# rifles and shotguns - unloaded, intrastate — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For rifles and shotguns - unloaded, intrastate, carrier is USPS; restriction type is allowed; scope is domestic mail - intrastate shipments; conditions is Subject to state regulations; mailpiece must display Return Service Requested endorsement and be shipped using tracking and signature capture service, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** rifles and shotguns - unloaded, intrastate _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic mail - intrastate shipments _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Subject to state regulations; mailpiece must display Return Service Requested endorsement and be shipped using tracking and signature capture service _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> unloaded rifles and shotguns are mailable. Mailers must comply with the rules and regulations per 27 CFR, Part 478, as well as state and local laws.

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_010.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).