NRA to Settle Suit Over Katrina Gun Seizures

I hope that the citizens that elected Nagin remember this fiasco when the next election comes around. Yes the street cops confiscated the guns in the "mistaken" belief that the citizens would leave the city if they were no longer armed. The former chief and Nagin then refused to return the guns after the citizens asked for them back and were cited by the trial judge for contempt. I hope that the citizens get their guns back soon and nothing like this happens again. But it was probably a CIA plot to made Hizzoner look bad!

The right to keep and bear arms was ruled by the Supreme court to be an individuals fundamental right. I implore you to join the 21st century city of New Orleans. Know your laws before you print statements that need to be retracted.

This story really makes me shudder when I think what could happen if the wrong justices get on the Supreme Court. I couldn't believe this when I first read about it. Anyway, thank goodness the NRA is around to help with the rights of gun owners. Oh yeh, could someone refer grave dancer to a good shrink. He sure as hell needs one!!!

grave dancer the various weapons were "confiscated" to keep them out of the hands of criminals. I am truly sorry for your lack of intelligence, and if you remember correctly the police were being fired upon daily during the aftermath of Katrina. So yes I know it's a pain in the a** to have to go the extra mile to retrieve ones legally owned firearms, but I'd rather go thru that then to learn one of my weapons was used in a violent crime.

About time. To bad there will not be a court ruling saying the Cops broke the law. Anyways this is still a positive for law abiding gun owners.

Ok grave dancer, why are such an angry jackass who instantly insults people? You know you had a decent point about the second amendment until you started bagging on the officers who were ordered to confiscate those weapons by a higher authority. I may not agree with confiscating guns, but damn man can you at least reply without being so damn angry and offensive?

To those of you who have bashed police for "violating" the 2nd amendment and so on. I guess you guys didnt go to New Orleans immediately after katrina to assist in recovery, rescue and security reasons. People were shooting eachother, at police, murdering raping and so on. If some guns were collected for safekeeping then so be it. If you were there you would have done the same. Let me refresh your memory it was so bad that martial law was declared and the national gaurd still patrol certain parts of the city. I bet not to many NRA leaders were there to assist if they were they would have been collecting guns from people to no one wants to get shot at.

I do not have a problem with police holding onto firearms that were left behind. However, it is a violation of the 2nd amendment for them to take firearms from the people who still occupied their homes. This is the very thing that many people will fear when the next big disaster happens. The government will strip everyone of their right to self defense and make the people rely on them for protection. Which obviously broke down all together. As a police officer I am disappointed that fellow officers would strip people of their rights as they did. To address KD's comment above, he seems to miss the point here. When the system breaks down like it did, the armed citizen is the only one out there who can react to threats and help with maintaining any kind of order. In many cases, such as the LA riots, groups of armed law biding citizens banded together and were able to sucessfully defend their lives and property, when there was NO police assistance available. I am sorry to say that the police will not be there to hold everyones hand in a crisis like that. Just as it is in the case of an active shooter, the police are often on the scene well after the shooting is over and are really only useful as an investigative tool. Sure, the police should have the right to confiscate firearms from anyone who is using them in a reckless or illegal way. A situation like in hurricane Katrina is where firearms are most important.

Thank God for the NRA and Nagin doesnt have the sense God gave a box of Rocks.

Perhaps the plantiffs ought to sue the government and collect a late fee for the late return of their legally owned property! Kinda like a library late fee!