New York City required registration of military style rifles ("assault weapons") and some time later informed registered owners that they had a deadline to move the guns out of the city or face penalties.
Under the 1924-1975 Racial Integrity and Sterilization Acts of Virginia, some of my mother's familys' surnames were placed on the assumed racially impure list, prompting migration to Tennessee. Trust Big Brother? Has Hades frozen over yet?
When I need a reminder of the gun control mindset, I replay the news videos I downloaded during the aftermath of Katerina: my Windows Media Player Playlist: NOLa
Sources include:
ABC News
CNN
Channel 2 San Francisco
Code:
time source filename subject
2:05 ABC abcnews.mpeg early general evacuation order
2:15 Ch2 CHP1.asx deployment of California Highway Patrol
2:54 CNN ForcedEvacCNN.wmv forced evacuation, arms confiscation
3.28 Ch2 CHP2.asx CHP v Patricia Konie
2:56 Ch2 SuperDome.asx government approved shelter
In particular "early general evacuation order" 8 Sep 2005 ABC News: evacuate "w/o using force" shows police and national guard house-to-house with guns includng M4s drawn w. orders to take guns from residents (not just guns they found). NOPD police chief: "No one will be allowed to be armed."
And "CHPs v Patricia Konie" in her home on high and dry Magazine St. with her stockpiled food, water, meds, pets and a revolver and a knife for protection; the elderly woman refuses to leave, CHPs body slam her against the wall, drag her out with a dislocated shoulder to be taken to an evacuation center.
Channel 2 SF based newscaster and reporter in NO La:
Q:"It is obvious they will use physical force to remove someone who does not want to go, the obvious question now is would they use deadly force?"
A:"Well, I don't think so, Dennis. I mean here you had a woman with a gun. She's elderly, she does not appear to be a threat but a gun is a gun and officers certainly have the option you would think in using deadly force. They're not kicking down doors. They're not dragging people from their homes, but in this case the woman had a gun so that is a bit of a different scenario."
That's after showing video of California Highway Patrol sworn as special Louisiana deputies dragging Kronie from her home in New Orleans.