Hello,
I am approaching a situation I do not have any idea how to handle and any workable advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am vacationing to Alaska next year. We will spend approx one week in the Juneau area, get on a cruise for a week, terminate at Sitka then and spend another week enjoying that area, before flying back home.
My problem: The cruise line absolutely forbids firearms on board. (Even if buried in the hold and only accessible at starting/ending port.)
How do I *legally* drop off a handgun in Juneau before the cruise and pick it up in Sitka after the cruise? I can't come up with any scenario that doesn't involve me using an FFL. If the FFL (J) keeps it for "cleaning/service" then they can return it to me, sans 4473. If they send it to another FFL (S)(in Sitka), the second FFL cannot return the handgun to me, rather they must log it in/out of their bound book with a 4473. A 4473 which I will not pass as an out-of-state resident.
FFL(J) alone would kinda work, if I was going to be back in Juneau, but I'm not. I fly from SIT to SEA to home.
So, the crux of the question:
a) How do I legally transfer a handgun to one FFL in Juneau and pick it up a different FFL, a week later, in Sitka?
b) Do FFL's have the ability to "pre-clear" customers, so the FFL (S) in Sitka would not have to 4473 me?
c) Could I legally ship it to myself at my hotel in Sitka? How are FedEx/UPS these days with handgun shipments to/from non-FFLs?
d) Is there a courier service between JUN & SIT that would accept a shipment like this?
By what legal means may I be armed in both Juneau and Sitka (approx 1 week each) with my personally owned handgun?
If you found yourself in this position, how would you handle it?
Thanks,
Jax
I am approaching a situation I do not have any idea how to handle and any workable advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am vacationing to Alaska next year. We will spend approx one week in the Juneau area, get on a cruise for a week, terminate at Sitka then and spend another week enjoying that area, before flying back home.
My problem: The cruise line absolutely forbids firearms on board. (Even if buried in the hold and only accessible at starting/ending port.)
How do I *legally* drop off a handgun in Juneau before the cruise and pick it up in Sitka after the cruise? I can't come up with any scenario that doesn't involve me using an FFL. If the FFL (J) keeps it for "cleaning/service" then they can return it to me, sans 4473. If they send it to another FFL (S)(in Sitka), the second FFL cannot return the handgun to me, rather they must log it in/out of their bound book with a 4473. A 4473 which I will not pass as an out-of-state resident.
FFL(J) alone would kinda work, if I was going to be back in Juneau, but I'm not. I fly from SIT to SEA to home.
So, the crux of the question:
a) How do I legally transfer a handgun to one FFL in Juneau and pick it up a different FFL, a week later, in Sitka?
b) Do FFL's have the ability to "pre-clear" customers, so the FFL (S) in Sitka would not have to 4473 me?
c) Could I legally ship it to myself at my hotel in Sitka? How are FedEx/UPS these days with handgun shipments to/from non-FFLs?
d) Is there a courier service between JUN & SIT that would accept a shipment like this?
By what legal means may I be armed in both Juneau and Sitka (approx 1 week each) with my personally owned handgun?
If you found yourself in this position, how would you handle it?
Thanks,
Jax