Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined forces with 23 other states Monday to challenge a controversial U.S. Postal Service proposal that would permit firearms to be shipped through the mail system.
The coalition submitted a formal comment letter expressing strong opposition to what they describe as an illegal plan that would enable prohibited weapons to cross state lines via mail delivery.
Current federal regulations have prohibited the U.S. Postal Service from handling firearm shipments since 1927, when the restriction was enacted by a Republican-controlled Congress and approved by a Republican president.
The multistate effort represents a significant pushback against the postal service’s proposed policy change, with Jennings serving as a co-leader of the opposition coalition.
