Posted on 10/02/2022 5:45:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber
But to the left, the response, no matter the issue, is always “racism”—and it’s no different when it comes to Hurricane Ian, looters, and the Second Amendment.
For once, the media is not exaggerating: Florida suffered a horrific blow when Hurricane Ian smashed into it. More than a million homes and businesses are without electricity, thousands of homes have been fully or partially destroyed, and farms are underwater. The infrastructure is temporarily broken and, whenever that happens, out come the looters. Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, told looters that Floridians are armed, a reminder for all of us why the Second Amendment matters. In response, MSNBC’s Joy Reid cried...wait for it...racism!
This post is not about Florida’s travails, which are covered in myriad other articles. (See here and here, for example.) All we can do is send prayers and, if you’re interested and able, funds to help out.
Instead, this post is about one very specific problem that always arises when people are—or appear to have been—driven from their homes, and that’s looting. One person’s tragedy is another, unprincipled person’s disaster. For those contemplating taking advantage of the police’s inability to answer calls, Ron DeSantis had a simple message—Floridians are very likely to be armed.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a pointed warning to anyone looking to take advantage of the chaos caused by Hurricane Ian.
“Don’t even think about looting. Don’t even think about taking advantage of people in this vulnerable situation. And so local law enforcement is involved in monitoring that,” he said during a Friday news conference.
“You can have people you know bringing boats into some of these islands and trying to ransack people’s homes. I can tell you, in the state of Florida, you never know what may be lurking behind somebody’s home,
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A great law.
Which is why you should avoid firearms registration; THE ONLY REASON GOVERNMENT REGISTERS ANYTHING IS FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE CONFISCAION AND TAXATION.
I don’t understand the Left’s criticism of DeSantis (my Governor). You would think they would appreciate his attempt to remind looters that their *stuff* won’t be tolerated in Florida.
(He’s just trying to ensure that Looter Society survives the next few months.) /S
Yes. AND it was done, Illegally!
The police had no authority to do that.
I suspect at the time the Feds had a hand in it.
Yep, totally agree. There should have been charges for civil rights violations and the perpetrators should have had assets forfeited to pay restitution while they served their prison sentences.
FBI does not list a regional office in New Orleans, BUT there is a listing of simply FBI in New Orleans.
FBI
2901 Leon C. Simon Boulevard
1250 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70126-1061
(504) 816-3000
The Regional office in Texas is in Dallas.
But I’m confident there are other offices in Texas, including El Paso; Houston; and San Antonio.
My gut tells me there is more. Their involvement in Waco (Branch Dividan and Twin Peaks) in the past makes me believe there are more in Texas.
“Ah yes......Heineken man....an oldie but a goodie.”
If it ain’t in a can or if it ain’t in a keg it’s skunked. That has been scientifically proven.
Florida passed an "emergency carry" bill in 2015. It helps prevent problems such as happened in Louisiana.
“The Racist Roots of Gun Control”
Read for more:
https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/media/29094/the-racist-roots-of-gun-control.pdf
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