Who Ordered the Guns Confiscated?

[orleans]

mayor, governor or the bushie feds such as homeland security?

you know what i'm getting at here.

if it was the mayor or the gov then everyone will be screaming how the dems take your guns away.

if it was homeland security or bushie i'll laugh at the irony before i get freaked out.

[noahmijo]

1. well the NY Times has the Police Chief acting as mouthpiece

but for whom we don't really know yet...but what is a fact is that our own soldiers fresh from Iraq are taking part in the collecting alongside the local police...* is also completely silent on this issue as is the NRA...

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. hence why I am betting the order casme from DHS

[orleans]

3. that's what i was thinking

but i really am curious to find out who is behind it

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. here you go

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5266538,00.html

Them are federalized troops...

[riverwalker]

6. yes

sounds Federal to me

"soldiers seized numerous guns for fear of confrontations with jittery residents who have armed themselves against looters.
``No one will be able to be armed. We are going to take all the weapons,'' Riley said.
On Thursday, in the city's well-to-do Lower Garden District, a neighborhood with many antebellum mansions, members of the Oklahoma National Guard seized weapons from the inhabitants of one home. Those who were armed were handcuffed and briefly detained before being let go."

[newswolf56]

5. I'm betting media incompetence is making New Orleans authorities...

the fall guys for an order that came from FEMA or Homeland Security. Knowing how hysterically anti-gun the media is, Bush undoubtedly (correctly) assumed they'd be so overwhelmed with glee at the order, they'd not bother to question the story or look at its deeper implications.

As for me, this is merely more evidence Bush has reached a point where (except for his plutocrat/Christofascist base) he no longer gives a tinker's damn about public opinion. In fact I think he is getting ready to take off his proverbial gloves and impose bare-knuckled fascist tyranny on the entire nation.

[orleans]

7. just found this on the NRA website

NRA-ILA COMMENTS ON SITUATION IN NEW ORLEANS

Numerous media sources are reporting on a campaign by New Orleans city authorities to confiscate lawfully-owned firearms from people in the city. Louisiana statute does grant the government, during a state of emergency, broad powers in regulating and controlling firearms.

However, we have seen not just with Hurricane Katrina, but other similar situations, that when police are unable to control the criminal element, people turn to the one freedom that protects all others--the Second Amendment.

While one can certainly understand the dire predicaments of all those affected by Hurricane Katrina, as we have learned throughout history, campaigns to disarm the lawful do nothing to disarm the criminal. And in truth, these restrictions make citizens less safe. Despite the valiant efforts of many law enforcement officers and rescue workers, too many of those left in the wake of Katrina are ultimately responsible for their own security and safety and that of their families and loved ones. This is especially true when communication is virtually non-existent and police can't be quickly summoned to respond to calls for help. At these times, lawful gun ownership is paramount to personal safety.

Of course, the entire situation in New Orleans is constantly in flux. But rest assured NRA is monitoring this situation very closely and will address any activity by the government that unduly infringes upon the rights of lawful gun owners at the appropriate time. As we learn more, we will report to our members accordingly. In the interim, however, we join with all Americans in offering our thoughts, prayers, and assistance to the victims and survivors of this terrible natural disaster.

http://www.nraila.org/CurrentLegislation/ActionAlerts/Default.aspx

has anyone heard who ordered this yet? or if they are actually taking registered guns from people??