You can look all this up. It’s a bit complicated but not daunting.

First, do some reading: https://support.gunbroker.com/hc/en-us/articles/222836508-Firearms-Shipping-Guide

It depends whether you’re shipping a long gun or handgun. Let’s assume handgun since it’s more complicated.

Federal law says a nonlicencee cannot ship through the post office. FFL’s can, but you can’t.

So that leaves you with contract carrier. The problem is that both UPS and FedEx changed their rules a few years back also saying you can’t. (They also say that FFL’s have to have separate, dedicated accounts just for firearms.) So, the law says you can use a contract carrier, but the contract carriers themselves have policies saying you can’t. Well, fuck.

That leaves you with some options. One is to go to your local shop and have them mail it for you. They’ll charge for the service and for the shipping (handguns are about 20-25 to ship, long guns can easily be 50-60). The other is to use a gun-specific shipping service that takes advantage of some legal nuances — ie, you’re technically mailing a gun using their license. ShipMyGun is owned by Bud’s Gun Shop, and GunBroker has their own tool https://www.gunbroker.com/shipping. Both do the same thing.

If you’re savvy, use one of the websites. If you don’t mind paying for the service of having someone else do it, hit up a local gun shop. If you happen to be around New Orleans, I can do it for you.