Post offices and CFP laws

[mrjam2jab]

Another loop hole here is Post Offices inside other facilities..
Near me is an Ace Hardware with a Post Office inside.. It is Legal to carry in the Ace Hardware and even do Postal transactions..
This is important to me, as I mostly ride a motorcycle.. So, my choice is - Carry inside a post office - OR Remove my gun on a public street, place it in my unlocked Saddle bag and leave the pistol unattended..

Now my statement that follows is not a "legal" question, but which is worse... Carrying a pistol that is concealed into a post-office or leaving a pistol unattended in an unlocked Saddle bag??? Hummmm...

Thus I go to the Post Office inside of the Ace Hardware to avoid both of these situations..

When inside another facility like that the Postal "property line" starts at the customer edge of the counter...you could not go behind the counter but you can be in the hardware store. Not sure about actual postal transactions....

[stovepipe]

O K my head is singing loonie tunes with all the stars visible .
The US Mail went Private years ago ,so which is it Gov. or Private or in some weird way are they both ?

[mrjam2jab]

O K my head is singing loonie tunes with all the stars visible .
The US Mail went Private years ago ,so which is it Gov. or Private or in some weird way are they both ?

I asked a retired postal inspector this a couple months ago...he said they are quasi-government...which means they are government when they want to be.

[BC1]

My understanding is yes it is illegal at all federal buildings. I am open to education

Correct. All federal offices and service centers including the Veterans Administration (and their hospitals), the IRS and Social Security.