- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
I shipped a rifle barrel, just the barrel, to a licensed FFL/Gunsmith for some work. I shipped it through UPS and paid for insurance. I was informed by the recipient that UPS delivered the box, damaged with a big hole torn in the side, and the barrel was not in there. The website did not have any tariffs or rules against shipping firearm parts, there is no federal law against it as the law states that a firearm can be shipped to a licensed gunsmith directly from an individual for the purposes of repair. The item was required to be named exactly, and I provided the exact item name, and insurance was offered and paid for. UPS accepted the package. I filed a claim with UPS, and was given non working fax numbers after being told to upload the documents via their website, which immediately locked and wouldn't let me upload the required documents. More than a month later I was informed, after having to call to get an update, that the claim was making its way to the third party claim company. I was informed today that my claim was denied on the grounds that the tariff, that they only informed FFL's about, stated that they wouldn't accept any firearms or firearm parts for shipment and wouldn't honor any insurance claims. I am going to send a demand letter to their corporate office but am not hopeful. I am going ahead and planning to file in small claims court for the cost of replacing the items, the cost of shipping, as they failed to deliver the item as contracted to do, and the cost of the insurance they did not honor. Since they are a business that does business in my county, would I need to file in my county or the county where UPS has their corporate office?