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I ship mine USPS and don't tell them schit about what's in the package.
I'd think twice about taking that ignorant position on the matter! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub52.pdf
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323 Mailer Responsibility
Full responsibility rests with the mailer to comply with all postal and nonpostal
laws and regulations in the mailing of hazardous material. Anyone who mails,
or causes to be mailed, a nonmailable or improperly packaged hazardous
material can be subject to legal penalties (i.e., fines and/or imprisonment),
including but not limited to those specified in The transport of
hazardous materials prior to entry as U.S. Mail is subject to DOT regulations.
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341.22 Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail
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b. Fuses. Fuses are classified as Division 1.3 or 1.4 explosives depending
on the degree of hazard. All types of fuses (except safety fuses as
permitted under 341.22) are prohibited from mailing.
c. Small Arms Ammunition. Ammunition is classified as a Division 1.1,
1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosive depending on the degree of hazard.
Ammunition that is regulated as a Class 1 explosive and designed to
be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, as well as associated
primers and blank cartridges (including those designed for tools) and
propellant powder for use in any firearm, is prohibited from mailing
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode39/usc_sec_39_00003018----000-.html
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(c) Civil Penalty; Clean-Up Costs and Damages.—
(1) In general.— A person who knowingly violates this section or a regulation prescribed under this section shall be liable for—
(A) a civil penalty of at least $250, but not more than $100,000, for each violation;
