Armed militia protects its New Orleans neighborhood

The Austin American-Statesman ^ | September 10, 2005 | Bob Dart

[papertyger]

"A .22 magnum"

an unsung hero capable of the MOST accurate followup shots

Make mine .308...arguably MORE accurate, and who needs a followup shot ;o)

[macbee]

They can use Sean Penn as part of their ad campaign:

Shotgun Sean - Posterboy for NRA/Second Amendment

Wonder if anyone in the MSM will ask him about packin' heat like that. Naaaah...

[Squantos]

Kewl.....thanks for the ping, this is the way the system is supposed to work !

[spanalot]

"and who needs a followup shot ;o)"

If you got it , flaunt it.

[billnaz]

Armed law-abiding citizens protecting their families and their property. Nothing wrong with that. But I'm sure this story will never make any of the networks.

[NRA2BFree]

Thanks for the ping! Great story. Just shows you what armed citizens can do.

[Daniel Ramsey]

Anybody care to guess the probability of the rumors of the levee being blown up is originating FROM the insurance companies?

[ravinson]

People with big dogs and guns don't have to post it on a billboard. I think he was embellishing. He probably only had a claw hammer and an ugly woman by his side.

That looks like the work of owners who aren't even there. Nevertheless, I bet it's effective. Who would want to take a chance on breaking down the door and standing face to face with a woman who is so ugly that even the guy sleeping with her admits it?

[RobbyS]

As I read it, the 2nd Amendment alludes to the state militia. One can infer an individual right, but it would be hard to enforce against a state government.

[metmom]

WARNING

The occupant of this house has over $50 of ammunition !


A house a block over from ours had a sign in the window that said something to the effect of: The house is guarded with a rifle 4 days out of the week. You guess which four.
I was sure it was from the NRA and I loved it.

[Travis McGee]

You read it wrong.

I'm out of state on a clunky borrowed webtv at 115AM, and about to hit the rack, or I would give you an education.

[Squantos]

Damn good thing you can't read.....

[El Gato]

Can you imagine the outcome without the 2nd Amendment???

We can find out next week, after the NOPD, and maybe the Guard, disarm these folks and force them from their homes.

[rightwinggoth]

Wow, I didn't know John Kerry had a home in New Orleans! ;^)

Hahaha! STFU! :)

[SuziQ]

Many nights, Miss P. had a .38-caliber pistol in one hand and rosary beads in the other.

Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!

[ChefKeith]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The People ARE the Militia, not the National Guard.

What part don't you understand?

[El Gato]

As I read it, the Amendment alludes to the state militia. One can infer an individual right, but it would be hard to enforce against a state government.

You're dead wrong. It specifically states it's a "right of the people". The militia is just all persons, originally all males, able to bear arms. But never mind that. What about this provision of the Louisiana Constitution?

"The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged, but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person." Article 1, Section 11.

Think that the Louisiana Constitution can't be enforced against it's government?

Or if you live in Texas, as about 250,000 Louisianans now do

"Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime." Article 1, Section 23.

Or should you find yourself in Nebraska

All persons. . . have certain . . . rights, among these are . . . the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof." (Article 1, Section 1).

[ChefKeith]

I've already started on it. I'm sure that you could be more specific on many things than me but since it looks like we are dealing with a simpleton I'll start slowly on him and see what happens.

[SuziQ]

Just another kook conspiracy story. The degradation of the levee happened over an area almost 200' long. It was also in the area where it had been most recently strengthened. That tells me that the job done 'fixing' the levee made the problem worse.

Any sort of explosive would have caused a catastrophic failure with a hugh gush of water all at once, and that didn't happen. It seems as though it started leaking from below, then collapsed up on itself along that almost 200' stretch of wall.

[ChefKeith]

The significance of the militia, the Court continued, was that it was composed of ''civilians primarily, soldiers on occasion.'' It was upon this force that the States could rely for defense and securing of the laws, on a force that ''comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense,'' who, ''when called for service . . . were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time.''

From here