The US Postal Service is playing the ultimate game of bureaucratic poker, holding its cards tight on a federal court ruling that struck down their long-standing ban on firearms in post offices. Despite the judge deeming the policy an unconstitutional overreach under the Second Amendment—echoing the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision that demands gun laws align with historical traditions—USPS has issued zero official statements, no policy updates, and not even a whisper of compliance. This isn’t just silence; it’s a masterclass in administrative stonewalling, leaving armed citizens in limbo while postal workers and patrons wonder if no guns signs still carry the force of law. For the uninitiated, this stems from a lawsuit by a Georgia man denied entry to a post office with his holstered pistol, a case that highlights how federal fiefdoms like USPS have clung to arbitrary sensitive places rules post-Bruen, ignoring the historical reality that Founding-era post offices weren’t gun-free zones.
Digging deeper, this foot-dragging exposes the deep-state inertia that plagues Second Amendment victories. Courts have repeatedly affirmed that modern gun bans must mirror 18th- or 19th-century analogs—good luck finding colonial edicts disarming folks at the mail depot amid highwaymen and frontier threats. USPS’s mute response isn’t benign; it’s a calculated delay tactic, buying time to appeal, lobby Congress, or quietly enforce the ban until forced otherwise. We’ve seen this playbook before with schools, parks, and bars—agencies treat Bruen like a suggestion, not a mandate. For the 2A community, the implications are electric: a green light for strategic non-compliance testing nationwide, but also a rallying cry to pressure USPS brass and support parallel lawsuits. If everyday carriers can’t defend themselves amid rising crime (postal robberies spiked 20% last year per USPS data), what’s the message to armed citizens? This silence screams volumes—time for the gun rights vanguard to turn up the heat, file FOIAs, and pack the post office lobbies legally. Victory is in the mail, but only if we deliver it ourselves.
