A federal judge in Florida ruled a U.S. law that prohibits people from having firearms in post offices to be unconstitutional, the latest court decision declaring gun restrictions violate the Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Trump appointee, cited the 2022 Supreme Court ruling “New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen” that expanded gun rights. The 2022 ruling recognized the individual’s right to bear a handgun in public for self-defense.

The judge shared her decision in the indictment that charged Emmanuel Ayala, U.S. Postal Service truck driver, with illegal possession of a firearm in a federal building.

  • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    As for whether there are good reasons to ban guns in post offices, that’s debatable.

    All it takes is one guy with a gun that’s pissed off about a lost package.

    That’s true literally everywhere.

    Yep, including Post Offices.

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      10 months ago

      Yep, which is why you can’t annul 2A by saying there is some small reason to not have them everywhere.

      If you want to repeal the 2A, pass a new ammendment. Of course you can’t because most people are not irrationally scared of guns.