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.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Now this is BS.
" New Orleans Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent sticks his gun inside the front door of a home looking for survivors in the ninth ward of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina September 8, 2005. The agents were forcibly entering homes searching for remaining residents as authorities have stated that evacuations of the city will become mandatory." REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
You get it yet? See what's happening? In America? Or should I say Amerika?
I mean . . . is this how we "look for survivors'?
This will get ugly when people go back to reclaim their guns.
"Looking for survivors"
They are clearing out the guns and the people because the city of New Orleans is soon to become the seat of power of the One World Government. Once everything is in place the Beast will rise out of the fathomless Pit and take the reigns of power and rule over the entire Earth. It's gonna suck big time.
I would start torching houses if they confiscated my guns. Screw that.
If the federal government thinks this is such a dandy idea, why didn't they do it legally by declaring martial law?
FYI
Please bring others over here for discussion and input.
Is there anyone else out there who saw the ABC report? Screen captures would be appreciated. I can't do those.
This follows the mayor's original plan to starve the people out of New Orleans. Now he's going to scare them out. Take away their ability to defend themselves against the criminal element who will remain armed and they either have to leave or be victimized.
Bad News Ping...
Don't worry, the ACLU will step in with an injunction to preserve the population's civil and constitutional liberties [sound of wet crickets chirping] ...
Reclaim them? That's a joke. From Mayor Nagin? Hope they don't hold their breath while they wait.
yep.
Is this legal?
If they clealry are, thank them for being good citizens and prepared in a time of need...and then move on and leave them alone.
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