couzin wrote:You found first part answer - second answer depends on which Federal district court your are in when the offense occurs. Where I worked the "forfeiture schedule" was $200 and mandatory appearance. If magistrate deems there to be other circumstances (additional counts/citations, failure to identify, criminal history, nose buggers, etc), there may be an enhancement and jail time. The USACE Ranger issues the citation at the time of the offense. If there is less than full cooperation, or there is an escalation or threat, a Ranger can request local law enforcement, game warden, or Federal law enforcement assistance and an arrest may result. Having said that, in most cases you would likely just to be asked to take the firearm off USACE property. But - that also depends on where the offense occurs - in California I would suspect the fine is way higher and an arrest is probable.
This looks like about the same for ACOE as for USPS property (not buildings). The offense is a Federal "infraction" which can be up to 30 days jail and $5000 fine, but is generally much less and jail time rarely assessed. Except for the possible jail time this is kind of the federal equivalent of a Texas Class C misdemeanor. The down side is that for Texas LTC purposes the possibility of jail makes it a class A misdemeanor for which you could lose your Texas license for 5 years.
At least it's not a Federal Felony (GFSZA) with 10years/$250,000 like driving within 1000' of a school with your rifle in the pickup rack or loaded in your trunk....
