Gun Owners of America spokesman Stephen Willeford discusses the big legal win over the ridiculous mailing restrictions.
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has made it clear – the United States Postal Service got it wrong when it came to halting the mailing of firearms.
This week, the Department made the decision to call 18 U.S.C. 1715 – a federal statute prohibiting the mailing of concealable firearms including pistols and other firearms – unconstitutional. They believe that the rights for citizens to receive arms are protected by the Second Amendment.
As a result, it has directed the Postal Service to modify current regulations accordingly, and that the statute should no longer be criminally enforced.
This is a huge victory for Second Amendment rights, and a major blow to those that were backing the Postal Service’s unfair ban on mailing firearms.
Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, noted, “This opinion is a direct rebuke to decades of federal overreach that has unlawfully restricted Americans’ ability to acquire, maintain, and transport their firearms. For too long, law-abiding gun owners have been forced to navigate expensive, burdensome workarounds involving federal firearms licensees, just to ship a handgun—even for perfectly lawfulpurposes. The DOJ now recognizes what we’ve always known: the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms, and that includes the rights to acquire and transport them.”
Joining us to discuss this further is Stephen Willeford, the 2017 “hero with a gun” who serves as spokesman for the group. We welcome him to the show.
Q&A:
- Why do you think the USPS put restrictions on shipping firearms in the first place? Were they too concerned about gun safety in their packages?
- How badly did they hinder citizens’ opportunities to attain firearms, especially when they’re so desperately needed in this day and age?
- Will the USPS possibly try to fight back against the Department of Justice’s decision? Or will they have no choice but to comply?
- What does this say about unnecessary restrictions on firearms, as well as states that continue to try to set up laws to ban firearms?
- Where do you see the discussion surrounding gun rights going as 2026 continues onward?
- You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
- You can purchase the book here on Amazon, both in paperback and Kindle format.
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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