The real pisser is that it's not that hard to legally ship ammo for online business and carriers... ammo is Hazmat class 1.4. All it takes is a "Declaration of Hazardous Goods" be filled out, and be packaged in a safe way (factory packaging suffices). In some rare cases, it must be kept separate by a certain distance from some other REALLY hazardous stuff when on the same airplane.
I've personally carried by air several millions of rounds of ammunition carried legally per the DOT and FAA. I was a certified HAZDEC agent, and an aircrewmember who loaded the cargo, generated the paperwork, and unloaded the cargo.
The real issue is that since Alaska is such a small market, and because most shippers in the lower 48 are ignorant, nobody wants to go through the hassle.
