[R. Scott]

Swapping pepper spray for handguns?

[Yosemitest]

It's time to privatize the USPS anyway.
They've priced themselves out of the market, and there are many companies that can do a better job for much less money.

[Average Al]

I can’t believe they deliver mail to a good share of the places they do without guns.

[arderkrag]

Obviously, part of a vicious plot to hold your mail for ransom.

/sarc, obviously.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

I’m not sure where this article is going.

The Post Office has had armed personnel for many decades. My grandfather was one. During the depression, he would shepherd high value mail and parcels containing stock certificates, bonds, etc. from brokerages and banks until they got into the system. (He carried a nice Colt .38, BTW).

Now if they’re buying 300 million rounds or something, that might be a whole ‘nother ball of wax.

[Cyber Liberty]

Ammo but not guns? What are they going to do, hold up the cartridges and hit them with little hammers?

[logic101.net]

Are all govt employees going to be heavily armed now? Hope and change....

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“The US government De-paramilitarization Act of 2017.”

That the only federal employees allowed to be armed on duty are commissioned and non-commissioned federal officers, who are engaged in a police, intelligence, or military capacity.

In addition, all military and paramilitary equipment, weapons and ammunition, and other resources maintained by non-police, intelligence or military federal agencies are to be turned over to the FBI, for disposal or sale as surplus.