Posted on 09/08/2005 3:40:23 PM PDT by RDTF
Waters were receding across this flood-beaten city today as police officers began confiscating weapons, including legally registered firearms, from civilians in preparation for a mass forced evacuation of the residents still living here.
No civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns, or other firearms, said P. Edwin Compass, the superintendent of police. "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons," he said.
But that order apparently does not apply to the hundreds of security guards whom businesses and some wealthy individuals have hired to protect their property. The guards, who are civilians working for private security firms like Blackwater, are openly carrying M-16's and other assault rifles. Mr. Compass said he was aware of the private guards, but that the police had no plans to make them give up their weapons.
Nearly two weeks after the floods began, New Orleans has turned into an armed camp, patrolled by thousands of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, as well as National Guard troops and active-duty soldiers. While armed looters roamed unchecked last week, the city is now calm. No arrests were made on Wednesday night or this morning, and police received only 10 calls for service, a police spokesman said.
The city's slow recovery is continuing on other fronts as well, local officials said at a press conference late this morning. Pumping stations are now operating across much of the city, and many taps and fire hydrants have water pressure. Also, tests have shown no evidence of cholera or other dangerous diseases in flooded areas, though health officials have said the waters contain levels of E. coli bacteria and lead 10 times higher than what is considered safe.
Efforts to recover corpses have also started, although only a handful of bodies have been recovered so far.
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I hope everyone has contacted their senators and congressmen to complain about the use of federal Law enforcement in this illegal gun grab.
I have - I also called NRA.
BTW, thanks for the ping.
I guess my point kind of dovetailes with what you were saying...exchange of services. It seems to me that spending 2-3K to protect your home from thugs was a worthwhile investment..especially when the government is coming in with the money guns a blazin'
Mine used to wring the necks of chickens. :) They made out just fine...
"Police fearing deadly confrontations with jittery residents enforced a new order that bars homeowners from owning guns. That order apparently does not apply to the hundreds of M-16-toting private security guards hired to protect businesses and wealthy property owners."
The locals are proving that they are no more competent than they were 2 weeks ago.
Will wait for more info to verify one way or the other.
I think that BATFE has been dialed into the computers and POS (Point-Of-Sale) terminals of FFLs for a good while now.
No.
The proper term would be meta-ping list.
Do you mean the Kahr MK9 or the Serbu BFG-50?
That discussion was about carrying 200 years ago.
However if ya wanna loan me the 50 I will gladly test it out for ya!!
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Not me, bud.
Kicks less than a .270 when prone, the report is amazing- you can hear it echo in the distance, and the clouds of dust that are kicked off by the streams of gas coming from the muzzle brake are pretty amazing, too.
The third amendment says:
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
But it doesn't say anything anywhere about the government not forcing us to house them. Look out.
Have to tell you, b. I NEVER have had much faith in government and believe we must be always vigilant. However, effective disaster management should be one of their basic jobs.
Have to tell you, b. I NEVER have had much faith in government and believe we must be always vigilant. However, effective disaster management should be one of their basic jobs, NOT all the continuous and neverending welfare programs.
All this reminds me of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" where at the end the rules was replaced with "All animals are equal but some more so than others".
Interesting enough the slang for cops is pigs and it was the pigs who ruled over all in the book.
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