On Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth stopped the government from enforcing a ban on firearms carry in U.S. Post Offices and on postal property.
Chief District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the federal ban on firearm possession, storage, and carry at United States Post Offices and related properties, including post office parking lots, violates the Second Amendment.
In granting summary judgment, the court granted both declaratory and injunctive relief, declaring the ban unconstitutional and preventing its enforcement for the plaintiffs, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and two private citizens. The case is named Firearms Policy Coalition v. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
As noted in the opinion: “The Court determines that both 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1) are inconsistent with the principles that underpin this Nation’s regulatory tradition. Thus, they are unconstitutional as-applied to carrying firearms inside an ordinary post office or on post office property.”
As Judge O’Connor explained, “it is hard to envision that the Founders would countenance banning firearms in the post office—particularly because they did not do so themselves. Thus, the Government has not carried its burden” to justify its ban on carry in and around post offices. The Court thus held that the prohibition is “unconstitutional as-applied to carrying firearms” inside a post office or on post office property. The court’s order also blocks the federal government from enforcing its unconstitutional ban against FPC members.
“As we’ve said all along, governments cannot ban weapons in unsecured public spaces,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “For too long, peaceable people have been threatened with prosecution simply for carrying weapons for self-defense while mailing a package or buying stamps. That ends here. The Second Amendment simply does not permit governments to invent new so-called ‘gun-free zones’ wherever they please.”
Originally filed in June 2024, the lawsuit challenges the ban on firearms carry in U.S. Post Offices and on postal property.
“Millions of people across the country visit the U.S. Post Office as part of their daily routine,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “As we’ve stated throughout this case, there is no historical tradition of banning firearms at post offices, and peaceable Americans all over the country should not be forced to choose between using basic postal services and the exercise of their fundamental rights. Today’s ruling is an encouraging step towards restoring these rights.”
“This is a huge win for SAF and its members,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “There is no historical analogue to justify a ban on carrying a firearm on postal property.
