NRA Files Suit To Stop Gun Seizures in NO, LA, page 1
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Topic started on 23-9-2005 @ 02:45 AM by TrueAmerican
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(Fairfax, VA) - Today, the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a motion in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana seeking a temporary restraining order to block authorities from confiscating law-abiding citizens’ firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

“New Orleans is the first city in the United States to forcibly disarm peaceable law-abiding citizens and it must be the last. Victims are dealing with a complete breakdown of government. At a time when 911 is non-operational and law enforcement cannot respond immediately to calls for help, people have only the Second Amendment to protect themselves, their loved ones and their property,” said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre.

“The NRA stands with law-abiding Americans, who agree that at their most vulnerable moment, their right to defend themselves and their families should not be taken away,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA’s chief lobbyist.

According to The New York Times, the New Orleans superintendent of police directed that no civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to have guns and that “only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons.” ABC News quoted New Orleans’ deputy police chief, saying, “No one will be able to be armed. We are going to take all the weapons.”

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Good going, NRA! With stories like THIS now surfacing, how can it be that when citizens really need their guns, the government is going to take them away? With some law enforcement even committing crimes as in the story above, or deserting, the need for guns would be essential in a situation like that for sheer personal protection if nothing else.

With admittedly some citizens taking advantage of the situation by robbing, raping and even murdering at gunpoint, I can see the need for officials to protect themselves. But taking away everyone's guns is not the solution, as this leaves other law-abiding, decent people at the mercy of the bandit opportunists.

How would you feel if you'd just been through a viscious hurricane that wiped you out, even killed some of your family, only to have to face armed robbers and murders on the loose- and to make matters worse, now the government is going to take away your weapon, when you know your right to own that weapon is protected by the Constitution? Time to die.

And I wonder if the government would even reimburse the owners for the weapon's fair market value? Yeah, right.


reply posted on 26-9-2005 @ 12:32 AM by Simon_Boudreaux
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
THANK YOU simon so much for that update! Victory! That makes me very happy. Someone up there musta dusted off ye old document and actually read it.

Although now that I think about it, there is probably a good chance it will get overruled from higher up.

[edit on 25-9-2005 by TrueAmerican]


Welcome TA....as soon as I read it I came here to post it...thought y'all would wanna see it

As for the overruling part of it...gotta think positive bud...good to see there are some organizations out there still willing to stand up and go to bat for us.

COle I would like to see the person responsible for this to be punished...but to what extent?Could that be seen as a crime of treason?I would believe so...But the question is..Who ordered the the guns taken away?In a time when there are none of those who protect us from harm and you are responsible for you and yours the only line of defense you have is to be taken away from you! If they were doing a forced evacuation and noone was to be left in the city why did they need to take the guns?If they get to a house and the people are refusing to go,don't they have that right?Could it just be explained to them that well..Sir/Maam do you realize that your health and life are in danger stayin in the city??If the person answers yes and still refuses to go ...leave them be...why risk the chance of a shootout resulting in deaths?On the other hand if children are involved I would agree making them leave.

Sorry I didn't really plan on saying that much.

Simon
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