In January of 2024, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, ruled that the federal ban on carrying a firearm into a U.S. postal facility is unconstitutional.

This came about because Emmanuel Ayala, a U.S. postal worker, was indicted for possessing a firearm in a post office. He argued that the federal law prohibiting that possession was unconstitutional as applied to him. Judge Mizelle agreed and ruled the law is unconstitutional as applied to Mr. Ayala.

Now, what does that mean for firearm owners going forward?