The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week said it will dismiss its appeal in a case challenging the federal ban on the concealed carry of a firearm in U.S. Postal Service offices.
In a letter issued to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Aug. 15, the DOJ said that it dismissed its pending appeal in the case known as United States v. Ayala, which involved a U.S. Postal Service truck driver who had a concealed carry permit and carried a concealed pistol while walking into a post office.
The driver, Emmanuel Ayala, was stopped by two U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General agents, who tried to detain him. He fled the scene but was later arrested by the Tampa Police Department, according to court documents….