Videos tagged with DOJ OLC Opinion

The United States Postal Service is proposing a new rule that would allow handguns to be mailed under specific conditions, reversing a long-standing interpretation of federal law. This change stems from a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel opinion deeming the previous ban unconstitutional as applied to lawful firearms, citing historical tradition under the Second Amendment as established in NYSRA v. Bruen. The proposed rule clarifies definitions and outlines requirements for mailing firearms, including compliance with federal and state laws, unloaded status, and tracking.

This video details a significant legal victory where the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has admitted that the federal ban on mailing handguns via USPS, codified in 18 USC 1715, is unconstitutional. The admission stems from a lawsuit filed by Gun Owners of America (GOA) and others, arguing the ban violates Second Amendment rights as interpreted by recent Supreme Court decisions like Heller, Bruen, and Rahimi. The DOJ's opinion concludes the ban fails the 'text and history' test and suggests federal prosecutors should cease enforcing it against handguns.