[Crim]

You are making the assertion that the "national guard" went house to house and disarmed residents? They didnt...the local police DID. and they got sued over it: http://www.saf.org/default.asp?p=legalaction About half way down the page...you see all the relevent court documents. SAF Stops New Orleans Gun Confiscation SAF has negotiated with the City of New Orleans to return the guns they illegally-siezed from law-abiding citizens in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina. If you had a gun siezed, read these instructions on how to get it returned to you. If you have any problems please contact us. Click the links below to read the lawsuit filings. Requires the no-cost Adobe Acrobat Reader™ or other pdf viewer software. Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief (pdf) Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Temporary Restraining Order And Preliminary Injunction (pdf) Consent Order (pdf) Motion to Hold Defendents, and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Hold Defendents C. Ray Nagin and Warren Riley In Contempt of the Consent Order (pdf) Memorandum in Opposition to Defendents Motion to Dismiss (pdf) Motion to Compel for Contempt (pdf) Order for Contempt (pdf) Consent Order (pdf)

[Crim]

Grrr...formatting ...

[WayneS]

So the guards troops just accompanied the police while THEY did this? Seems like a distinction without a real difference to me.

Most of the seized guns were ruined due to poor storage techniques, and few records were kept which would allow them to be tracked and returned to their rightful owners, even if the weapons were still salvageable.

Those guns are lost, as in GONE; and the desired objective of the government was accomplished. So NOW they have to pay out a little money to a bunch of attorneys and a few citizens - their PRIMARY goal, the disarming of the civilian population of New Orleans when those people needed their guns the most, was 100% achieved.

[Thunder90]

The Local police (NOLA PD), Cal Highway Patrol, and the BATFE participated in the gun confiscation raids.