Now, it would appear from at least one post, that the buses were stopped just outside of their final destination, and the LOCAL police were confiscating/seizing weapons. It was said that they offered receipts to anyone who wanted them, and amazingly, many didn't. Why would that be? Perhaps because they weren't theirs, after all?
I do not believe that Louisiana has a Vermont style carry provision. You must have a Louisiana-issued CCW to have a firearm on your person. How many of these people, Black, White , Hispanic, or Asian, had such a permit? If they didn't, then they were in violation of the law.
FYI, the Georgia law that allows carry on mass-transit was passed this year, and has been in effect for less than six months. It's still being sorted out. It exists ONLY as far as transportation in Georgia is concerned, and the person must have a valid Georgia CCW. This same law also allows for carry into bars or restaurants that allow consumption of alcohol on-premises.
This has nothing to do with racism, or discrimination against the poor. Why should you allow felons to carry guns onto buses, trains, or planes? How many of these people had stolen guns? This is an evacuation, so it has certain time constraints imposed upon it. The hurricane won't wait for everyone to have their weapons checked for ownership, or for them to receive CCWs. Those traveling out-of-state would also need time to make themselves lrgal under the 1986 FOP provisions.
Now, where is there information available that proves Blackwater participated in gun confiscations in post-Katrina New Orleans?
Also, the LEOs from out-of-state were legally deputized by the New Orleans authorities. Like it or not, the legality of their office while in New Orleans is the stuff of tin-foiler's fantasies. It's not just the out-of-state Police, either. The EMTs and Paramedics from out-of-state also had to be granted authority to operate in Louisiana.
Face it, the media put a spin on the "confiscations" of weapons from stupid people, and our own tin-foilers have rounded out the mix. All we need are the Black Helicopters, and the reports of blue-hatted Chinese troops boarding transport ships, heading for the Gulf to finish the scenario.
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