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2005-09-08 Home Front: Economy

New Orleans ~~Gestapo~~ police seize firearms, round up residents

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-09-08 20:32|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 bad news. No open/outside carrying, I can understand, but not "Evacuate or we'll kill you to save your life"?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 21:07|| 2005-09-08 21:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Get a list of all the Feds involved in confiscation of legaly held firearms and sue them in Federal court. It's a constitutional right for a reason. Violating it is plenty of reason for insurection regardless of the facts.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-08 21:11|| 2005-09-08 21:11|| Front Page Top

#3 note that corporate security (Blackwater) are allowed to continue to carry M-16s etc to protect business. The second amendment was not for two tiers of allowed self-protection IMHO

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 21:17|| 2005-09-08 21:17|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder, what are the chances these legal firearm owners are going to get back their guns?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-09-08 21:18|| 2005-09-08 21:18|| Front Page Top

#5 those two photos, like the closet arrest of Elian Gonzalez, are the strongest weapon law-abiding people have against a Hillary-Reno (sorry Joe M) gun grabbing admin. These guys should be ashamed of themselves and this program terminated tonight!~

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 22:04|| 2005-09-08 22:04|| Front Page Top

#6 This fiasco is turning into the biggest clusterf$%k since Nam. If these jerks are going to break into people's homes looking for what are presumably bad guys, they should atleast be wearing some body armor. Somebody will shoot back when they're vulnerable.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-08 22:08|| 2005-09-08 22:08|| Front Page Top

#7 somebody who wouldn't be shooting if a gun wasn't poking in their front door? Create a criminal, use it as reason why you were there. Sh*t. Leave the people alone or deploy with more tact - these people aren't the enemy. They may be hell bent on keeping the only home/possessions they have, against all odds. We used to admire that attitude. I know all about the illness, yadda yadda .

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 22:16|| 2005-09-08 22:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Just checking, but the state and city are still in charge of this cluster****, right?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-09-08 22:18|| 2005-09-08 22:18|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm still hoping to avoid civil war, but it is looking bleaker and bleaker day by day.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-09-08 22:22|| 2005-09-08 22:22|| Front Page Top

#10 good catch on Volokh quoting *acckkk* NYT:

"No civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns, or other firearms, said P. Edwin Compass, the superintendent of police. "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons," he said.

But that order apparently does not apply to the hundreds of security guards whom businesses and some wealthy individuals have hired to protect their property. The guards, who are civilians working for private security firms like Blackwater, are openly carrying M-16's and other assault rifles. Mr. Compass said he was aware of the private guards, but that the police had no plans to make them give up their weapons."

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 22:40|| 2005-09-08 22:40|| Front Page Top

#11 werd frank. werd.

ima beter start go get em shuvel an em waterprroof case...

Posted by muck4doo 2005-09-08 22:54|| http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]">[http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2005-09-08 22:54|| Front Page Top

#12 heheh. gonna barrie nikels all over em yard to jusn throw em off.. :)

Posted by muck4doo 2005-09-08 22:56|| http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]">[http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2005-09-08 22:56|| Front Page Top

#13 LOL! Mucky - I expected nothing less. Brilliant!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-08 23:09|| 2005-09-08 23:09|| Front Page Top

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