DOJ Says USPS Gun Mail Ban is Unconstitutional -
https://thereload.com/doj-says-usps-gun-mail-ban-is-unconstitutional/Americans may soon be able to ship handguns through the mail.
That's the potential practical outcome of the Department of Justice (DOJ) changing its position on the constitutionality of the federal ban against civilians shipping pistols through the United States Postal Service (USPS). On Thursday, the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel released a review of the shipping ban and concluded it violates the Second Amendment. It said the executive branch should no longer enforce the law, and USPS should update its rules to allow civilians to ship certain kinds of guns directly through the mail.
"Section 1715 of title 18, U.S. Code, is unconstitutional as applied to constitutionally protected firearms, including handguns, because it serves an illegitimate purpose and is inconsistent with the Nation's tradition of firearm regulation," Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser wrote in the new opinion. [ https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1423701/dl ] "The Department of Justice may not, consistent with the Constitution, enforce section 1715 with respect to constitutionally protected firearms. The Postal Service should modify its regulations to conform with this opinion."...
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