighten up. This is just from two CFO officers last year at two gun shows in a row where I had tables. I know that different CFO say different things but it is defiently on their agenda. So I say zip ties are no longer an acceptable form of lock. IMO
 
One of those cheap screw-on locks is fine on the gun, and I'd zip-tie the outer container.

I also make sure the outer container [the cheapest MTM case I can find] is wrapped with cardboard or heavy paper and thoroughly duct taped shut. I don't care if the end recipient has to use a knife for 5 minutes to get it open...I just don't want coming loose in transport. As well, I take a picture of the final wrapped package and send it to the recipient, so he can tell at a glance if it has been tampered with.
 
I have bought 6 hand guns & 2 rifles by mail. NONE have ever been locked, All the Sellers I bought from Advertise here.....maybe we should ask them about this.
 
Firearms (including imitation and replica firearms)
International destinations:

Under no circumstances can Firearms be mailed as defined by the Firearms Act: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-98-209/FullText.html (Section 16 - non-contract) or http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-210/FullText.html (Section 15 - contract).

Canada:

Please contact the Canadian Firearms Centre at cfc-cafc.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-731-4000 to determine whether it is permissible to ship your firearms.

When it is determined permissible to ship firearms, they must be shipped as follows:

Customer Type
Service To Be Used
Non-contract customer
Regular Parcel with Signature option.
Contract customer
Expedited Parcel with the Proof of Age (18 or 19) option using EST. Visit section#4.3.2 Mail addressed to children of Policies for an age of majority by province or territory listing.
There cannot be any ammunition in the firearm or in the package. Bullets, cartridges and other ammunition are dangerous goods and cannot be mailed. These items fall under Class 1 (Explosives) of the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.

Customers who wish to ship firearms must:

unload the firearms
attach a secure locking device to the firearms
lock the firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container, and
remove the bolt or bolt carrier from any automatic firearms (if removable).
Firearms cannot be shipped via air and cannot have any markings on the outside of the packaging. The customer is solely responsible for meeting all Canadian Firearms Centre regulations.

NOTE:
For more packaging tips, refer to section#3.2.1 Suggestions for how to package and wrap items of ABCs of Mailing.
 
LugerGuy said:
I have bought 6 hand guns & 2 rifles by mail. NONE have ever been locked, All the Sellers I bought from Advertise here.....maybe we should ask them about this.
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Wire tie on the trigger

Any trigger lock device is useless to a committed thief. I'm yet to see one I couldn't pick or cut in 15 seconds
 
My M&P9 kit came zip tied trigger, and case from TSE earlier this year. And completely wrapped in thick black plastic (shipping box). Couple of snips and she was free. I think the standard is needing a tool to gain access. But let's be clear, there is not a normal transport case in existence, that would not be opened pretty quickly, if we wanted in it.
 
From the store I've never received a lock. From private sale it's varied; sometimes the case is locked, sometimes the pistol is locked. But it's never been both.
 
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