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Posted: 10/28/2010 12:43:29 PM EST
Title sums it up. If anyone knows the answer to this and can direct me to a source on it, I would be very grateful.
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 12:44:37 PM EST
[#1]
DADT applies
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 12:46:45 PM EST
[#2]





Quoted:



Title sums it up. If anyone knows the answer to this and can direct me to a source on it, I would be very grateful.



Unless otherwise prohibited, sure. I would lock it up myself, and not rely on just the locked car.



ETA:



Misread your question. Do not bring guns onto Federal Property. Park off-site where not prohibited, and use a secure lock.





 
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 12:48:33 PM EST
[#3]
Up until the introduction of the mobile Xray you were ok. Now its all together possible you could spend the rest of your life in prison.



lol
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 12:52:39 PM EST
[#4]
Quoted:
DADT applies


Didn't you hear?!
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 12:54:00 PM EST
[#5]
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 1:00:49 PM EST
[#6]
I would go with park offsite.
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 1:41:16 PM EST
[#7]
Personally, I'd say it was not a good idea to leave a weapon in an unattended vehicle down town!

AND, parking on federal property with a firearm in the vehicle is a double bad idea!!

Do yourself a favor and leave it home!!!
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 1:44:31 PM EST
[#8]
Quoted:
Personally, I'd say it was not a good idea to leave a weapon in an unattended vehicle down town!

AND, parking on federal property with a firearm in the vehicle is a double bad idea!!

Do yourself a favor and leave it home!!!


While I agree somewhat, I wouldn't leave my gun at home all day simply because there was one place I couldn't carry and would have to leave it in the car.

I'm planning on getting one of those locking cases that is cable-tied to your seat post. Problem solved, unless they bring bolt cutters or steal the entire car. It's doubtful (knock on wood) anybody would break into my car anyways, as it looks like what it is, an old piece of shit.
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 2:00:20 PM EST
[#9]
Yep, parking lot is likely considered "grounds" and therefore off limits.  

A post office I know of has a sign in the parking lot that says something like "Ordnance blah blah blah point one - Vehicles on these premises may be subject to search" or something crazy like that.....and the sign is in kind of an obscure place on the perimeter fence, not on a pole in plain view.  


Firearm in car at Federal Courthouse?    Not me.  

YMMV and someone may post the ordnance / law, which would be good.
Link Posted: 10/28/2010 3:56:29 PM EST
[#10]
Sheese, does anyone here actually read the law?

18 USC 930

(g)(1)The term “Federal facility” means a building or part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government, where Federal employees are regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties.

For 'normal' federal buildings not covered under a specific CFR (like the VA and Post Offices, for example), there is no restriction as to "grounds" (parking lots).

(g)(3)The term “Federal court facility” means the courtroom, judges’ chambers, witness rooms, jury deliberation rooms, attorney conference rooms, prisoner holding cells, offices of the court clerks, the United States attorney, and the United States marshal, probation and parole offices, and adjoining corridors of any court of the United States.

No mention of 'grounds' either.

But then they throw this one in there, which I believe is unconstitutional. How would a reasonable person know if there was such 'rules' or 'orders'?
(f) Nothing in this section limits the power of a court of the United States to punish for contempt or to promulgate rules or orders regulating, restricting, or prohibiting the possession of weapons within any building housing such court or any of its proceedings, or upon any grounds appurtenant to such building


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