Licenced Gun owners Having their guns taken away after Katrina

[FishaHallic]

Listening to one of the Right Wing talk shows on the radio today and the guy mentioned that after Hurricane Katrina the National Guard was going to licenced gun owners home collecting their guns did anyone else ever hear of anything like this?  If you have read about it can you please post a website to help us understand what happened.  Thanks

[561rincon]

if so thats not right. how do they expect you to defend yourself against people who have them unlicensed and/or unregistered.

[dynodon]

if so thats not right. how do they expect you to defend yourself against people who have them unlicensed and/or unregistered.

I agree, and would like to see some info on it as well. If thats true anyway.
There is no way in H#ll my fire arms are gonna leave my hands/house

[UncleRico]

After they take away their guns, they should knock down their houses and put up a wal-mart.

I heard that Bush keeps a stack of photocopies of the Constitution on top of the toilet at the white house so he can whipe his azz with it.

[Fox17]

thats not right. they should give them the ammo first and if they are still alive then give em the guns.

[FishaHallic]

I find it hard to believe also but that is what they said on this radio talk show I was hoping someone had some more info.

[Chillinthemost]

I dont believe it. What show was it on?

[FishaHallic]

It's a local AM radio show that also plays down in Miami area The Schnitt show http://schnittshow.com/main.html  Schnitt is on vacation this week and the host was a guy named Joe Pags (I think that is how you spell it)

[Anoriginal]

Schnitt is the same guy as MJ from 93.3 in Tampa. He's a furry necked annoying midget who is about as entertaining as watching flys mate in my opinion. I don't believe it.

[bigscrub79]

It is absolutely true, there is a bill that just passed that will prevent the government from taking guns in time of crisis. Here is the email I got about it. Now I know it is from the NRA and is a bit one sided but it does tell about the bill and it did happen in New Orleans.



Fairfax, VA-The National Rifle Association (NRA) and law-abiding gun owners won another major victory today when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 5013, the NRA-backed "Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act". HR 5013 passed with a broad bi-partisan margin of 322-99.

 

"Law-abiding gun owners scored a significant victory in the House of Representatives today," said Chris W. Cox, NRA's chief lobbyist. "The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina confirmed a fear long-held by American gun owners: the day government bureaucrats declare our Second Amendment null and void, leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless in the midst of chaos and lawlessness."

 

This is the second NRA win on this issue in less than two weeks.  On July 13, 2006, Senator David Vitter's (R-LA) amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated under the Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5441) for the confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms during an emergency or major disaster passed the United States Senate with a final vote margin of 84-16.

 

H.R. 5013 amends federal emergency statute laws to prohibit federal, state and local authorities from confiscating lawfully owned firearms during times of national emergencies, as witnessed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina last year when police and military confiscated firearms from law-abiding citizens.

 

"No matter what the circumstances, lawful gun owners have the right to possess their firearms in their homes," continued Cox. "And if forced to evacuate, they have the right to transport their firearms to a safe place. Nobody has the right to disarm them. That's what this legislation ensures."

 

After witnessing the draconian confiscation of firearms from law-abiding residents in New Orleans,  Alaska, Idaho, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana passed measures that echo the spirit of HR 5013 .

 

"On behalf of our four million NRA members nationwide, I want to thank Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) for introducing this legislation and the House Republican leadership for seeing that the 'Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act' got a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives," concluded Cox.

[Loven It]

The law was not passed! Here's one link.

http://www.gunguys.com/?cat=17

[FishaHallic]

I googled this topic and there was only one website that I deemed reputable to get information about what happened after Katrina.  The best that I could tell is that they were taking their guns away from people that were going into shelters or public transportation.  I did not see where they would actually go to someones house and ask for your gun.  Now I did not read all the websites about this but I only read the one that was a FOX channel website.