TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Jan 16, 2024

A federal judge in Florida on Friday ruled that a law barring people from possessing firearms in U.S. post offices is unconstitutional, reports Reuters. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled the law violated defendant Emmanuel Ayala's right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution. Ayala, a postal service driver in Tampa, had a concealed weapons permit and was indicted after he brought his gun onto postal service property. Ayala fled federal agents who tried to detain him. Mizelle did not dismiss a separate charge for forcibly resisting arrest.