Let’s see here. The police were helping in the post-flood looting, and now the police are grabbing guns from homeowners who are trying to protect themselves. Says the NYT: “no civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns, or other firearms of any kind.” The police super says: “Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons.”
New principle concerning what distinguishes the law from the criminals: criminals don’t usually give press interviews.
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On a related issue: finally the New York Times gets it right. Here is a great article on the difference between private and government emergency response:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/national/nationalspecial/09churches.html?hp
I missed the part where the criminal element agreed to obey this “new” law in New Orleans.
I hope the looters don’t read the NYTimes. “hey guys! come and get it!”
Obviously, the police there have been doing such a good job that people should now trust them wholly in their defense. “No need to have a gun in New Orleans now – New Orleans finest will protect you!”
It is inevitable that when you need a gun most, the goverment will try to take it away.
Well, I for one would be happy to come to the aid of any homeowner facing forcible eviction or gun confiscation. Although, from the sound of things, saying, “Oh, I’m not the homeowner… He hired me to guard this place until he is allowed to return.” might be enough to convince the guh-grabbers that you are private security, and not merely a property owner…
Just say that you work for halliburton!
Here is a video from ABC which is disturbing to say the least…espeically when the National guard soldier says he feels “uneasy” at the thought of shooting American citizens on American soil…nevermind the breaking and entering.
NOPD confiscation
I wonder how many reports of “looters shooting at rescuers” were actually private citizens protecting themselves from the government gun-grabbers?
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