Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Convicted ex-New Orleans mayor has done his time. Now, can he get the right to carry a gun?
The Washington Times ^ | March 29, 2024 | Kevin McGill

Posted on 03/30/2024 11:15:17 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was convicted on federal bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges in 2014, has completed his 10-year sentence and is asking a federal judge to restore his rights to carry a gun and vote.

But prosecutors said Thursday that the New Orleans-based judge has no authority to restore Nagin‘s federal firearms rights, and that it’s up to the state of Texas, where he now lives, to decide on his voting privileges.

Nagin, 67, recently filed a court motion in New Orleans, noting that his federal prison time and supervision were officially over on March 15. Filing without an attorney, he is concerned about his family’s safety “with our country experiencing so much violence.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; felon; guns; mayor; nagan; neworleans; raynagin; rkba
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last
To: abb


Nagin's Navy

21 posted on 03/30/2024 6:48:21 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Bidenomics: "Over a billion three hundred million trillion three hundred million dollars!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: NautiNurse

I’ll never forget NHC Director Bob Sheets having to hunt Ray Nagin down in a NOLA restaurant and warn him about what was about to happen.


22 posted on 03/31/2024 2:45:57 PM PDT by abb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: NautiNurse

Correction, Max Mayfield.


23 posted on 03/31/2024 4:31:01 PM PDT by abb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson