MAIL ORDER GUN CONTROL

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTAL OPERATIONS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETIETH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 17949

A BILL TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF NONMAILABLE MATTER
TO ALL FIREARMS

CONTENTS

Testimony of-

May, Timothy J., General Counsel, Post Office Department, accompa-
nied by Henry B. Montague, Chief Postal Inspector_--

Statement submitted by-

Page

Orth, Franklin L., executive vice president, National Rifle Association

of America, letter dated July 3, 1968_.

12

Additional material-

H.R. 17949, subject of the hearing---

4

Regulations of the Post Office Department regarding the mailing of

firearms

13-16

Memorandum to Chairman Nix from subcommittee counsel regarding

the right to bear arms__

16

Various excerpts from the Congressional Record, newspapers, and

magazines

Advertisements showing the availability of several types of firearms__ 59-64

(III)

17-58