If they are confiscating weapons from peaceful, legal citizens in their own homes...this is wrong and must not be tolerated.
As I said before, if an individual is well provisioned and can take care of themselves, if they are on dry ground, then they have every right to be armed on their own property and to defend said property against looters and criminals.
Plain and simple...end of story.
During the course of the emergency if the authorities want to say that no citizen can be on a public street carrying...I can live with that. But to go to the extent of confiscating private citizen's weapons from their homes...that is a step too far.
The folks I saw were in very dry "Mansions" in the middle of large areas of land. How close into town they were I couldn't tell. They weren't floating in any water though. And they weren't threatening the guys coming to the door. They handcuffed them and everything. One guy said, "they were mad because our guns were bigger than their guns."
The article says "in preparation for mass forced evacuations". It sounds like those aren't their own homes anymore, they just don't know it yet.
But most folks have bugged out. So who are these folks they are showing?
I just realized I need to go out and buy more guns!
So if I can HIRE someone to stay and be armed, its ok.
If I can't affort to HIRE someone and stay, I have to be robbed AND confiscated.
I wonder if the police are making provisions for the RETURN of the guns.
"If they are confiscating weapons from peaceful, legal citizens in their own homes...this is wrong and must not be tolerated. "
After the Kelo decision, it is not clear that citizens actually own their homes.
We tried to get the point to you on the other thread, Jeff. Then AnnaZ got called a troll, JimRob slapped MineralMan around & the thread went to $hit.
"If they are confiscating weapons from peaceful, legal citizens in their own homes...this is wrong and must not be tolerated. "
I agree completely. That said, such a move is predictable. The legality of it is clear. It is not legal. However, when did that stop any confiscation of weapons.
As I said earlier, I would have left New Orleans on the Friday before the hurricane made landfall, and I would have taken my firearms with me, along with other valuables. What is happening is completely predictable. I'm not interested in a firefight with the cops and NG guys.
Amen and dittos to your post 29!