Stamp Collecting | Firearms Transfer Stamps

  Stamp Collecting | Firearms Transfer Stamps

"...In 1934, US Attorney General Homer Cummings wanted to reduce what were thought of as “gangster weapons.” Cummings, believing the Second Amendment prohibited the outright banning of firearms, instead proposed laws to restrict certain guns and make them more difficult to own. ...The result was the 1934 Firearms Act, which was known as the “Tommy Gun Act,” after a well-known automatic firearm of the time. "

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USPS wants everyone to know its 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 firearms — either openly or concealed, or storing them on USPS property — is unconstitutional. ...Employees are reminded that carrying or storing firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives — either openly or concealed — on USPS property is prohibited and can result in discipline up to and including removal from the Postal Service, as well as potential prosecution..."    

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MORE READING: Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US judge rules

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In the News: Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US judge rules

  Ban on guns in post offices is unconstitutional, US judge rules

"...Jan 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge 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. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump in Tampa, reached that conclusion in dismissing part of an indictment charging a postal worker with illegally possessing a gun in a federal facility. ..."

Reference: www.reuters.com