Transporting Firearms

The Brady Bill

The “Brady Bill” enacted in 1994, contains provisions governing the transportation of all firearms by common and contract carriers. The following procedures should be observed for all household goods domestic and international shipments containing any firearms, including (but not limited to) handguns.

  • No markings should be made outside of the box or container indicating that a firearm is housed inside. If the shipper has marked the box to indicate the presence of firearms, there is no need to cover those markings. Gun cases do not need to be concealed in another container even though it may be obvious a firearm is contained within.
  • Firearms must be listed on the descriptive inventory, including make, model, and serial number. If more than one inventory line is used to list the descriptive information, connect the multiple lines with a bracket to indicate they apply to one item only. Void the additional inventory tag numbers - see sample.
  • At the time of delivery of a firearm, a written receipt must be obtained. On the exception portion of the descriptive inventory corresponding with the description of the firearm, the van operator must write “received”, both the customer and the van operator will then sign that line on the inventory, as well as the appropriate signature blocks at the bottom of the inventory - see sample.
  • If a firearm is noted as not having been delivered or is noted as missing by the receiving party on the exception sheet, notify the Claims Department immediately. A firearm that can not be located must be a documented and traced immediately. To report this kind of problem, contact a member of Claims Management.
    These procedures also apply when shipments containing firearms are delivered into SIT or permanent storage.

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