Outrage in New Orleans

Was the Constitution Suspended?

You survived Hurricane Katrina. You survived the looters and criminals. But you probably will not hold out against the misdirected authorities. The same authorities who failed so miserably in Hurricane preparation, such as New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, are now ordering that all arms be confiscated from law-abiding citizens. Apparently the Second Amendment has been repealed, and we were not told. It's not just that the illegal confiscation of arms is a crime; it's plain stupid. How will these people defend themselves from the real criminals, as they have had to do for the past week? If your right to own a gun does not apply during emergencies and looting, when does it apply? Remember, many areas of New Orleans were not flooded. Some even have electricity and running (non-potable) water. And now the authorities are kicking in the doors and confiscating weapons. It's an illegal outrage.

Barney Fife (aka P. Edwin Compass III) summed up the annulment of the 2nd Amendment:

"No one is allowed to be armed. We're going to take all the guns," says P. Edwin Compass III, the superintendent of police.

(Of course this new order does not apply to the wealthy, who can hire armed guards.)

And let’s say that you had evacuated and securely locked your house. Well, it’s not going to be locked when they are done kicking in the door. It will be open house, with free goods for anyone.

But who can forget the “Ragin' Cajun”? When the entire bureaucracy failed to respond properly to the hurricane aftermath (with the notable exception of some remaining brave New Orleans police, and of course, the always reliable Coast Guard), a no-nonsense Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore led the first National Guard troops and supplies into New Orleans. A take-action, common sense kind of guy, he was featured telling military and police officers to refrain from constantly pointing weapons at civilians:

"Put those [expletive] weapons down," Gen. Honore screamed, as reported by the Associated Press. The press agency also said he reminded soldiers, and sometimes local police, that they were "not in Iraq."

Would his approach include saying "hello" to the survivors by pointing an assault weapon through their front door? Perhaps his common sense was just too uncommon for the fools in charge, so he was told to change his tune, and get in line with more aggressive civilian population control techniques. It’s a shame. The incompetent and glacial bureaucracies from the Mayor to the President may be slow, but they never fail to grab more power, and wield it in the least effective manner possible.