Isn't that how Lee Harvey Oswald got his guns? You're saying those were the good old days?
On October 9, 1962, Lee Harvey Oswald rented post office box number 2915 in Dallas, Texas. [6] On January 27, 1963, Oswald ordered a Smith & Wesson "Victory" Model .38 special revolver from Seaport Traders of Los Angeles, using the name A. J. Hidell, and his post office box as address, for $29.95 (equivalent to $245 in 2018) plus postage and handling. It was shipped to him C.O.D. by rail on March 20, and due to policies on shipping of pistols to prevent them from being sent to minors, he was required to pick it up directly at the offices of the Railway Express Agency in Dallas. [7] [8]
On March 12, 1963, Oswald (under the assumed name Alek Hidell) ordered the rifle with an attached telescopic sight from a February advertisement in American Rifleman for a "6.5 Italian Carbine" (model not given in the advertisement). The rifle was ordered from Klein's Sporting Goods located in Chicago, with Oswald paying $19.95 (equivalent to $163 in 2018) plus postage and handling, by money order. This amount included money for the rifle ($12.78), plus a new 4x telescopic sight ($7.17) that was to be custom mounted to it as part of the package. The rifle was also shipped to him at the Hidell post office box, also (by coincidence) on March 20, the same day as the pistol. He picked up the rifle at the post office on March 25. [9]
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