DOJ Won’t Appeal Judge’s Order on Concealed Carry Ban in Post Offices

The move was announced in a letter from the Justice Department to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
DOJ Won’t Appeal Judge’s Order on Concealed Carry Ban in Post Offices
A selection of pistols at a gun shop in Kittery, Maine, on Aug. 9, 2025. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week said it will dismiss its appeal in a case challenging the federal ban on the concealed carry of a firearm in U.S. Postal Service offices.

In a letter issued to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Aug. 15, the DOJ stated that it dismissed its pending appeal in the case known as United States v. Ayala, which involved a U.S. Postal Service truck driver who had a concealed carry permit and carried a concealed pistol while walking into a post office.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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