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anygunanywhere wrote:

CleverNickname wrote:

anygunanywhere wrote: Obviously federal law does not care at all about anything, even the second amendment. Prohibiting carry in post offices is infringement in direct violation of the 2A.

You were the one that brought up the "lawful purposes" clause of 18 USC 930 (d).

I did bring it up, it is an infringement, the feds are notorious for violating the second amendment even though the second as it stands is not incorporated to apply to the states, and I am not following your point on this post and the eyeroll. It must be an inside thing?

Anygunanywhere

I agree that carry should not be banned in the post office and that the federal government has overstepped their bounds, but talking about "how things should be" really doesn't answer the question in the original post as to whether it is legal to carry in the post office. You can say "the 2nd Amendment does this" or the "2nd Amendment does that" all day long but until the federal courts rule that the law banning carry is unconstitutional or Congress changes the law, it's really a moot point in the discussion as to whether someone will get arrested or not.

anygunanywhere wrote:

CleverNickname wrote: Ah, but does federal law concern itself with what state law has to say? I'm guessing probably not. So it would only be what federal law says is a lawful purpose.

Obviously federal law does not care at all about anything, even the second amendment. Prohibiting carry in post offices is infringement in direct violation of the 2A.

You were the one that brought up the "lawful purposes" clause of 18 USC 930 (d).

anygunanywhere wrote: In paraphrasing, it says that firearms are not allowed unless your are doing so "for lawful purposes" or similar wording. Since I am lawfully licensed by the state of Texas I can carry in a post office.

Ah, but does federal law concern itself with what state law has to say? I'm guessing probably not. So it would only be what federal law says is a lawful purpose.