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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

That's common to all federal property though. I've literally never been to a federal property that wasn't posted for no guns anywhere on the property.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

Not all. They carved out an exception for National Parks that has the land adopting the rules of the state in which they're located, with the firearm bans only in place in buildings. They need to do the same with Corps of Engineers parks and post offices.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

So, the exception. And it's wilderness area.

[-] TheSanSabaSongbird 1 points 9 months ago

Wilderness Area is an entirely different designation from a national park. They aren't administered by the park service but instead by the Forest Service and they don't typically come with amenities/facilities apart from trailhead parking lots, usually a trail system and sometimes designated campsites and the like. Just FYI. Not that it really matters in this context.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Well yeah, except all of the interior land management agencies have wildernesses they mandate. Park, Forest, BLM, and even Fish and Wildlife.

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