GHF
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This issue drives me nuts down here in Florida, since I can walk to my Post Office to mail things and empty out a PO box we have there.
The question seems to be answered by the following at the Gun Zone:
http://www.thegunzone.com/rkba/rtc-usps.html
By creating a simple test of whether one may legally carry in a post office could involve answering four questions:
1. Is it illegal for me to carry a handgun on the street outside the post office?
2. Is there a state or local law prohibiting carry in a post office?
3. Am I violating the terms of my CCW permit by carrying inside a post office?
4. Am I going to commit a crime or engage in some unlawful activity once inside the facility?
If one answers "no" to all four questions, it seems that one falls within the exception to the federal ban on carrying in a federal facility, which the Post Office is considered to be.
But an important request in the last paragraph in the main body (above the Addendum) asks the following:
Anyone with verifiable information about a CCW permit holder who was prosecuted for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 930 (or any other federal law), and who was also not allegedly committing, or attempting to commit, a crime (other than illegal firearm possession), should contact The Gun Zone or the author and provide details.
Can anybody provide specific incidents in this area?
The question seems to be answered by the following at the Gun Zone:
http://www.thegunzone.com/rkba/rtc-usps.html
By creating a simple test of whether one may legally carry in a post office could involve answering four questions:
1. Is it illegal for me to carry a handgun on the street outside the post office?
2. Is there a state or local law prohibiting carry in a post office?
3. Am I violating the terms of my CCW permit by carrying inside a post office?
4. Am I going to commit a crime or engage in some unlawful activity once inside the facility?
If one answers "no" to all four questions, it seems that one falls within the exception to the federal ban on carrying in a federal facility, which the Post Office is considered to be.
But an important request in the last paragraph in the main body (above the Addendum) asks the following:
Anyone with verifiable information about a CCW permit holder who was prosecuted for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 930 (or any other federal law), and who was also not allegedly committing, or attempting to commit, a crime (other than illegal firearm possession), should contact The Gun Zone or the author and provide details.
Can anybody provide specific incidents in this area?