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New Orleans Now Admits It Seized Firearms From Citizens
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matt160
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Post subject: New Orleans Now Admits It Seized Firearms From Citizens Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:45 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:18 am Posts: 1086 Location: Anoka, MN
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Got this from LiveJournal http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?...
Quote: New Orleans Now Admits It Seized Firearms From Citizens By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Senior Editor March 16, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - 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.
"This is a very significant event," said attorney Dan Holliday, who represents National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation in an on-going lawsuit seeking to stop the city from seizing privately-owned firearms.
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.)
"We're almost in disbelief," said Second Amendment Foundation Founder Alan Gottlieb on Wednesday. "For months, the city has maintained it did not have any guns in its possession that had been taken from people following the hurricane. Now our attorneys have seen the proof that New Orleans was less than honest with the court."
Under an agreement with the court, the hearing on the contempt motion has been delayed for two weeks, and during that time, the city reportedly will set up a process to return the guns to their lawful owners.
"While we are stunned at this complete reversal on the city's part, the important immediate issue is making sure gun owners get their property back," Gottlieb said.
"What happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was an outrage," he added. "Equally disturbing is the fact that it apparently took a motion for contempt to force the city to admit what it had been denying for the past five months."
As Cybercast News Service reported in February, the National Rifle Association used images of law enforcement officers confiscating legally possessed firearms from New Orleans residents to rally conservatives at a recent conference in Washington.
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre urged people attending the Conservative Political Action Conference to "Remember New Orleans!"
_________________ "Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding."
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
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phorvick
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:58 pm |
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Joined: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:37 pm Posts: 1571 Location: Detroit Lakes, MN
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You know, it would be nice if the moderators here cut this crap out. This obvious troll posting is getting on my nerves. Let me state clearly...NO GUNS WERE CONFISCATED IN NEW ORLEANS.
I know this to be true because Mayor Nagan and his police department said so, and they would not lie.
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Pinnacle
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:20 pm |
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Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:41 pm Posts: 1807 Location: Western Burbs of MPLS
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I suppose that was just like there were no busses available either?
Unbelieveable - I really wonder how many SD shootings that there were in NOLA during that mess?
I know I sold a ton of equipment to contractors working down there.
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ttousi
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:36 pm |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:20 am Posts: 3311 Location: St. Paul, MN.
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Let an individual reverse course like that on an equally serious matter and see what happens to them. It will be interesting to see what action is taken.
Unbelievable
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plblark
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Post subject: Proving ownership of items Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:56 am |
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Recently, there has been a lot of noise about the gun confiscations in New Orleans. Now the issue is proving you own what they confiscated.
A quotefrom: http://www.saf.org/default.asp?p=gunreturn
"Please be patient inasmuch as records are incomplete and the police are currently understaffed. Records are most accessible if you can supply your gun’s serial number. Claims can be made based on proof of ownership or, lacking such documents, an affidavit that the item belongs to you."
Xavier thoughts has what I consider a great idea: http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006 ... ables.html
Short version: a picture of your current drivers license along with the serial number showing on the item. Works for all kinds of valuables, not just guns.
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