USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail
Source: ABC News/AP
May 7, 2026, 2:03 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.
In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they were from licensed dealers in an effort to curb crime. In January, the Department of Justice revisited the 1927 law, calling it unconstitutional and arguing that it violated the Second Amendment, and urged the postal service to change its regulations.
The Department of Justice said that as long as Congress chooses to run a parcel service, “the Second Amendment precludes it from refusing to ship constitutionally protected firearms to and from law-abiding citizens, even if they are not licensed manufacturers or dealers.”
Last month USPS proposed a new rule that would allow anyone to mail concealable firearms like pistols and revolvers. USPS currently allows some firearms like long-barreled rifles and shotguns to be mailed, however they must be unloaded and securely packaged. Similar protections would be in place for handguns, which have evolved since 1927. The USPS said in a statement that it is reviewing public comments — which were due Monday — before making final changes.
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Who cares if it's dangerous, anyway. 🤬
a legal purchase can be executed. (No pun intended)
It's all going to be on the record. Even so, it's a very, very stupid idea.
My only guess is that they think they can track the names and addresses of who sent and who received the firearms. That way they can pin something on the recipient, who they assume ordered a gun by mail because he/she intended to commit a crime.
Great detective work there, Sherlock!
