Transporting ammo in a moving container raises several safety and legal considerations. In this episode, we tackle the complexities of moving ammunition. Our expert outlines the regulations and best practices for safely transporting ammo, including packaging requirements, transportation laws, and storage options during the move. We’ll also discuss the importance of checking with your moving […]
Is it safe to transport ammo in a moving container? Now if you find that you have to move from one location to another within the United States and you have maybe some weapons, some ammo, maybe you’re a collector, a hunter, whatever the reason, you want to be able to move your ammo and your firearms to another location. How do you do it? Can you use a moving container? And what are the guidelines? Now, not only is transporting ammo in a moving container unsafe, it is also strictly prohibited. Moving and storage companies prohibit storage or moving of any ammo, any firearms, any weaponry of any kind. It’s not allowed for them to do it, and you’re not allowed to do it in the units. It’s important to understand that if you do store anything that’s prohibited in your moving container or in your storage container You might make your insurance policy completely void and none of your stuff will be insured So you definitely don’t want to pull at that thread So that being said how can you transport your ammo or your firearms to another location if you can’t use a moving container? Well, the law allows you to do this in two ways. Number one, you can take it with you in your car Now it has to be in a safe way, not visible and not accessible to anybody from the outside, meaning you can store it in your trunk. You have to make sure that wherever you’re going, you are allowed to bring your ammunition or your weapons in there, but you can take it with you in your car. It’s not that much of an issue. However, if maybe you have a large amount of ammunition or you just don’t want to be carrying it in your car on the way there, there is a second option, which is to ship it through the U.S. Postal Service. You will have to tell them and declare what you are shipping. Obviously, they might ask for any kind of permit. You’ll have to check with them. But you can do it through the U.S. Postal Service, and that might be the safest and smartest option to do it, especially if you have a lot of weaponry or a lot of ammo.