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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      9 months ago

      What’s a more secure place for a firearm? Unattended in a locker or actively in the possession of the person licensed to have it?

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          How so? Where do you keep your wallet? How about your keys?

          The most secure place to store something isn’t to leave it unattended. It’s to actively have it on your person.

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            I don’t take my wallet and keys with me to secure them. I take them with me because there is a good chance I’ll want to use them.

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            See you think that. But I don’t think you know the people I know. Even the military locks up guns when they aren’t in use.

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              On a fucking military base. That’s slightly more secure than the standard office locker.

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                Hahaha. Yeah, totally always on base. Never in a random downtown building… They would never ever do that.