Louisiana Governor Advises Women Scared of Serial Killer to Get a Gun

fox ^ | 8/1/02

[knak]

BATON ROUGE, La.

[Types_with_Fist]

Did you know Justin Wilson was originally from Mississippi?

[billhilly]

Even though I have read a lot about Justin Wilson I do not remember that. I do recall reading somewhere that he was originally from New Jersey, but I believe that was refuted. He certainly was one of a kind. RIP

[Steely Tom]

Consider the honesty and integrity implicit in the Governors' statement. Let me see if I can paraphrase...

Look, ladies, law enforcement is doing what it can to catch this individual, but unfortunately they cannot be everywhere at once. You live in a country where you have the right to protect yourself with a firearm, and I suggest you avail yourself of this right.

God Bless the Governor, and God Bless the USA!

(steely)

[Robert357]

Not only can College students generally not have firearms on campus, but if memory serves me correctly, New Orleans was one of the first cities to sign on to the lawsuit against the manufacture of handguns under a strict product liability theory.

So here we have a Governor saying if you are afraid, go get a handgun and arm yourself (very reasonable) and the ruling elite of New Orleans saying that hangunds by their very nature are so dangerous that their manufactures should be run out of business.

I love it.

[AStack75]

[SUSSA]

He should be head of the "Homeland Security Department" instead of that lout Ridge.

[Khepera]

[Ladysmith]

"You have the right to get a gun permit," Foster said. "Learn to use it."

...hmmm, let' see...

"You have the right to get a gun," Foster said. "Learn to use it."

Ahh, that's much better!

[LibKill]

Another reason why, if there was no Texas, I would live in Louisiana!

I visit Cajun country frequently. Great food, wonderful folks, good times.

[El Gato]

Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster

Y'all do know that gun owners and activists had big hand in electing Gov. Foster, don't you? Most especially one particular gun and Republican activist who went by the screen name of "LoboAzul", aka Jim Bohan. The "Old Blue Howler of the South Texas Plains" expired one day a few years ago while "on the job" at the keyboard of his Mac, fighting to the last. I don't know that he ever made it to the web or Free Republic, but he was active on the mailing lists, most especially DF8 (Defoleyate, the successfull effort to dethrone a sitting speaker of the House, Tom Foley) and was a founder of the now somewhat moribund list NOBAN, whose aim was/is repeal of the Ugly Gun Ban.

[El Gato]

you country girls are lucky

I don't think I'd call the gals from New Orleans, aka "The Big Easy" "country girls". But they aren't restricted to Mace either, far from it.

[El Gato]

New Orleans was one of the first cities to sign on to the lawsuit against the manufacture of handguns under a strict product liability theory.

That's true, but state law has been changed since then: (From the NRA/ILA site for LA)

The governing authority of any political subdivision or local or other governmental authority of the state is precluded and preempted from bringing suit to recover against any firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer for damages for injury, death, or loss or to seek other injunctive relief resulting from or relating to the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, or sale of firearms or ammunition. The authority to bring such actions as may be authorized by law shall be reserved exclusively to the state. This shall not prohibit the governing authority of a political subdivision or local or other governing authority of the state from bringing an action for breach of contract as to firearms or ammunition purchased by the political subdivision or local authority of the state.

Now the liberal "city nannies" of New Orleans might like to restrict the citzens to Mace or even nothing but the state of Louisiana says:

No governing authority of a political subdivision shall enact any ordinance or regulation concerning in any way the sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transfer, transportation, license, use, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition.

[Robert357]

I am impressed that the ruling elite of the Big Easy got their noses rubbed in it by the state legislature. That must have been an interesting floor debate to watch!

[Knitebane]

Having gone to school at Tulane in the 1980's, I can testify that several of the people in my dorm kept firearms in their rooms.

The campus police hired students to patrol the campus at night. They wore orange safety vests and carried radios. Most of them also carried large caliber handguns under their vests.

I know that several of the women in the female dorm packed heat around campus too.

Tulane and the adjacent Loyola didn't have much of a rape problem.

[El Gato]

Having gone to school at Tulane in the 1980's, I can testify that several of the people in my dorm kept firearms in their rooms. The campus police hired students to patrol the campus at night. They wore orange safety vests and carried radios. Most of them also carried large caliber handguns under their vests. I know that several of the women in the female dorm packed heat around campus too. Tulane and the adjacent Loyola didn't have much of a rape problem.

A solution that work just as well today. But it's so non-PC, that on todays' campuses it doesn't stand a chance in hell of being implemented (within the rules that is). In spite of state pre-emption laws, in every case I'm aware of, campus weapons bans have been upheld by the courts.

[El Gato]

BTW, things have changed since 1980. From the TulaneSite

Guns are not allowed on campus. Students who own guns for target shooting or hunting and who live in the residence halls must store their weapons at the Department of Public Safety. By law, no guns are permitted within 1,000 feet of the campus.

Instead they have 33 "Blue Phones" that the would be victim can rush to and effectively "call campus 911", if she can run faster than the rapist, and hold him off while she talks to the Campus Police and while waiting for officer(s) on duty to come to her aid. (Riiight). It's the same at the small Texas college where my wife is a professor, although without the 1000 foot exclusion zone (I think), which would make the unarmed victim zone about 9 times the size of the campus. :)