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(even though parking lots, sidewalks, walkways, and other related
areas are generally not included when discussing the premises
of a location where the carrying of a weapon is prohibited by
law). Like the VA Hospital, United States Post Offices are another
exception to the rule. In 2013, there was a decision by a United
States District Court addressing this issue in Colorado which
allowed a license holder to bring his firearm into the parking lot
of the Avon, Colorado Post Office. However, in 2015, that case
was reversed on appeal by the United States Tenth Circuit Court
of Appeals. Then in 2016, the United States Supreme Court
let the Tenth Circuit Court’s ruling stand by refusing to review
the decision. Still, it should be noted that the United States Tenth
Circuit does not include Texas, and therefore the district court’s
initial ruling striking down the U.S. Post Office’s rule has no legal
bearing on the prohibition against possessing firearms on United
States Post Office property in Texas.
E. Army Corps of Engineers Property: firearms prohibited
FIREARMS PROHIBITED AT PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC
PROPERTY OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
36 CFR § 327.13(a)
The possession of loaded firearms, ammunition, loaded
projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other
weapons is prohibited.
Under this regulation, loaded firearms, ammunition, and other
projectile firing devices are generally prohibited on U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (“USACE”) property. This applies to property owned
and managed by the USACE, including bodies of water, but does
not include easements or other rights of way that USACE may have
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