3/17/2006

New Orleans finally admits that it took law-abiding citizen's guns

A Second Amendment group calls it a “stunning reversal.” After denying it for months, the City of New Orleans on Wednesday admitted that it does have a stockpile of firearms seized from private citizens in the days following Hurricane Katrina.

The city even took lawyers to the place where some 1,000 firearms are being stored.

The city’s disclosure came as attorneys for both sides prepared for a court hearing on a motion to hold the city in contempt. (On March 1, The Second Amendment Foundation and the National Rifle Association filed a motion to have New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley held in contempt of court for refusing to comply with an injunction to stop illegal gun confiscations and return all seized firearms to their rightful owners.) . . .


Thanks to the The Independent Conservative for pointing to this story.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

As a Chicago Police Officer, I find this disturbing and embarrassing to say the least. That our Government and particularly Police Officers would confiscate peoples only means of self defense at a time like that is repugnant. I do hope that none of our boys that went down there to help out took part in this.

3/18/2006 1:38 PM  

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