Oh one other thing as related to credit unions.
A credit union that has the word "federal" in it is not 'owned' by the government and is not a federalized public institution, such as the USPS or National Park Service.
All that the 'federal' means is that the banking institution has been chartered as following the rules and regs of the National Credit Union Administration. Other non 'federal' credit unions follow state bases rules and regs. That is all.
They are banks like any other.
Relevant reading:
Credit union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Federal Credit Union Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dual chartering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BUT...!!!
There are credit unions that are otherwise in free states/carry states located specifically as on _Federal_ grounds.
First that comes to mind for me is the
Pentagon Federal Credit Union as well as the
Navy Federal Credit Union.
Both of these entities have a presence in and among the 'Crystal City' commercial complex as among Arlington, VA.
Anyone who has worked within or among government as within or about the Beltway in DC/MD/VA knows that the Crystal City development, just a stones throw from the Pentagon and Arlington Cemetery, is a major hub of govt. business today.
By law in VA carry is lawful concealed or open.
By Federal law carry as onto govt. property including govt. use buildings and complexes is unlawful.
Crystal City is a commercial complex that is largely leased to govt. agencies and entities for governmental use. As well many commercial entities that do intergovernmental work also are locate within Crystal City buildings and even at times as within govt. leased office space.
Now the question of is it lawful to carry here, there or elsewhere such as to a 'bank' (fill in the blank 'federal' credit union) becomes tricky.
It matters not that the credit union is a federal charter or not. But what does matter is that the building space/grounds are not govt. property as by ownership or use (lease). Many of these building even have govt. security who do and will actively patrol as well as scan entrants including their cars at the exterior.
Additionally there are school/college/university credit unions for example;
UMass Five College Credit Union which is in my zone.
Same very specific concern applies here as by the Federal 'Gun Control Act' of 1968 possession of a firearm (not just handgun) is expressly unlawful as on or among school grounds including buildings and other property, as related to interstate or intrastate commerce.
So items like this in specific which are as related to banking and federal operation or legality do apply.
But they are largely narrow per their locations typically being at/among no carry locations that them self are specifically addressed under federal laws.
My business is based in Arlington, VA and over the past 16 yrs. I've been to Crystal City location .gov/.mil offices more times than I care to recall.
As well living here in MA I am among five colleges all of whom own/lease off campus buildings and grounds including the Five Colleges Credit Union. Which is adjacent to the USFWS where I often go to have meetings. As I carry everywhere lawful, I do not park my car at either of these two locations when near them. Rather I'll remove _all_ arms/weaponry and securely 'store' them properly as per MA statute within my vehicles locked trunk as parked at either of two nearby commercial businesses. I'll then walk among the elements to my destination at the USFWS and across the Five College Credit Union grounds.
- Janq