Gun Bans in Post Offices Violate 2nd Amendment, Judge Says

The ruling came after a person was charged with possessing firearms in a post office, which he argued was ‘unconstitutional.’

Guns are displayed for the public to shoot at a shooting range during the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival on Oct. 9, 2022, in Greeley, Pa. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A federal judge in Florida ruled on Jan. 12 that the U.S. government’s decision to arrest a man for possessing a firearm in a post office violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle for the Middle District of Florida cited the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen case, in which the high court said that the Second Amendment protects a U.S. citizen’s right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense purposes.