---
type: restriction
id: usps-firearms-short-barreled-shotgun-or-rifle
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "firearms - short-barreled shotgun or rifle — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm
source_quote: "A shotgun with one or more barrels less than 18 inches long or a rifle with one or more barrels less than 16 inches long."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "firearms - short-barreled shotgun or rifle"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic mail"
conditions: "A shotgun with one or more barrels less than 18 inches long or a rifle with one or more barrels less than 16 inches long, or any such weapon modified to have an overall length less than 26 inches"
verified: false
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, item_category, scope
---
**Item category:** firearms - short-barreled shotgun or rifle

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic mail

**Conditions:** A shotgun with one or more barrels less than 18 inches long or a rifle with one or more barrels less than 16 inches long, or any such weapon modified to have an overall length less than 26 inches

> A shotgun with one or more barrels less than 18 inches long or a rifle with one or more barrels less than 16 inches long.

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm>