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Ammunition, Replicas, and Militaria Policy |
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You may not
use PayPal to sell any firearm manufactured
after 1898. Certain related items and
high-capacity ammunition magazines are also
prohibited, as described in more detail below.
In addition, it is the responsibility of users
to abide by all applicable laws when dealing
with the sale of permitted antique firearms,
ammunition, replicas, militaria and other
associated items.
What is not permitted?
Firearms
You may not use PayPal to sell or
advertise any firearms produced after
1898. This includes all
"pre-ban," sporting,
collectible, and curio and relic
(C&R) firearms, regardless of their
present capability to fire a shot.
Related items
In addition, you may not use PayPal to
sell or advertise kits (that can be used
to create a firearm) or illegal firearm
components such as silencers, converters
(which converts a firearm to automatic
capability), and short barrels.
Ammunition
You may not use PayPal to sell or
advertise high capacity magazines
(magazines that can hold more than 10
rounds). In addition, sellers of other
ammunition with propellant (such as
gunpowder) are responsible for abiding
by all laws and postal regulations.
Ordnance
In general, you may not use of PayPal in
conjunction with the sale of ordnance
(military weaponry, ammunition, and
related parts) unless you can provide
official documentation from the U.S.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF) stating that the item is
unserviceable or demilitarized. Contact
your local ATF office for more details
on obtaining such documentation. You can
also visit the ATF
website for general information
about firearms laws.
Grenades
You may not use PayPal to sell grenades,
including metal military practice
grenades, rifle grenades, dummy
grenades, grenade launcher attachments,
and mines. However, such items will be
permitted if they are a relic, curio,
memorabilia, or display item that is
filled with a permanent inert substance
or that is otherwise permanently altered
in a manner that prevents ready
modification for use as a grenade.
Replicas
without proper markings
You may use PayPal to sell firearm
replicas, look-alikes and imitations as
long as they comply with Federal
and state laws that require such
items to have clear markings permanently
affixed to the weapon. The most common
requirement is a blaze orange plug
inserted in the barrel of the item. This
law applies even to novelty items, such
as cigarette lighters, that are designed
to look like firearms.
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What is
permitted?
You
may use PayPal to sell antique firearms
(before 1898) and most legal firearm
components. This includes firearm
related accessories, such as holsters,
scopes, and ammunition without
propellant.
Blank guns, replica or imitation guns,
paintball guns, and "airsoft"
guns may be listed provided that:
- The item does
not, and cannot be readily altered
to, shoot a lethal projectile
- The receiver is
not a firearm as classified by law.
See U.S.
Code Title 18, Section 921
- The replica or
imitation gun has the legal markings
required by law AND blank ammunition
is not included in the sale. See U.S.
Code Title 15, Section 5001
Even if the above
conditions are met, PayPal does not
permit the advertisement or sale of
antique firearms or legal firearm
components products on websites listed
in PayPal Shops.
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