No, it's Louisiana law, discussed extensively in their state legislature, passed by a majority, enforced by the Governor, and upheld by the judiciary.
Your state probably has comparable laws ~ you might look into that before you have a natural disaster and you get a hankering to start shooting your neighbors for shopping without paying down at the Safeway.
73 posted on 09/01/2005 5:52:23 AM PDT by muawiyah
(/ hey coach do I gotta' put in that "/sarcasm " thing again?)