Posted on 10/29/2009 7:54:00 AM PDT by majstoll
USPS spokesperson Joanne Vito told the Examiner.com that 39 CFR 232.1(l)
applies to anyone coming into a Post Office or a Postal facility. The regulation prohibiting the possession of firearms or other weapons applies to all real property under the charge and control of the Postal Service. . . . Both open and concealed possession are prohibited, so storage of a weapon on a car parked in a lot that is under the charge and control of the Postal Service would be prohibited.
. . .
Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League . . . said that the Postal Service is just setting a trap for the many gun owners who now carry their guns on a daily basis and may not even know about this parking lot gun ban. Even the National Park gun ban allowed folks to store their guns in their cars, said Van Cleave . .
(Excerpt) Read more at smalllinks.com ...
Please DIGG this article.
Does that include the EMPLOYEES?....................
Inspect all Postal Service employee vehicles.
No kidding. The phrase “going postal” came about from postal employees going postal.
How about in the back office?
Sounds like Thune and the like need to attach another rider amendment on the USPS and gain back our RIGHT of carrying on USPS property.
Need any more proof that government employees, except military, are socialist, communist and not willing to serve the general public?
I must have broken the law dozens of times. But I don’t really use the U.S.P.S. much anymore. Pity. /s
However, the next provision states
(m) Nondiscrimination. There must be no discrimination by segregation or otherwise against any person or persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age (persons 40 years of age or older are protected), reprisal (discrimination against a person for having filed or for having participated in the processing of an EEO complaint--29 CFR 1613.26l-262), or physical or mental handicap, in furnishing, or by refusing to furnish to such person or persons the use of any facility of a public nature, including all services, privileges, accommodations, and activities provided on postal property.
Seems discriminatory to me to not allow me to carry a pistol that I carry everywhere else. :)
Smallink not working. This one does: http://www.examiner.com/x-2782-DC-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m10d19-US-Postal-Service-enforces-gun-ban-in-public-parking-lots
Article raises two interesting points: (1) There is a court case involved, and the defendant who lost on appeal was a postal employee. (2) You can mail longuns, but according to the USPS, you can’t posses a long gun on USPS property.
Insane.
Very interesting; I wonder how it would interact with NM state-law which considers a vehicle an extension of the owner’s domicile (meaning you can have a gun in your vehicle while you park at campus and take classes).
“Does that include the EMPLOYEES?....................”
Such a law would help ensure employees “going postal” would have a clear killing field.
Hmmmm...wonder if it covers USPS offices in strip centers. Our local USPS office is right in between a Walgreen’s and a frozen yogurt shop. Also, shouldn’t they be required to post signs at the entrances just as they do on the buildings? If they are going to enforce this, that should be the first thing they have to do.
>Article raises two interesting points:
>(1) There is a court case involved, and the defendant who lost on appeal was a postal employee.
>(2) You can mail longuns, but according to the USPS, you cant posses a long gun on USPS property.
>
>Insane.
Indeed, I noticed that too.
Heller II is already in the courts (types of weapons) Heller 2.1 (incorporation) is @ the SCTOUS level already. You are correct, that Heller 3.0 will be “right to bear” arms.
SCOTUS has already ruled that you (I believe only by dicta though) that you cannot “prohibit” individuals from open carry, because 2A IS your permit to do this, however, you can discriminate for concealed permits, only if you Constitutionally allow open carry.
Haha, this will work. Because we all know that when someone wants to go on a killing spree they ALWAYS follow parking-lot gun bans.
ping
I would never, ever carry my weapon or have it in my vehicle on USPS property. Nor would I ever have a weapon on any property to which the USPS delivers mail. Nope, not me.
Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go douse the flames on my trousers.
If you’re not yet boycotting the USPS, maybe it’s time to consider it.
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