I pull up to the post office and see this guy get out of his vehicle. His shirt is too short and rides high. He makes an effort to pull the shirt down but it's no use. He's packing a Glock in a SOB holster. He walks into the post office gets his mail. I asked him how he likes the Glock, no response. As I'm walking toward the door he turns around and I ask if he's a cop. He says no. The whole time he's there the gun is in plain sight. It would have been very interesting to see the interaction between him and local police who frequent the facility.
How not to carry concealed
- Thread starter dajowi
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Isn't the post office considered a federal facility and there for he was committing a number of crimes, number one for brandishing or not concealing his fire arm (of course unless the state has open carry), and two carrying in a federal facility that is both prohibited by law and just in case he was ignorant to the law every post office I have ever been to have signs and The signs quote two sections of federal regulation - 18 USC 930 and 39 CFR 232. I could be wrong all of it might be legal in your state.
One of the post offices that I use actually had this sign "missing" from the lobby of the PO for over a year. Before someone put the sign back up, there came to be a "NO Aliens" sticker at one of the door's entrances; and Aliens being the little green men type, think Mars. That sticker is still there, and has been for some time.
What can I say, this is Alaska. And it must work, I have yet to see any little green men waiting in line at the PO!
Standing Wolf
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The more Americans who keep and bear arms, the better off we all are.
Flouting existing laws by carrying into a post office, where neither open nor concealed carry is legal, and by concealing so poorly that the gun was clearly visible (reading between the lines a bit to gather that this may have taken place in a locale where open carry is not legal) does not advance the cause of protecting 2A rights. Wouldn't this guy's arrest - a perfectly valid arrest, by the way - made some great headlines for the antis to use against responsible CCW holders?
It seems clear to me that the OP's questions (How do you like your Glock? Are you a cop?) were probably intended to be hints to the guy that his concealment was inadequate. I really didn't take it that the OP was an anti. I personally don't think that encouraging lawful behavior, even while working to change laws that one disagrees with, is a betrayal.
It seems clear to me that the OP's questions (How do you like your Glock? Are you a cop?) were probably intended to be hints to the guy that his concealment was inadequate. I really didn't take it that the OP was an anti. I personally don't think that encouraging lawful behavior, even while working to change laws that one disagrees with, is a betrayal.
Kreyzhorse
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Carrying in a Post Office is illegal. Let's hope he took a hint on this one.
Based on a law written before the post office became a semi private company.See the postal reorganization act of 1970.I could not find a single case where someone carrying was arrested or went to court.The US Postal Service sets the postage rates, and are held to one rule, they have be non profit.Prior to 1970 postage was considered a tax and rates had to be approved by congress.
First off it was obvious to me, (and I have a CCW) that the person was trying to carry the weapon concealed. Yes we do have open carry in this state and I've never seen a single instance of someone open carrying a firearm anywhere but out in the woods. I asked about the Glock because I though it would generate communication between us and give the opportunity to advise him that he was breaking the law by carrying inside a federal building. Yes, our post office has a a couple of signs informing patrons that carrying concealed or otherwise is a federal offense. I asked if he was a cop because I've known detectives who carry in that fashion without a badge being visible. I suppose that I could have just called 911 and reported him and his automobile license number. Now would that have made me a good law abiding citizen?
