What do folks here do with their carry gun when they have to go into a post office?

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bearcreek said:
Can you not read? I never said it wasn't enforced, I'm asking if anyone knows of a case where it was. I have no idea if it is or has been, that's why I'm asking the question. I've never heard or read of a case where it was and apparently, no one else reading this thread so far has either. That doesn't mean that it hasn't been, it may just mean that none of us has found the case yet. Regardless, I'm not sure why you seem so resistant to finding out. Deliberate ignorance is generally a bad idea, IMO.
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Can you not read?

I'm not resistant to finding out.

I know I'm not willing to go to jail for doing it so, imo, the relavency as to how many others have been arrested for it doesn't rank high.

They are not me and I am not them.

I don't live my life by what others have gotten away with.
 
Sistema1927 said:
Can you point us in the direction of even one of those convictions?

If I was a betting man, I would put money on the fact that any you find used the "carrying on PO property" as an add on to some other crime, such as assault on a PO employee, or armed robbery, or such.

I haven't heard of a single case of anyone being convicted solely for having a firearm in a locked car in a PO parking lot.
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They did prosecute and convicted a postal employee for having a gun in the parking lot
 
bearcreek said:
Good! I guess we'll both just have to wait and see if someone can come up with an example of anyone experiencing any "consequences" for this "crime". :thumbup:
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Ummm No. You might have to wait but as I've said, the answer of how many have been caught or how many have gotten away with is isn't really relavent to my decision to avoid putting myself into a situation that I could go to jail for 2 yrs and lose so much in my life.

Therefore, I don't need to wait for others to feed me info.

However, you are free to wait for others to feed you info. I wish you the best of luck and enjoy your wait.:thumbup:
 
I avoid the issue and avoid the post office. I wait for the mail man to come by and pick up my packages. He comes roughly the same time every day. I send a ton of media mail daily. Mail man picks up when he drops off
 
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bearcreek said:
Yes, it does. Knowing what laws are and are not enforced always matters. What are the consequences, BTW?
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In Ohio, it is the possibility of being charged with a felony under state law. Even if it's a million to one, I'm not chancing it.
 
rtroha said:
In Ohio, it is the possibility of being charged with a felony under state law. Even if it's a million to one, I'm not chancing it.
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I'm not sure how I can make this question clearer, but I'll give it another shot. Do you know of any case where a customer of the post office was charged with having a firearm on postal service property when the charge wasn't connected to another crime? I'm well aware of what the law says. I can read it for myself. When I asked about the "consequences" that danez71 was talking about, I assumed that he knew of a case where someone had experienced those consequences. Turns out, he's never heard of anyone getting in trouble for this either.
 
If you follow the rules it's good for.everyone.

Have your wife or friend drop you off neat the post office and pick you up near the post office. They can secure it for you while you visit the post office without it.

Law breakers cause an increase in restrictions for everyone.
 
If you carry firearms onto postal property you can get into trouble. Not a good idea.

I wish the restrictions were reconsidered for permit holders. It is well known the permit holding community isn't the problem and their presence may well increase security.
 
Interesting fact; when I hired into the Post Office, in 1980, as a driver, we were issued a Federal Firearms Permit and had to qualify with a J-frame 38.
That was taken away several years later but still, it did exist.
 
Ask a guy named Clarence Paul Dorosan if you can (and will be) arrested for possessing a gun on United States Post Office property.
 
Here's a good article on post office employee Clarence Paul Dorosan. It also covers many of the issues surrounding conceal carry on post office property.

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/post-office-law/

Like some others on this thread, I am very interested to know of any prosecution of or incidents involving conceal carry permit holders on post office property. (Who are not employed by the Postal Service.)
 
In answer; old lady new shooter, I would leave my gun at home if my errands included a visit to any federal government designated property despite the fact that the government does not always own the property. Just because I have a permit to carry a gun does not mean that I am allowed to carry it everywhere. It's the law. Really. It is. Inexplicable or not, it is the law. If one of you old guys has a heart attack while you are in your pick up truck in the parking lot of a United States Post Office fondling your Glock, while your wife is inside mailing a check to your needy grand kids, you will be taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital and if you are lucky enough to live, you will be charged with possession of a weapon on government property. Just say no.
 
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org

This guy was CCing. Reportedly had a permit. He wanted to mail a rifle.

Postal employee called cops because of the rifle.

Got arrested for the CC pistols he had on him.

Federal law prohibits carrying guns inside a post office and the Scottsville location had signs posted informing people of the law.

Stewart was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
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The articles linked thru web site has a ton of pop ups.
 
Wouldn’t trust the feds to tell me if the sun is shining. I worked with them as a LEO 40 & 50 years ago and had the highest respect for them.
Sad how things have changed.
 
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