FORT WORTH, TX (October 22, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that it has filed a motion for summary judgment in FPC v. Garland, its lawsuit challenging federal gun control laws prohibiting firearm possession, storage, and carry at United States Post Offices and related properties, including post office parking lots. The motion can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/fpcgarland.
“Your right to carry weapons for armed self-defense does not end at the Post Office. We look forward to eliminating this immoral ban and further restoring the People’s right and ability to protect themselves in public,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.
“The Carry Ban, to the extent it bars the possession and carriage of firearms in post offices and on postal property, infringes their Second Amendment rights and must be declared unconstitutional and enjoined,” argues the motion. “Bruen reaffirms that any Second Amendment regulation is constitutional only if the government ‘demonstrate[s] that [it] is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.’ But there is no historical tradition supporting the ban on lawful firearm carriage in post offices and on postal property.”
The FPC v. Garland case is part of FPC’s high-impact strategic litigation program, FPC Law, aimed at eliminating immoral laws and creating a world of maximal liberty. FPC is joined in the litigation by two FPC members as well as the Second Amendment Foundation. FPC thanks FPC Action Foundation for its strategic support of this FPC Law case.
Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit membership organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. We work to achieve our strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. Our FPC Law program (FPCLaw.org) is the nation’s preeminent legal action initiative focused on restoring the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Individuals who want to support FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional laws can join the FPC Grassroots Army at JoinFPC.org or make a donation at firearmspolicy.org/donate. For more on FPC’s lawsuits and other pro-Second Amendment initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on Instagram, X (Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube.
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