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10. What a great way to avoid a buyer from having his/her record checked before

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 07:05 PM

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a legal purchase can be executed. (No pun intended)

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USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

What a brilliant idea! sinkingfeeling Thursday #1

Yes, if somebody decides to go postal, they can look among the boxes raccoon Yesterday #31

I am sure nothing could possibly go wrong! BlueKota Thursday #2

Damn Solly Mack Thursday #3

why stop there catsudon Thursday #4

Greater Rebl2 Thursday #5

Why stop there? Bearing arms doesn't just mean guns. Why not IEDs? I mean the Unabomber did, AZLD4Candidate Thursday #6

bear doesn't mean ship. eggplant Thursday #7

Oh Great! We are now arming the porch pirates! 😂 eringer Thursday #8

WHAT?? photokat Thursday #9

What a great way to avoid a buyer from having his/her record checked before no_hypocrisy Thursday #10

They will record the sender's and receiver's info, you can bet your bottom dollar FakeNoose Thursday #14

What could possibly go wrong? Initech Thursday #11

Not to worry popsdenver Thursday #12

Oh come on! They would be stolen. Jacson6 Thursday #13

This is the definition of insanity FakeNoose Thursday #15

I'm sure nothing nefarious will come from that sakabatou Thursday #16

Why not? It's so hard to get a gun these days. mwb970 Thursday #17

Wow, postal workers could just open a package when they want to go "postal." RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #18

Why is everyone kneejerk panicking? Hieronymus Phact Yesterday #19

It is radical to have them shipped at all. travelingthrulife Yesterday #22

how does that follow? Hieronymus Phact Yesterday #29

Thank you. I'm not a gun nut but shipped a handgun last year GreenEyedLefty Yesterday #24

From manufacturer to dealer is how I'm reading it for the most part. I'll bet Bengus81 Yesterday #25

Sorry but not really, Hieronymus Phact Yesterday #28

So why does USPS say they might consider allowing guns to be shipped by mail? Bengus81 22 hrs ago #32

I do not know what USPS motivations are. Maybe it's more trumpian stupidity? Hieronymus Phact 22 hrs ago #33

Yet another reason to keep and bear arms RetiredParatrooper Yesterday #20

More insanity travelingthrulife Yesterday #21

Most popular 'Send to' city? BidenRocks Yesterday #23

Of course they can only be mailed under the supervision of those 'well regulated militias' that are also a part ToxMarz Yesterday #26

Mail Theft Historic NY Yesterday #27

Great idea! Katcat Yesterday #30