Postal workers and the general public can bring guns into post offices and other government buildings, according to a recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
A Tampa, Fla.-based U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck driver was charged with illegal possession of a firearm in a federal building. He had a gun in a fanny pack when he entered a post office, and two agents from the USPS Office of Inspector General stopped him and tried to detain him, but he fled, according to court documents. He was arrested by officers from the Tampa Police Department.
However, the federal court concluded the historical record does not support a law banning firearms in post offices. When a firearms regulation is challenged under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the government must prove that the regulation is part of the historical tradition that defines the outer bounds of the right to bear arms, the court said.
Albert Ruiz, a spokesperson for USPS, said, “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. We are evaluating the interplay between our regulation and the recent interpretation of the broader federal...
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