i have to go to the post office today so i won't be carrying as i don't want to leave it in my vehicle while i go in because i don't have a vehicle safe and don't want to be seen breaking my gun down and stashing it in my vehicle somewhere ...but i read how someone had to leave their gun in their vehicle and they broke it down and kept the slide with them so if it was stolen no one could use it.....
would you leave your firearm in your vehicle if you didn't have a safe for it while going to the post office SGB?
in florida we can't even have a gun in our vehicle on post office property which included their parking lots .......might want to double check your law there regarding that?Yes I would and yes I have. And I too keep a spare handgun in my vehicle when out and about.
in florida we can't even have a gun in our vehicle on post office property which included their parking lots .......might want to double check your law there regarding that?
Yes I would and yes I have. And I too keep a spare handgun in my vehicle when out and about.
in florida we can't even have a gun in our vehicle on post office property which included their parking lots .......might want to double check your law there regarding that?
You can do either or both. You don't need a permit to open carry just to carry concealed. There are restrictions on where you can open carry but they don't apply to CPL holders.so if i go to michigan with my florida permit i can open carry there? or must i keep it concealed?
Then explain to me why I wasn't arrested when I mailed a declared Rifle recently. Going from a newbie to an internet expert took you no time at all. Seeing as you know it all you'll get no further advise from my ignorant a$$.
From: (and entire regulation can be read here)
39 CFR 232.1 - Conduct on postal property. | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 39 › Chapter I › Subchapter D › Part 232 › Section 232.1
39 CFR 232.1 - Conduct on postal property.
§ 232.1
Conduct on postal property.
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(l) Weapons and explosives. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation, no person while on postal property may carry firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives, either openly or concealed, or store the same on postal property, except for official purposes.
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I'm not an attorney and there is some question as to whether or not carrying a gun for self defense fits the definition of except for official purposes but, at this time, the Post Office regs consider sending a firearm through the mail to be using the mail services and is "official business".... but does not consider carrying a gun for defense as "official business". I'm guessing because there isn't any "business" being conducted involving the gun.
There is a court case challenging the ban of firearms not involving "official business" on Post Office property but, to the best of my knowledge, it hasn't been resolved yet.
Lawsuit Filed Against Post Office Gun Ban
So my non lawyerly interpretation of all of that is.... yes, a person can carry a firearm into the Post Office for the purpose of sending it through the mail (official business) but cannot carry a firearm into the Post Office to do any business that doesn't involve the firearm.
I would strongly suggest that anyone who is thinking of carrying a gun they aren't actually sending through the mail anywhere on Post Office property (including parking lot.. or even leaving your gun in the car in the parking lot while running in to pick up the mail) to consult with a real attorney (not faceless posters on the internet.. including me) and get an actual legal opinion.
there is a big difference in conceal carrying a gun on your person readily available to fire and carrying a gun disassembled or in a disabled condition and packaged in a sealed box to mail off at the post office
in florida we can't even have a gun in our vehicle on post office property which included their parking lots .......might want to double check your law there regarding that?
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