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City of New Orleans to Law Abiding Gun Owners: Drop Dead!
 Doug HansonShortly after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, citizens of New Orleans had their firearms unlawfully confiscated under orders from former New Orleans Police Chief Eddie Compass. So during a time when the means of self-defense were most needed, the Second Amendment rights of the citys law-abiding residents were swept away based on a gross misinterpretation of a suspect state emergency powers law. After hearing about the illegal gun confiscations, the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed suit in federal court and obtained a preliminary injunction that stopped the gun seizure. Not only did New Orleans ignore the court ruling, it also claimed that the gun confiscations never occurred! The NRA then filed a motion for contempt that additionally ordered the return of all seized firearms. Finally last Wednesday, in what was seen as as a landmark victory for NRA and law-abiding gun owners, Judge Carl J. Barbier of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana turned down a motion for dismissal by the City of New Orleans and held that, the Second Amendment applies to law-abiding residents in the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans. Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-21 |
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