Posted on 02/17/2017 6:18:45 AM PST by tekrat
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Superintendent Michael Harrison have made the city -- or at least certain tourist-friendly parts and for a limited period of time -- safe again from ill-intentioned gunfire.
How did they achieve this? They have declared "zero tolerance" for anyone bringing illegal firearms to Carnival parades, to the French Quarter, and to all activities connected to this weekend's NBA All-Star Game.
"Do not bring firearms to the French Quarter or parades," Harrison said at a City Hall press conference Wednesday (Feb. 15). Not yet equipped with radiation scanning devices, NOPD will deploy plainclothes officers in the crowds to spot anyone trifling with a zero tolerance of firearms, the chief said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
The code for shots fired is going to get a workout!
Sounds like Mardi grasand, tourists, and NBA should move to Chicago.
I live just outside New Orleans. I rarely go there, but when I do, I’m armed.
So what’s the over/under on gun deaths for this?
“So after Mardi Gras, bring in your illegal guns and enjoy some gun play.” - Mayor
So I guess its OK to bring illegal guns the other 51 weeks out of the year?
And how exactly does a gun make itself illegal?
And if I have a legal gun, can I still bring it to the party?
I think I need a picture.
Can’t we play just a LITTLE?
I think once someone got killed during New Year’s Eve in NOLA.Someone was firing a gun up into the air in celebration; as for
the bullet what goes up must come down.
Also this weekend the University of Connecticut women’s b-ball is also in town to go fo game win #101 against Tulane and eant to win peace.
Correction: Want.
Which implies that at other times, it’s tolerated.
Correction: In peace.
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