Post office carry

[ScottDLS]

Ok well on the same lines of a post office being in a shopping center what about a police substation being in a mall or shoping center? I obviously understand that you can not carry in to a police station. However can you carry in a mall with a substation or even in to the actuall substation at the mall?

Actually, you can legally carry in a police station. Although they have the right to temporarily require you to disarm if they have a secure locker to store your gun.

[Keith B]

Ok well on the same lines of a post office being in a shopping center what about a police substation being in a mall or shoping center? I obviously understand that you can not carry in to a police station. However can you carry in a mall with a substation or even in to the actuall substation at the mall?

Actually, you can legally carry in a police station. Although they have the right to temporarily require you to disarm if they have a secure locker to store your gun.

Only the secured area is prohibited for police stations (although some try to make the whole station off-limits.) Same would be applicable to a substation in a mall. If they had a secured area (like holding cells, etc.) then that area would be off-limits.

[ScottDLS]

Ok well on the same lines of a post office being in a shopping center what about a police substation being in a mall or shoping center? I obviously understand that you can not carry in to a police station. However can you carry in a mall with a substation or even in to the actuall substation at the mall?

Actually, you can legally carry in a police station. Although they have the right to temporarily require you to disarm if they have a secure locker to store your gun.

Only the secured area is prohibited for police stations (although some try to make the whole station off-limits.) Same would be applicable to a substation in a mall. If they had a secured area (like holding cells, etc.) then that area would be off-limits.

The way I read the statute GC 411.207 they are "authorized" to disarm you in the secure area, but not required to. There is no penal code law prohibiting you from carrying there, it's just that the police can disarm you there if they so choose, and I assume they usually do.

[casingpoint]

Only the secured area is prohibited for police stations

Same for post offices...???

[jordanusmc]

Well thank you for the correction there on the right to carrying in a police station.

[Keith B]

Only the secured area is prohibited for police stations

Same for post offices...???

No, apples and oranges. USPS is federal, police stations are not. Don't count FBI, CIA, etc. as they are federal also.