Neither rain nor sleet -- nor a handgun: USPS nears rule to allow pistols in mail
The U.S. Postal Service is nearing completion of a new rule that would allow people to ship handguns through the regular mail, undercutting the oldest federal firearms law in existence -- and drawing fierce criticism from both sides of the gun debate.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Postal Service is close to finalizing a new rule.
- The rule would permit the shipping of handguns via regular mail.
- This would undermine an existing federal firearms law.
- The proposal has drawn criticism from both sides of the gun debate.