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New Orleans
It can't happen here? Keep in mind that 20 percent of New Orleans was not flooded at all and that many residents, especially in more affluent areas, were very well prepared and are riding out the aftermath in relative comfort. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8 - Waters were receding across this flood-beaten city today as police officers began confiscating weapons, including legally registered firearms, from civilians in preparation for a mass forced evacuation of the residents still living here.  Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Police officers looking for survivors today in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. No civilians in New Orleans will be allowed to carry pistols, shotguns or other firearms, said P. Edwin Compass III, the superintendent of police. "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons," he said. But that order apparently does not apply to hundreds of security guards hired by businesses and some wealthy individuals to protect property. The guards, employees of private security companies like Blackwater, openly carry M-16's and other assault rifles. Mr. Compass said that he was aware of the private guards, but that the police had no plans to make them give up their weapons.  "New Orleans Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent sticks his gun inside the front door of a home looking for survivors in the ninth ward of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina September 8, 2005. The agents were forcibly entering homes searching for remaining residents as authorities have stated that evacuations of the city will become mandatory." REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Nearly two weeks after the floods began, New Orleans has turned into an armed camp, patrolled by thousands of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, as well as National Guard troops and active-duty soldiers. While armed looters roamed unchecked last week, the city is now calm. No arrests were made on Wednesday night or this morning, and the police received only 10 calls for service, a police spokesman said.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2005-09-08 |
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