In any case, I've never heard of, witnessed or responded to a report of someone illegally carrying a concealed firearm on U.S. Postal Service property or inside a post office. Not saying it doesn't happen ...
I bet it happens A LOT, especially in rural communities.
I live in a very gun friendly place. I see people open carrying and I see printing on a normal basis, because it's kind of a fun game to figure out who's carrying and who isn't based on attire. Many people in my area, including myself, carry so often that it is second nature. I myself have accidentally walked into my local post office with a concealed gun on my person, because I'm just used to carrying. When I realized what I had done, I immediately turned around and went back to my vehicle, and removed my gun.
I know I could have easily conducted my business and left without anyone noticing, but I just won't risk it. Besides the possibility of being arrested/prosecuted, my career would be over when it came out what kind of trouble I'm in. That would pretty much ruin my life, and I'd have to start over. I'm not risking that, not for the very minimal amount of time I actually have to go into a post office. And that's with the qualifier that I live in a rural enough environment that I pick up my mail from a PO box.
I wonder if the same sorts of things happen in bigger urban areas with more people proportionately. I mean folks in an urban environment MAY be a little more used to no gun signs. However the proportionate number of people who ignore those signs would also be larger. The number of accidental absent minded violations would also be higher.
The law is the law, whether people agree with it or not. I recommend people follow it. Whether or not it's a just law is irrelevant, as it is a totally different topic. Breaking gun laws right now is not going to be productive for our cause in this country based on political posturing. Showing we are reasonable law abiding citizens may not either, but it's a lot easier to argue our points when the media isn't full of gun owners getting arrested for trying to walk into a Wal-Mart with an AR15.
I'm not going to comment of how many guns I've seen carried or otherwise on Postal Property.
Why not? It's relevant to the discussion, if even in a tangential sort of way.