Wayne LaPierre sent a holiday present to my house

[ESF]

Due to a mail snafu, some of my father in law's mail has gotten redirect d to our house. H has been sorting through it and sending him what's important until it gets corrected. FIL loves his guns, so we've been getting LOTS of crap from gun rights groups.

Today the NRA sent us a nice fat padded mailer. In it there was a letter from Mr. LaPierre himself, reminding us that the holidays are not so happy when our basic freedoms are under attack.

He also included this lovely gift, because nothing says "Merry Christmas America!" Like a terrorist group bulk mailing weapons to its members.

Attachments:

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[meshaliuknits]

At least it wasn't a gun. Although, I think you would look smashing with a pearl handled .22 revolver.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I feel like this violates some kind of federal law...

[teflepi]

They've been doing this for years since at least '08 to raise funds (quick Google)

[ESF]

Dec 21, 2015 18:40:25 GMT -5 teflepi said:

They've been doing this for years since at least '08 to raise funds (quick Google)

Interesting. I'm sure we aren't the first people to get them.  But since I've never received mail from them before, I had no idea that they actually send knives through the mail like this.  It's kind of incredible.

[teflepi]

I think it is odd, too. They sell them at gun shows too

[starlily]

Meanwhile, a postal clerk forced me to write my full name on a SS package I mailed (I had put just my address in the return area), citing "security reasons." But sending knives life that are totally cool. :/

[secretlyevil]

I can't seem to develop a real response. I'll just use this:

[forreals]

Wtf - I didn't expect that.

[NewOrleans]

Dec 21, 2015 20:43:35 GMT -5 tillie said:

We got one years ago. DH was a member but stopped because of all the mailings and phone calls we got from them.

lol that that's the reason he quit. 

[sushi]

That's legal to send through mail yet I can't get wine from California

[debatethis]

I'd probably open up a USPS complaint on the grounds that the NRA sent it in a padded mailer. Knives are legal to ship, but this is the guideline for them:



443 Packaging and Marking
443.1 General

All sharp-pointed or sharp-edged instruments such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, etc., that are otherwise mailable, must be securely packaged in a strong container. An inner and outer packaging container is recommended. Sufficient cushioning material must be used to protect the sharp points and edges from cutting through the outer packaging during normal Postal Service handling.

You can't tell me a bubble mailer meets those criteria.
pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_015.htm

[ESF]

Well it's a folding knife. H says it was also in a box. I probably can't get them on that but I love your thinking!!

[ringstrue]

Good lord

[josieposy]

Freedom isn't free. It costs $3.50 shipping.