Legal Opinion
Application of 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) to Post Offices
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided August 12, 2026Published
1Opinion of the Court
(Slip Opinion) Application of 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) to Post Offices Section 930(d)(3) of title 18, U.S. Code, permits the lawful carrying of constitutionally protected firearms in post offices that are generally open to the public. August 12, 2026 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Congress has passed at least nine different statutes that bar or have been interpreted to bar otherwise law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons into designated locations. 1 It has also empowered the Depart- ment of Homeland Security, 40 U.S.C. § 1315(c), as well as individual federal agencies, see, e.g.,
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2Cases cited48 opinions
- Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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