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The Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) informed Attorney General Todd Blanche Wednesday that under current law, firearms were not banned in post offices under a broad exception covering many who carry concealed.<\/p>\n

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Federal district courts have issued conflicting rulings, with the Trump administration previously electing to drop an appeal of a district court ruling that found the ban unconstitutional after the Supreme Court\u2019s Wolford decision. In the memo, the OLC advised Blanche that the provisions of 18 USC 930, one of the more commonly used statutes to justify a ban on carrying guns in United States Postal Service (USPS) buildings, contained an exemption that applied to those who lawfully carry firearms for lawful purposes including self-defense self-defense, removing the threat of criminal prosecution for having a gun inside a post office or on USPS property. (RELATED: Ruling That Ripped Red Tape Could Start Countdown Clock To Doomsday For Another Gun Ban)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCongress has exempted the \u2018lawful carrying\u2019 \u05bbof firearms or other dangerous weapons \u2018incident to hunting or other lawful purposes,\u2019\u201d the OLC memo says. \u201cBecause carrying arms for self-defense when entering a building held open to the \u05bbpublic is a \u05bbparadigmatic \u2018lawful purpose,\u2019 that exception permits the lawful carrying of constitutionally protected firearms in post offices.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice (DOJ) made its position known in a July with the Fifth Circuit that dropped the appeal, allowing a nationwide issued in September 2025 blocking enforcement of the carry ban, to stand.<\/p>\n

The decision comes one day after the DOJ allowed an injunction against the enforcement of certain provisions of the National Firearms Act (NFA) by declining to appeal a ruling that found restrictions on suppressors and other items unconstitutional because the removal of associated taxes ended any connection with raising revenue, marking a significant victory for gun-rights advocates.<\/p>\n

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Although certain Second Amendment supporters have voiced dissatisfaction with the Trump administration\u2019s defense of specific gun regulations, such as the NFA, against legal challenges, a senior administration official informed the DCNF that these criticisms were unwarranted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand people have policy differences with DOJ\u2019s enforcement of federal laws, but, in my opinion, and I\u2019ve said this to many gun groups, the appropriate place to launch those policy discussions is in Congress, not with us,\u201d Assistant Attorney General for Civil Right Harmeet Dhillon told the DCNF during a June interview. \u201cWe have, I mean, not me, but other people in this building regularly respond to all kinds of litigation on behalf of the United States where I don\u2019t necessarily agree with what we\u2019re defending.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOJ issued a memo in April questioning a ban on mailing firearms, citing the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, prompting the USPS to prepare new regulations to allow the mailing of firearms.<\/p>\n

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