USPS Reacts to Court Restoring Second Amendment Rights on Postal Property

AmmoLand ^ | January 23, 2024 | Dean Weingarten

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In January of 2023, a Florida federal district Court restored the right to keep and bear arms on United States Postal Service (USPS) property. The court ruled a statute banning the possession of guns on USPS property, dating from 1972, was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.  Currently, the ruling only applies to the individual case in Florida. The USPS has issued a statement aimed at employees, stating the USPS policy has not changed. From the USPS:

A recent Florida district court decision is being misreported or may be misinterpreted as holding that the Postal Service’s ban on carrying firearms — either openly or concealed, or storing them on USPS property — is unconstitutional.

In fact, the case dealt with a different federal statute and does not involve the Postal Service’s regulation. Therefore, it does not change the organization’s policy.

Employees are reminded that carrying or storing firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives — either openly or concealed — on USPS property is prohibited and can result in discipline up to and including removal from the Postal Service, as well as potential prosecution.

An outlet dealing with the federal government, focusing on issues which matter the most to “federal agency managers, policy makers and contractors,” quotes USPS spokesperson Jim McKean. From the Federal News Network:

“The Postal Service regulates its facilities for the safety, economy, and convenience of customers and employees engaged in postal business nationwide. One Postal Service regulation in this regard prohibits the possession or storage of firearms on real property under the charge and control of the Postal Service, and that regulation was upheld by a federal court of appeals in 2015,” McKean said. “We are evaluating the interplay between our regulation and the recent interpretation

[Yo-Yo]

My state of Michigan has a parking lot storage law that allows one to keep a firearm secured in their vehicle in the parking lot of your employer regardless of that employer’s “policy,” but it doesn’t cover State or Federal property, so it doesn’t override the Postal Service stupid rules.

[BobL]

“...we could conceal carry everywhere on TxDOT property.”

I’ve seen some of the neighborhoods that have state/federal highways - one would be CRAZY not to have some defense there.

[ansel12]

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