Guns in the Mail? Unusual Things You Can and Can’t Mail Through USPS

Mihaela Măncilă

A proposed rule from the Trump administration could see handguns being sent through the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the first time in nearly a century. The proposition comes as USPS recently proposed a new rule which would allow anyone to mail concealable firearms, like pistols and revolvers. The USPS does currently allow some firearms, under specific packaging conditions. And if the capacity to post a gun comes as a shock, it joins a roster of unusual things you can–and can’t–mail