MORE NEW ORLEANS PROTESTS

New Orleans as case study: "My fear us that the gun confiscation in New Orleans was merely a trial balloon to see how the public would handle a major move in gun control. Gun control isn't moving fast enough, so with the very next emergency it'll be tried in order to see the reaction. That emergency came in Katrina. A lot of people believed that an emergency would be cover to confiscate guns. Then it happened. It was a cover to confiscate guns."


2nd Amendment nixed in New Orleans: "New Orleans is no longer part of America. It is a brave new world devised by FEMA and the Ministry of Homeland Security. In the new New Orleans, there are no constitutional rights. Not only are soldiers allowed to break down doors (as they do in Iraq) in violation of the Fourth Amendment and even 'shoot to kill' if they believe they are threatened (as soldiers in Iraq 'shoot to kill' grandmothers and kids at Israeli-styled checkpoints), now the Second Amendment no longer exists."


New Orleans: Gun seizures "creating more victims": "Few people objected when police began gathering firearms they found in abandoned New Orleans homes, to prevent them from falling into the hands of criminals. But one gun policy expert says confiscating guns from law abiding citizens who remain in the city is increasing the danger posed by criminals. ... John Lott, resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute and the author of 'More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws,' told Cybercast News Service that he is 'very disappointed' with the decision by New Orleans leaders. ... Lott said he is also disappointed that police appear to be engaging in 'selective' gun confiscation. After Compass expanded the original order, the New York Times reported that it, 'apparently does not apply to the hundreds of security guards whom businesses and some wealthy individuals have hired to protect their property.' Police officials would not respond to reporters' questions about allowing the guards, who are private citizens with firearms training similar to concealed weapons permit holders, to keep their guns."


Bad decision, dangerous precedent "Gun owners and gun owner rights groups across America are rightfully outraged at the recent decision by New Orleans law enforcement officials to confiscate the firearms of law-abiding citizens. According to city officials, while the crisis spawned by Katrina exists, no one but law enforcement will have guns in New Orleans. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a little something in the United States Constitution that specifically prohibits this sort of thing?"