DOJ Legal Opinion Finds Ban On Guns In Public Post Offices Unenforceable For Self-Defense - Tampa Free Press
The opinion says the Postal Service rule cannot override federal law and applies to nearly 31,000 public post offices, officials said.
- Last Wednesday, The Justice Department's OLC issued a memorandum stating that law-abiding Americans may legally carry firearms for self-defense into public Post facilities, interpreting a statutory exception for "lawful purposes."
- Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Lanora determined that Section 930 does not ban self-defense carry, arguing that public Post facilities are not "sensitive places" and rejecting narrow interpretations requiring nexus between carry and facility function.
- The Office concluded the Postal Service regulation at Section 232.1 cannot override the broader congressional statute, allowing carry in nearly 31,000 retail facilities generally open to the public.
- Federal prosecutors are now directed not to enforce weapon bans against law-abiding individuals, though the guidance excludes restricted areas like military installations and facilities closed to the general public.
- This memorandum coincides with The Justice Department's decision not to appeal a recent ruling regarding the National Firearms Act, marking a significant shift in how the Executive Branch interprets federal firearm restrictions.
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DOJ Legal Opinion Finds Ban On Guns In Public Post Offices Unenforceable For Self-Defense - Tampa Free Press
Law-abiding citizens carrying constitutionally protected firearms for personal defense may legally bring those weapons into U.S. post offices that are open to the public, according to a newly issued legal opinion from the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. The memorandum opinion, dated August 12, 2026, and authored by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General […] DOJ Legal Opinion Finds Ban On Guns In Public Post Offices Unenforc…
DOJ Allows Lawful Gun Carry in Public Post Offices
A new Office of Legal Counsel opinion concludes that federal law permits otherwise law-abiding citizens to carry constitutionally protected firearms for self-defense inside post offices open to the public. IMG Duncan Johnson The United States Department of Justice has released a formal Office of Legal Counsel memorandum opinion clarifying that law-abiding Americans may carry constitutionally protected firearms into publicly accessible post offic…
DOJ Memo Delivers Major Second Amendment Win - Civil Deadline
The Department of Justice told Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday that current law allows guns in post offices. This memo from the Office of Legal Counsel removes the threat of criminal prosecution for people carrying firearms for self-defense. The government now admits the 92-year ban does not apply to those with lawful carry permits. ...
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