March 10, 2026 The APWU has filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in Shreve v. U.S. Postal Service (W.D. Pa.), a case challenging the federal law prohibiting individuals from mailing concealable handguns. The plaintiff argues that 18 U.S.C. §1715 — a 1927 law banning the mailing of concealable pistols, revolvers, and similar firearms by private … Read more
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a brief in response to the government’s efforts to limit the scope of the injunction SAF obtained on behalf of its members in its U.S. Post Office carry ban challenge.
January 18, 2024 Employee safety is a top priority for the Postal Service, which is why the organization wants to ensure everyone is aware of its longstanding policy on firearms on postal property. A recent Florida district court decision is being misreported or may be misinterpreted as holding that the Postal Service’s ban on carrying … Read more
Via Don Cheney, APWU PSAL 298, Retired President: U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Florida on Friday ruled that a U.S. law that bars people from possessing firearms in post offices is unconstitutional, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling from 2022 that expanded gun rights. Emmanuel Ayala, a U.S. Postal Service truck driver … Read more
Effective August 2, 2018, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual (ASM) to clarify policy on the possession of firearms by Postal Service employees. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 2 Audits and Investigations * * * * * 27 Security * * * * * 276 Firearms Security * * * * * 276.2 … Read more
By Chad Abraham – December 23, 2015 The former Aspen postal worker who had a loaded handgun in a backpack at the local facility hopes that a firearm exception in federal sentencing guidelines will result in a reduced prison term. Mauro Pennini is to be sentenced Jan. 4 in federal court in Grand Junction after … Read more
Yesterday the Tenth Circuit heard oral arguments in Bonidy v. United States, which is an as-applied challenge to the U.S. Postal Service regulation which completely prohibits firearms on all postal property, including parking lots. Mr. Bonidy lives in Avon, Colorado, and has a concealed carry permit issued pursuant to Colorado law, following a fingerprint-based background … Read more