USPS Proposes Allowing Handguns In Mail
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Overview
The United States Postal Service proposed a rule in April that would allow people to mail handguns, the agency said.
Congress barred the USPS from mailing concealable firearms in 1927 unless they came from licensed dealers, and the Department of Justice in January argued that law violated the Second Amendment.
Around two dozen Democratic attorneys general sent a letter urging the USPS to withdraw the proposal, and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said it would make it easier for criminals and abusers to access firearms.
The Federal Register says the proposed rule would allow in‑state sales and shipments but permit cross‑state mailings only if a firearm was mailed to its owner in another's care and opened by the recipient.
The USPS said it was reviewing the proposed rule and it faces political and legal challenges from state officials and advocacy groups.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this coverage as largely neutral: they summarize the DOJ’s constitutional argument, note the historical 1927 ban, and include opposing voices from Democratic attorneys general, the NRA and Everytown. The piece balances legal context, practical rule details, and competing public-safety and gun-rights perspectives without loaded editorial language.