Posted on 02/26/2013 4:59:38 PM PST by EXCH54FE
An Alabama city is considering an ordinance that would allow law enforcement to disarm citizens who appear to be acting “unruly” during a natural disaster or statewide crisis.
Guntersville Mayor Leigh Dollar spoke to local news affiliate ABC 31 about the impetus behind what’s been described as the ‘emergency powers resolution.’
“We are not trying to infringe upon anyone constitutional rights whatsoever. It’s just to protect the workers working out there in a disaster,” Dollar said.
In April of 2011, the city was hit by tornadoes causing lawmakers to rethink the way in which power is delegated during a state of emergency.
Those who support the resolution believe that when exigent circumstances arise the acting mayor should be able to respond without having to consult the city council for a vote, included is the provision to permit police to confiscate weapons from “unruly” individuals.
Naturally, the bill faces strong opposition from gun owners.
ABC 31 asked Paul Landry, a gun owner and music teacher at Guntersville Music Academy, what he thought about the ordinance.
“Well, it seems like an infringement on the 2nd Amendment and that’s the biggest problem I have with it,” said Landry.
What’s fascinating though, as another local news affiliate WHNT News 19 pointed out, is that a state law written in 1955 already gives police the power to seize an individual’s weapon provided he/she is endangering the officer or presenting a threat to others. - See more at: http://www.guns.com/2013/02/26/alabama-city-considering-ordinance-to-disarm-citizens-during-natural-disasters-video/#sthash.ReVXxCHw.dpuf
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“appear to be acting unruly” sure is a VERY vague and subjective criteria for violating foundational rights enshrined in the Constitution.
Unruly could mean “defending himself and property”...
A Hurricane is a true disaster, it can expose people and lay them bare as they fight it and try to survive and keep down the destruction of their home and the loss of their heirlooms and valuables.
To add the fear of hyped up armed teams raiding your home with all the dangers that entails, with them stripping you of your means to protect your family in the emergency and threat of a lifetime and when your family loses it’s windows and door locks, the car and access to police and 9/11, and the threat of seeing your guns scratched and damaged and thrown in a truck to be exposed to salt water and 6 months of rust and a nightmare of trying to get back the damaged guns.
What a nightmare.
Politicians have always been cowardly but they’ve really begun to hide behind this constant ‘cops, firemen, EMTs and workers’ nonsense as if these groups never make mistakes and/or aren’t public employees also. Obama is fond of this stunt.
I know folks from Alabama...just try to take their weapons in a time of emergency (or anytime for that matter)...the whole proposition is a lot of baloney.
these communists never talk about organizing armed citizens to HELP.
this elected official sees citizens as the enemy.
they also seek the liability when New Orleans had the butts kicked in the unfriendly federal courts. The police still got off with no liability.
time for alabama to pass a law that puts any politician like this in jail for a felony.
Define what the word “appears” could appear to mean.
That really surprises me. Guntersville is not located in the extremely conservative South Alabama but it is still in a very conservative region. Maybe this Mayor will get a reality check next election.
Something like this has been my argument posted in the Comments sections of different newspapers, trying to wake up those people who think expanding the background check is OK.
If everyone has to get the government’s OK before they can transfer a firearm, there’s nothing stopping them from shutting down the computers in the name of a “National Emergency”, thereby freezing all sales/transfers. Anyone doing so anyway is automatically a criminal, especially if Schumer’s demand for a 4473 for every transfer goes through.
Pound this into the heads of the non-gun owners that it would be too late to wait until a disaster to try and get a gun.
Okay, I came across something the other day. I’m still not sure if this is right place to post it. But since the evil affecting our country I thought this may be appropriate and if not I apologize. This is video from a first player shooter game called Project Reality. It’s the most realistic first player shooter based game out for years. Not trying to promote it either. Just a little back ground.
They just did the 2013 videos for the game and there was a video created by an online gaming clan that fired me up for America and stirred the Patriot within. The creator used Charlie Chaplain’s final speech from the movie The Great Dictator and combined it with Hans Zimmer music.What’s even more incredible is the things he describes is happening right now.
Interesting considering the movie was the first time in Hollywood an actor used a movie to promote his political views. Even more interesting is Chaplain was speaking against socialism since today’s Hollywood is full of liberals. I apologize again if this is not the correct place to post this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hAhv1vg5C74
I haven’t seen the movie but wasn’t Chaplain a Communist?
You are entirely right.
We have a cadre of trained people ready to help in our veterans organisation. People who know how to shoot and know how to take orders, and yet they are never asked to help in thses situations.
The enforcement arms of the ruling class are to be avoided.
They are not there to help you but to protect the ruling/elite class.
Deny. Defy. Do Not Comply.
Have a plan in advance to hide your weapons.
Especially if you're in a Heinkel.
You had me stumped for a second there.
These kind of posts and the fact that the country is in the grip of hard core America haters and Marxists makes it look like there is going to be a clash somewhere along the line.
I can’t see any way of averting it. The monsters have near total control of the media, academia and even in some churches.
Obama just breaks the law at will knowing the media and Congress will never hold him accountable. He will just get worse as time goes on.
I regret that I am 20 years too old to do much in the fight. Also not in the best health. Still I have thought about it for a few weeks now and have resolved to at least go down fighting and hopefully better than that.
Maybe that day will never come. I had no idea the Soviet Union was about to break up but it did. Maybe some unseen force, perhaps God will prevent it happening but right now it does look like the next war is coming,
I think a 180 gr .30 cal traveling at 2800 fps can get through all that black stuff he is wearing.
“Especially if you’re in a Heinkel.”
LoL!!!
That is really funny. I was thinking about how much that black knit hat would slow down a .308 hollow point... Personally I don’t think it would slow it down much... Just guessing, not that I personally would do that, you know.....
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