[Discover and Capital One]

I’ve never had a problem with either. From what I understand everything will stay the same. I have both cards. 

[Comments on USPS Handgun Rule]

13 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

The AI response to queries is often wrong.

More often than not they’re right. I tried 3 different ones and all said basically the same. I was confused about the 1968 date though.

 

In 1927 they changed the rule so it was before that they could be sent my US Mail. 

Here’s Mr. Google;

• Pre-1968 Context: Before the 1968 Act, regulations were much looser, allowing many firearms to be sent through the mail, which was often used for catalog orders.
• The 1927 Restriction: Congress passed a law prohibiting the Postal Service from mailing concealable firearms (pistols/revolvers) to curb crime, requiring they be sent by licensed dealers.

[Comments on USPS Handgun Rule]

26 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Part of the problem in discussing this issue is people mixing terms.  You could "mail-order" firearms and pretty much anything else in the "good old days."  Sears, Monkey Wards and hundreds of companies had mail-order catalogs.  That only describes how you order the item.  You order it by mail.  In the old days people use to send a thing called a letter.  No Internet, no computers and a lot of people still did not have phones.  So you would get a money order, cashiers check or I even remember ordering things using unused postage stamps.  You would put these in a letter and mail it to the vedor.  That is how you ordered.  You mail-ordered.  How you received the item is a whole different story.  Rifles and shotguns could be sent by mail.  Handguns could not.  They had to be shipped by a non-government entity.  Much like UPS ships handguns today and we know what a nighmare and how expensive that is.  Back in the 50's and 60's one of the most common and inexpensive carriers was the REA.  You did not "mail" handguns you shipped them by common carrier.  If you look at the old ads for handguns they all talk about "shipping" and many identify the REA by name.

I remember my cousin who was 3 years older than me got a .22 rifle, I forgot what kind, delivered right to his house with the daily mail.

According to what I posted above and below it seems like in some instances handguns could be delivered by mail. Maybe they were exceptions?

 

Yes. Before the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, handguns could generally be sent through the mail in the United States, including by ordinary citizens in many situations.

 

The United States Postal Service (and its predecessor, the Post Office Department) carried firearms for decades. Mail-order gun sales were common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and people could buy revolvers and pistols from catalogs like those of Sears, Roebuck and Co. or Montgomery Ward and have them shipped by mail or railway express.

[Comments on USPS Handgun Rule]

Yes. Before the Gun Control Act of 1968, the United States Postal Service (then operating as the Post Office Department before USPS was formally created in 1971) did deliver many firearms through the mail.

Commonly:

• Rifles and shotguns were routinely shipped by mail.
• Many handguns could also be mailed under rules that existed at the time.
• Mail-order retailers shipped firearms directly to customers’ homes.
• Catalog sales were widespread in rural America.

After 1968, federal law sharply restricted mailing handguns and tightened rules on interstate firearm sales. Today, under federal law, ordinary non-licensees generally cannot mail handguns through USPS, though licensed dealers and certain authorized parties can under strict rules. Long guns may still be mailed in some lawful circumstances subject to federal and carrier regulations.

[Comments on USPS Handgun Rule]

29 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

No.  Prior to 1968 you could buy and receive firearms without going through an FFL.  However, you could not MAIL handguns.  They were usually sent REA.  Railway Express Agency.

 

Here is a copy of the 1963 ad from which Lee Harvey Oswald ordered his scoped Carcano.  Notice that handguns and ammo are shipped express.

 

Yes. Before the Gun Control Act of 1968, mailing firearms in the United States was much less restricted.

A few key points:

• Ordinary citizens could often buy rifles, shotguns, and even many handguns through mail-order catalogs.
• Companies like Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Montgomery Ward sold firearms by mail.
• Firearms could commonly be shipped directly to a purchaser’s home without a federal background check.
• The 1968 law changed this dramatically by:
  • restricting interstate firearm sales,
  • requiring licensed dealers,
  • barring direct mail-order handgun sales to most consumers,
  • and creating serial-number and recordkeeping requirements.

[Comments on USPS Handgun Rule]

So the new rules, hopefully , will treat handguns like long guns. Here’s the long gun policy by USPS

 

• Non-FFL individuals may mail unloaded rifles and shotguns:
  • to an FFL dealer/gunsmith in another state,
  • to themselves in another state (for hunting, travel, etc.),
  • or to another resident within the same state where legal 

[do you work out? or do you train?]

1 hour ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

"Cut Grass??"  No.  A neighborhood "rent-a-kid" cuts the grass.  Yard work is almost as much fun and whacking my thumb with a hammer.

I actually enjoy cutting the grass, it’s good exercise! 

[Discover and Capital One]

For you Discover and Capitol one card users. The changes will take place in June 2026

 

Capital One and Discover completed their merger on May 18, 2025. Discover officially merged into Capital One, creating one combined company under Capital One.

A few key points for customers:

• Discover accounts and cards did not immediately change after the merger.
• Capital One said it plans to continue offering Discover-branded cards.
• Discover’s payment networks — Discover, PULSE, and Diners Club International — are now part of Capital One’s business.

The deal was first announced in February 2024 and received final regulatory approval in April 2025 before closing in May 2025.

[do you work out? or do you train?]

I do some stretching exercises every morning and then I walk most days about 2 miles or so. My knees can’t take anymore than that. I cut my grass once a week in the warm months. That’s my routine. I don’t know if that’s exactly a workout or training. I think it’s neither.

[Writing a story - how you do dat?]

Ive been trying to finish a story that I started 10 years ago! Talk about writers block! Now I finally have the end of the story but I have no printer so I have to either buy one or get a friend to print out the last pages. Its pretty much a short story, a western.

[registering a vehicle]

No problem in Ohio gifting a vehicle to a family member but not to a friend. The state will still charge sales tax on a gift to a friend. Even if you say $1.00 the state will charge tax on fair market value. 

["Woke" Parole Bill]

These liberal policies are unbelievable! I don’t understand where their minds are! 

[DOJ sues Denver]

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-city-denver-unconstitutional-weapons-bans

[cleaning blood stained cloth]

Uh oh, what did you do Alpo?🙄

[Summertime blues]

2 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:

Paraphrasing Yoda - Retire, or retire not.  There is no semi.

 

 

 

Yea well Yoda is wrong! Lots of people are “semi-retired”. You do know Yoda is not real right? 😂😂

[are toilet seat covers flushable?]

3 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

It's frustrating to place an a** gasket on the toilet seat and then have it slide into the bowl/water before you can sit down on it.  After three recent unsuccessful attempts, I dropped my drawers and held the protective tissue to my bare butt and then lowered myself onto the throne.  It worked.  I offer the technique for edification, as well as amusement.

That’s more than we needed to know 😂😂😂😂

[Marshals tv show (Yellowstone)]

Does anyone else have trouble hearing what they’re saying half the time? I have some hearing loss but I hear  most other shows okay, it seems like they mumble in this show. I don’t know maybe it’s me.🙄I also think the acting is terrible. 

[I wonder how many people routinely carry two guns?]

2 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

 The reason she didn't take her gun inside is that it made her Mother nervous. 

I found this.

 

One survivor, Suzanna Gratia Hupp, later became nationally known for advocating concealed-carry laws. She said her handgun was in her car because Texas law at the time prevented her from carrying it inside the restaurant.

 

The original cafeteria eventually reopened but later closed permanently. A memorial honoring the victims stands near the site in Killeen.

[Summertime blues]

I never really retired, I’m self employed and I still work part time. I like getting out most days and I also like the money. I’m SEMI RETIRED. 😎

[One of Three Choices in 45Colt Rifle(these are the only ones I am interested in}]

48 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

What I meant was that I don't understand how you can have guns that you don't at least once in a while shoot.

I guess my attempt at levity was misunderstood.

If I don’t shoot a gun, I will sell it or trade it and get something I will shoot. 

[One of Three Choices in 45Colt Rifle(these are the only ones I am interested in}]

17 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

 

Guns you don't shoot?  Now I am REALLY confused.

So you get confused easy with English language? Tell me professor what exactly don’t you understand?

[I wonder how many people routinely carry two guns?]

50 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

I think that was the Luby's Cafeteria shooting in Texas. I don't remember a lawmaker involved in the tragedy though.

I believe she was a councilman or state rep.

[One of Three Choices in 45Colt Rifle(these are the only ones I am interested in}]

9 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

 

You got rid of guns?

I do not understand this concept,   Please elaborate.  I don't know how this is possible.

 

I get rid of guns I don’t shoot!

[One of Three Choices in 45Colt Rifle(these are the only ones I am interested in}]

14 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

Be careful...    Be very careful....

Over time, you'll want to have as many different rifles as possible in the same caliber.

And at the same time, you'll want to have one specific model of rifle in as many different calibers as possible.

But that's part of the fun!

Hmmm…..I’m pretty happy with two 73’s both Uberti’s. One is a Taylor’s Commanchero and the other is a Cimarron with an octagonal barrel. Both are 20” and in .357. I see no need to have any others. I’ve  had 92’s and a couple Marlins and also a couple 66’s. I got rid of them all except the 73’s. Just MHO 

[Summertime blues]

15 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

Summertime Blues??  What/Where is this "Summertime" of which you speak??  Up here in our end of the swamp, it's rainy, cold, frost warnings, freeze warnings and when the sun is out, it only "looks" nice.  Still needing a PARKA!!  Climate Change indeed!!

Yep, 56 degrees high today but sunny 😎