Description

Be sure you cite sources using Chicago-Turabian format and include a bibliography.

Physical Distribution Process
This week you learned about distributing products. For this discussion, you will apply what you have learned to the firearms industry.

Part One: Please review the following resources:
Summary of State and Federal Machine Gun Laws By: Veronica Rose and Meghan Reilly
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/rpt/2009-R-0020.htm

History of Federal Firearms Laws in the United States
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opd/AppendixC.htm

Shipping firearms, rules and restrictions per agency/company: 1) USPS, 2) UPS, and 3) FedEx (follow each separate link).
https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm

Types of Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/types-federal-firearms-licenses-ffls

Part Two: Please answer the following:
What are the requirements for transporting firearms from a manufacturer to a dealer? How can firearms be shipped? (What options are available?) What must a manufacturer and dealer do to protect its firearms inventory?