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0 pointsdane-pgp3y ago0 comments

One interesting little fact from history is that the Postal Inspection Service was one of the first bulk buyers of the Tommy Gun (Thompson submachine gun).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun#Early_...

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dredmorbius3y ago

It's also the oldest federal law-enforcement agency, pre-dating the formation of the United States itself.

(The Post Office was established in colonial times by Benjamin Franklin, the USPSIS precursor was formed in 1772.)

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0 pointsdane-pgp3y ago0 comments

One interesting little fact from history is that the Postal Inspection Service was one of the first bulk buyers of the Tommy Gun (Thompson submachine gun).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun#Early_...

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dredmorbius3y ago

It's also the oldest federal law-enforcement agency, pre-dating the formation of the United States itself.

(The Post Office was established in colonial times by Benjamin Franklin, the USPSIS precursor was formed in 1772.)

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