Congresswoman Sheri Biggs, Representative for South Carolina’s third congressional district, has introduced two bills to restore and defend American gun rights. The Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act repeals a federal prohibition on mailing concealable firearms through the United States Postal Service (USPS), while the No Frivolous Applications for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act removes short-barreled shotguns from the National Firearms Act of 1935 (NFA), eliminating what Biggs refers to as “costly and burdensome registration requirements.”
Restrictions when it comes to using USPS to mail concealable firearms come off as arbitrary and pointless weaponization of the postal system. Why would it matter if you ship a rifle versus a handgun? Is the government saying its own postal service is somehow incompetent, untrustworthy, or unsafe when it comes to handguns, but is better suited to transport a long gun? Suppose incompetence or trustworthiness is an issue with handguns. In that case, it is an issue with any item you entrust to a mail carrier, and perhaps .gov would rather we take our business, as a whole, elsewhere. But we’re all aware of the obstructionist song and dance, understanding that measures of this sort are punitive, and serve no other purpose than to infringe on law-abiding gun owners and businesses from being able to use USPS like everyone else.
“By ensuring that lawful gun owners and small businesses can ship firearms safely and reliably through USPS, the bill prevents future administrations from weaponizing postal policy against Second Amendment rights,” a press release from Biggs’ office stated.
Lawrence Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), weighed in on the antiquated nature of the law as it stands, recognizing the commonality of handguns in the United States and applauding the congresswoman for her support, not only of the American people but also the firearms industry.
“The ability to ship a handgun through the U.S. Postal Service is critically important to the firearm industry and this legislation to remove archaic restrictions, while maintaining safeguards for firearm security, is the right legislation at the right time… Handguns are overwhelmingly the most popular-selling firearms in America. The transfer of handguns is more restrictive than that for rifles and shotguns, which are not subject to the same U.S. Postal Service restrictions. Congresswoman Sheri Biggs’ legislation would remove these antiquated barriers while maintaining the same security safeguards as required by other firearms for shipment. The firearm industry is grateful for Representative Biggs’ leadership to bring our laws into the 21st century,” said Keane
The No Frivolous Applications for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act is a noteworthy attempt to chip away at the block of tyranny American gun owners have been saddled with, better known as the NFA. If we’re being honest, the NFA as a whole is unconstitutional, and any judge who says otherwise is either illiterate or a traitor. But I digress. While I will remain annoyed and continue to write abrasive comments on the subject, I will turn down the oppertunity to celebrate the removal of short-barreled shotguns from the NFA.
“Law-abiding citizens will no longer have to pay a $200 tax or complete months-long paperwork just to own a practical firearm for self-defense,” the press release read.
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) also commented on the bill, pointing out the true motivation behind the NFA and the confusion caused by inconsistencies in the law and the arbitrary bias applied by those with an anti-Second Amendment agenda.
“For nearly 100 years, the National Firearms Act has regulated certain shotguns for no particular reason. This has resulted in a series of bizarre, inconsistent and politically motivated determinations on which shotguns are regulated by the NFA and which are treated like ordinary firearms under federal law… The No Frivolous Applications for Short-Barreled Shotguns (NFA SBS) Act, supported by the National Association for Gun Rights, would simply end the confusion by putting all shotguns on an even playing field under federal law,” according to an NAGR statement.
Both bills have earned strong support from Second Amendment advocacy giants nationwide, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), the NSSF, and the NAGR. They have also garnered support from an additional twenty-five members of Congress, thus far, who have joined Biggs as co-sponsors on both measures.
“South Carolinians and Americans across the country deserve leaders who will protect their constitutional rights — not bureaucrats who tie them up with red tape… These bills restore common sense, stand up for the Second Amendment and make sure freedom isn’t lost to outdated laws and regulations… Freedom shouldn’t be measured by the length of a shotgun barrel or limited by a post office counter… These bills defend personal liberty, protect small businesses and make it clear that in America — especially in South Carolina’s 3rd District — we still believe in the Constitution. I am proud to fight for gun owners, hunters and defenders of freedom,” says Biggs.
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Why no mention of adding short-barreled rifles while they’re at it? Ditching SBR regs is more important than ditching SBS regs.
Don’t tell me it doesn’t matter because of the Senate. It matters because you have to begin normalizing these bills. It needs to work through committees. Yes, it will never pass on its own. Once you educate people on this and normalize it, you find an opportunity to attach it to spending that Dems and RINOs want. That’s how you pass it.
Dude,
“Once you educate people …”
Ha ha. You are funny–thinking that people want to learn. Unfortunately, the overarching objective of 90% (or more) of the population is “bread and circuses”.
Unless you can somehow make food and entertainment depend on education, I expect that 90% of the population are going to disappoint you.
Fair, but I think people overlook the power of normalizing. It needs to stay in the news for a long enough time until the newness of it wears off, making it seem less terrifying.
Yup. Drip, drip, drip until it’s not a thing that registers any more.
…find an opportunity to attach it to spending that Dems and RINOs want.
Or just bury it on page 4327 of the next budget CR…
Oh, right, that’s not “ethical” so we can’t do that because Lindsay Graham would take issue with our lack of morals.
Lindsay Graham is another RINO that needs to be on the primary Safari tour.
Nice to see it attempted but as many have pointed out for Senate rules and as Strych pointed out lack of stones re decorum and my assumption that there are simply too many controlled opposition republicans I don’t think it has a chance. Didn’t know about the mail restrictions though so have some weekend reading.
The last thing sane politicians want is to have any agenda connected to Racism hung around their neck. And outside of a noose there is no bigger symbol of Racism than the History of Gun Control. When all the debating concludes there is no way for a goody two shoe busy body Gun Control politician to skate around the Confirmed Bullet Proof embarrassing History of Gun Control…In some cases politicians who speak for the Second Amendment are now doing so to distant themselves from Gun Control…All thanks to The Truth About Gun Control being told.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WlItbl9SOAg&si=0kdLwHnl7_laCwpJ
USPS is going broke, this will drum up a little revenue.
Long live email, direct withdrawal and direct deposit.
Credits cards are a good thing hard currency is bad.
Save a tree void your privacy.
Needless to say this proposed legislation will go nowhere.
I seriously wonder what it is like to work as a U.S. Representative or Senator who dreams up this kind of stuff that has zero chance of passing. What is the point? And how can there be any satisfaction or pride in a job where you never accomplish anything or produce anything?
Imagine a farmer who bloviates endlessly about the qualities/advantages of certain soils or seeds–and yet never actually plants anything. Obviously, such a farmer produces nothing, just like our U.S. Representatives and Senators. Thankfully, our farmers actually do produce–hugely. I wish we could say the same about government.
By ensuring that lawful gun owners and small businesses can ship firearms safely and reliably through USPS…
I’m not confident that USPS ships anything in a manner that could be called “safe and reliable”. When I really, truly GAF, I pointedly avoid using USPS unless it’s legally required.
I have always found it strange that long guns have to be shipped by USPS but handguns only through FedEx.
I miss the Resident Evil movie franchise. Loved the RE movies. But if they continued it they would probably replace ‘Alice’ with a trans make-believe ‘female’ with a beard.
What ???…. Alice Abernathy is an S.C. Congresswoman ???
Packin’ my bags as we speak
I can see it from the angle of “sub-16-inch rifles includes AR-15s, which look like assault rifles and would attract accusations of allowing criminals to have concealable machine guns,” while shotguns generally look like what they are: semiautomatic, pump or break action firearms (AR-12s and Saigas excepted, but they suck anyway.) But on the other hand, I would say no gun ban repeal has any chance of getting a vote from a Communist, I mean, Democrat. Not even if it was something as trivial as “let’s give up on 922(r) because it’s pointless, rarely enforced and just confusing for everyone.”
I think the SBS focus is a (vain) hope to get squishy RINOs to vote for it, because it won’t be as easy for their radical left opponents to falsely accuse them of giving military grade machine guns to gang bangers.