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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jessica Hill

For first time in 99 years, USPS considers allowing handguns to be shipped by mail

A proposed rule under the Trump administration could soon allow handguns to be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly a century, a move that has sparked strong opposition from Democratic attorneys general across two dozen states.

The 1927 law, enacted by Congress to curb crime, currently bars the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they originate from licensed dealers.

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