New Orleans police are confiscating legal firearms

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New Orleans police are confiscating legal firearms

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from The New York Times:

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.

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.

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.

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Re: New Orleans police are confiscating legal firearms

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tommcnaughton wrote: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.
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Post by toddhill »

Where were the *peace officers* when they were needed? Now they are forcing people from there homes and confiscating their guns. What's next, long marches to a containment area?

Isn't this situation what the 2nd amendment is all about?
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Oh well. That's what I get for not reading the forum thoroughly before I post...
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taking weapons from law abiding citizens

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Edwin Compass could not keep the police from going AWOL. Reports show over 60% of the PD and FD deserted. Town was lawless and now the police take your only protection.
No law and order for 2 days the people decided to leave town. They walked to the next parish and were greeted with machine guns and attack dogs and sent back to the hell they had left. This is what the local officals did.
The protect and serve changed to every man for him self. This sadly proves if we have a large problem you will be on your own for quite a while.
The police wont protect the citizens and dont want them to protect them selfs. This is a sad state of affairs.

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Monstrous....
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