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I pray that some lawyer reading this will get going right away on taking care of Mr. P. Edwin Compass in an appropriate manner.
I hadn't heard they were confiscating guns.
Is it still martial law down there?
What's really disgusting is that the NOPD is one of the most corrupt police departments in the US. Ditto for the NO municipal government and the LA state government. Most high quality firearms retail for $300 and up. If those individuals get ahold of a lot of privately owned guns, it's just about assured that they'll either keep them for themselves or sell them on the black market to their gang banger buddies. Hence, most of the law abiding citizens of NO will see the guns go from the hands of law abiding citizens into the hands of criminals, causing that much more gun crime.
I can't think of any place in the US at any time in its history then New Orleans today where a citizen would be more inclined to look skyward and thank God and the Founding Fathers for their right to be armed and no time or place in American history where the rats would be more determined to confiscate.
I don't think there's the slightest concern on the part of the so-called "authorities" about what's legal or constitutional. They know that 5 cops with a lot of firepower can take your guns one way or the other. Government officials want us to sing some silly song about "respect for the rule of law" when, in fact, there's no rule of law at all, but just raw power.
I personally have come to despise government in all its forms.
I wonder if the police taking the guns are giving receipts to the owners?
It's so disgusting, an obvious attempt to apply leverage to force holdouts to leave, by leaving them defemseless.
Once you are disarmed, you are a govt ward. Get on this bus, march into that holding area. Once disarmed, the govt owns you.
The only way that's going to happen is if good people like the community of legal citizens owning firearms stands up and gets heard. Don't count on the NRA to do it, they're too busy with other agenda that doesn't address 2A rights. A grass roots effort and a damn loud noise about it to the cronies in DC will be the only manner to get this in front of lawmakers.
Even though I despise attornies (they're not all corrupt) almost as much as I despise politicians (they are all corrupt), attornies in this type of situation can in fact be "useful idiots". Lawsuits of civil nature can have drastic impact on the political careers of persons willing to make law at the local level. This is proven true again and again.
So to end my own personal rant (I feel much better now), pick up the phone, call you're legistlators, call GOA and most importanly; make a big noise if you expect to be heard. To those that would say "It can't happen here"....it just did.
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This is really disgusting. I am not sure who I can email about this and make some noise, but I will certainly put in some time doing so.
I can't think of a time when citizens need to be armed more than in a time of civil unrest, whether martial law is declared or not.
These bastards deserve to be left unarmed and on the street themselves to see what it feels like to be at the mercy of thugs in and out of uniform.
Deserves a Charlton Heston response!
Apparently wealthy people and business owners are being allowed to hire armed security guards to protect their property in N.O., according to my local paper. Shades of Rosie O'Donnell.
Mrs VS
This is a land/gun grab.
What's happening in LA in the wake of the hurricane and the flooding is even more ominous for the future of this free Republic than anything mother nature could ever have devised.
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"Prohibiting" authority applies to the sale of alcohol, presence on public streets, and the sale of goods or services at excessive prices. "Regulating" authority applies to firearms, flammable materials, and sound devices (such as megaphones).The "regulating" authority is undoubtedly broad.
But it is not equivalent to "prohibiting."
The statute does not authorize the New Orleans Police--abetted by the National Guard and the U.S. Marshalls--to break into homes, point guns at people, and confiscate every single private firearm--or every single private bullhorn or private cigarette lighter.
Turns out there is a 'legal' way to have the right to bear arms & protect your property in the 'great state' of Louisiana.
La. Stat., title 14, § 329.6. It provides:
Section F.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, except in an imminent life threatening situation nothing herein shall restrict any uniformed employee of a licensed private security company, acting within the scope of employment, from entering and remaining in an area where an emergency has been declared.
The provisions of this Subsection shall apply if the licensed private security company submits a list of employees and their assignment to be allowed into the area, to the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners, which shall forward the list to the chief law enforcement office of the parish and, if different, the agency in charge of the scene.
There is a silver lining in this cloud.
The gummint tipped its hand for all to see in a back-alley card game.
Now it will never be able to win the gun grab nationally under any circumstances.
At ease, folks. The big bluffer just lost his shirt but doesn't know it yet.
Heh.
bttt