the new orleans gun grab continues

[eflatminor]

To those defending New Orleans

Would you be defending the same people that re-elected Ray Nagin AFTER his wonderful performance and outrageous statements post Katrina? These are the voters we're supposed respect? The same ones that want the guns confiscated? No, I say let NO sink into the ocean where it belongs. Anyone stupid enough to build a city below sea level and vote in the worst fascist, gun grabbing and racist mayor in history deserves what they get. It just sickens me that my Federal tax dollars are used for NO.

Reminds me of the good people of Washington DC...you know, the ones that supported the gun ban, the ones that voted Marion Barry into office AFTER he got busted smoking crack on television. Screw those people, scew 'em all.

 

[gym]

It's a xxxx-hole, full of thiefs, drunks, hookers and crooked politicians. I never saw a reason to spend any time there, and if you want to get drunk, and carry on, go down to the keys. It's a lifestyle down there and no one will bother you.

 

[schloe]

new orleans blows. that's all i have to say about the place.

 

[totoro]

NO

Thank you for the kind remarks about our beautiful city,New Orleans.We will not sink in to the gulf because of all of the hard work that is going on to strengthen our protection system.We as New Orleanians can handle critcism since we know they are only words coming from people that do not know any better.Other places are not heard of because,nothing happens there,straight line sheeple cities that don't know how to loosen up.I am very surprised at this board on the comments that were made about New Orleans,This is supposed to be The High Road,not junior high musical.Apparently the kind people on this board are some of the smartest ,most grounded people,and probably know more about carrying and legal matters than most.If you can ,come to our city and look around.It is a combination of Rio and Naples,but American.We are a mixing pot of all nationalities,drive around and really get a feel for this place,yes,it takes time,but you will learn to love it because of its beauty and uniqueness.Please don't form your opinion based on a few bad cops or a few people that have had bad experiences here.Besides,the river runs right through the middle of this city,it costs the nation over 100 million a day when it is closed.When you get to New Orleans ,and I mean inside the levee,the east ,Metarie,west bank,Orleans parish,all inclusive,leave all your worries behind,maybe get a plate of red beans at Check in-Check out,or an over stuffed shrimo po-boy at WE -Never -Close.Relax,we are a city made of people of all types,say hello.Go to Cafe Du Monde and get a coffee au lait,and turn your seat toward the street,it is a sight to behold.Don't make any plans,just let it happen.We are the most remote city in the world,Gulf of Mexico on the south with a sliver of Plaqeumine Parish,25 miles of Lake Ponchatrain to the north,and swamp to the east and west,we are removed from the main-line so to speak.We are very tropical so be prepared.Leave your worries behind,act lawfully,eat good,you will never be the same.

 

[1 old 0311]

Hi totoro,

I see you did EVERYTHING but address the topic: New Orleans Gun Grab.
I lived in Kenner for many years so I know there are AREAS of N.O. that are nice, and fun, but denying residents of their Second Amendment rights didn't make the nice areas, nice areas, but it DID turn the bad areas even worse.

 

[zxcvbob]

Please don't form your opinion based on a few bad cops

How many is a few?

 

[V-DOP]

Why does everyone feel the need to point out legal things they're doing? You have a legal gun, it's legal, so don't mention anything about it.

You probably have a cell phone, let them know you have that too.

 

[lloydkristmas]

That city was a toilet that needed to be flushed. I guess it needs it again.

 

[CHEVELLE427]

New Orleans
IS LIKE MOST BIG CITIES
there is good and bad places as in all big city's.
Me for 1.
I have worked all over SOUTH L.A in the oil patch and I have see the good the bad and some times a lot of ugly.

IM not knocking the city or anyone that chooses to stay there. but there has been corruption for ever , from the huey p long days to now.
a saying around there sometimes is,
ALWAYS BEEN LIKE DAT.
its not going to change until a new age of politicians get in office and start over.
this was the cities chance to be reborn but they went and put naigen back in cause
ITS BEEN LIKE DAT T

 

[JWarren]

Totoro wrote:

Thank you for the kind remarks about our beautiful city,New Orleans.We will not sink in to the gulf because of all of the hard work that is going on to strengthen our protection system.We as New Orleanians can handle critcism since we know they are only words coming from people that do not know any better.Other places are not heard of because,nothing happens there,straight line sheeple cities that don't know how to loosen up.I am very surprised at this board on the comments that were made about New Orleans,This is supposed to be The High Road,not junior high musical.Apparently the kind people on this board are some of the smartest ,most grounded people,and probably know more about carrying and legal matters than most.If you can ,come to our city and look around.It is a combination of Rio and Naples,but American.We are a mixing pot of all nationalities,drive around and really get a feel for this place,yes,it takes time,but you will learn to love it because of its beauty and uniqueness.Please don't form your opinion based on a few bad cops or a few people that have had bad experiences here.Besides,the river runs right through the middle of this city,it costs the nation over 100 million a day when it is closed.When you get to New Orleans ,and I mean inside the levee,the east ,Metarie,west bank,Orleans parish,all inclusive,leave all your worries behind,maybe get a plate of red beans at Check in-Check out,or an over stuffed shrimo po-boy at WE -Never -Close.Relax,we are a city made of people of all types,say hello.Go to Cafe Du Monde and get a coffee au lait,and turn your seat toward the street,it is a sight to behold.Don't make any plans,just let it happen.We are the most remote city in the world,Gulf of Mexico on the south with a sliver of Plaqeumine Parish,25 miles of Lake Ponchatrain to the north,and swamp to the east and west,we are removed from the main-line so to speak.We are very tropical so be prepared.Leave your worries behind,act lawfully,eat good,you will never be the same.

You are missing the blantent reality that many of us formed our option from LIVING IN New Olreans-- or in my case, living in Metairie and working downtown.

You think I haven't given it a chance? I drank my coffee at Morning Call for years. My first three dates with my wife were spent in Howl at the Moon. I PROPOSED to my wife at La Rivera.

And I spent the night in a cell with 27 other people on a trumped up traffic violation with no charges filed. And the guy sitting next to me had green toes. Green Toes! And no... they were not painted green. Something photosynthetic was GROWING on them. And he wore yellow flip-flops. That just isn't right. As far as I am concerned, NO drew first blood.

it takes time,but you will learn to love it

I gave it 5 years. It isn't love for New Orleans that you get over time. No... it isn't love. It's Stockholm Syndrome.


-- John

 

[totoro]

NO

I don't carry in New Orleans,just looking at me will scare the meanest away

 

[publiuss]

All "authorities" and some "regular" people in New Orleans need to be shipped to Atlanta then invite the Yankees to come burn it again. Kill 2 birds w/one stone. Cleanse the South from a horrible city and the element that has made N.O. one.

 

[Kino74]

Most of the decent hardworking people that lived in New Orleans got run out or are getting runned out by the lazy corrupt thugs that find new and interesting ways to humilate the rest of us Louisiannians.

 

[Northern-Lights]

I was sent down to New Orleans after Katrina to help with some of the initial recovery efforts. What a pig sty! Anyway, I quickly found out what NOPD stood for......Not Our Problem Dude!

I witnessed a traffic accident while I was there....the resident who was injured was praying it wouldn't be a NOPD officer but rather a state police officer who would respont....when NOPD showed up....he almost cried. The NOPD officer stopped...asked if anyone was seriously hurt...and when the resident said no....he turned around and left.....I couldn't believe it.

Anyway.....there was more corruption with the police than just about anything else when I was there. Totally unbelieveable. I wouldn't go back there again if I was paid to do it.

 

[Ash]

Hey, Jwarren, I proposed to my wife at O'Flaherties - after we spent all day exploring Fort Pike and the Chalmette battlefield and cemetary (both of us are history buffs).

I know New Orleans very well, the Garden District, the French and Irish quarters, even got to ride in a police-escorted limo where they stopped I-10 for us. I know that N'awlins isn't how its pronounced, but Noo-wahlins. I have friends and family there. I live an hour and a half north - and listen to 870.

New Orleans shouted that the world did not know how bad it was that New Orleans was gone...

Then when folks didn't show up for Mardi Gras in large numbers (which, by the way, was introduced in Mobile both times, first in 1703, and second after the Civil War, New Orleans merely copied Mobile, AL), New Orleans complained that nobody was coming. Well, you're either destroyed or you are not.

Frankly, those of us who got hit directly by Katrina, who took care of our families and neighbors, and who know that, the Mississippi Gulf Coast will never look like it once did (there is a difference, you see, between getting flooded and being wiped completely off the face of the earth, ask folks in St. Bernard Parish). I know many great people in the area, I enjoy the history of New Orleans (even though Natchez, MS, was the first city on the Mississippi river), some of the food (I can handle spice and love Creole and cajun food, but so much of it I can get locally), and that is probably about it.

But you KNOW how corrupt things are there. Everyone in New Orleans knows this. They don't care, but they know it. Why is it that 870 has commercials at least twice an hour about reporting government corruption to a private hotline???

In any case, the FEMA trailer issue stinks so bad because they will be destroyed instead of being sold to the public - and so reduce the cost of Katrina.

Ah, but its just business as usual in the Big Easy.

Ash

 

[22-rimfire]

I have always heard that the New Orleans PD is one of the most corrupt deparments in the country. I don't understand why this is allowed to continue?

I have been to New Orleans a couple of times prior to Katrina. I never want to go back. Makes me hope that they don't fix the levees. But there are many good people there. The corruption just needs to be rooted out. I hope business as usual does not continue.

 

[Mainiac]

I must have been asleep at the switch back then. FEMA trailer issue? Never heard about that, can someone come up with a link. Thanks.

 

[craig]

national guard patrolling because of high crime.

millions of dollars wasted/unaccounted for.

people living in fema trailers OVER TWO YEARS after katrina because " we can't find no jobs."

local government run by the same bunch of corrupt, stupid, and inept idiots re-elected by the voters.

real nice town there.

 

[zxcvbob]

local government run by the same bunch of corrupt, stupid, and inept idiots re-elected by the voters.

At least we assume the voters reelected them.

 

[Harve Curry]

Is there any New Orleans PD here on THR forum??

 

[totoro]

NO

We did appreciate people trying to help in a time of need by sending many thousands of people "living quarters" in the form of travel trailers.These trailers were placed on the lots of needy citizens who were to re-build their homes.When their homes were once again liveable the "FEMA" trailers were to be removed and stored-sold somewhere else.A major snag arose when people living in these "FEMA" trailers started complaining of many problems such as headaches,dizziness,respiratory problems,and nausea.The Occupational Health and Safety Administration,OSHA,discovered that the trailers contained more than 50 times the safe amount of FORMALDEHYDE.This chemical is used in some of the building products used in the production of these "FEMA" trailers.The thousands of citizens of New Orleans that lived in these toxic tin cans had nothing to do with the production of the "FEMA" trailers.Please keep in mind that if these trailers were not poisonus,they could have been sold ,helping to restore some of funds used in the aftermath of the storm.In other words the people of New Orleans cannot be blaimed for the aformentioned situation.Please look to the NE at a place called Washington D.C. As for the many people who have had less than perfect experiences in our great city,we apolagize,and hope you find life better where you are presently located.

 

[22-rimfire]

I don't know what the production schedule is for manufactured housing, but I suspect the Formaldehyde issue is one that resulted from the hasty production and transport of these units to NO and other areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The vapors dissapate after a bit of time and becomes essentially a non-issue. The vapors are primarly from the off gasing of glue that is used profusely in the construction, carpet and padding.

 

[JWarren]

totoro wrote:

A major snag arose when people living in these "FEMA" trailers started complaining of many problems such as headaches,dizziness,respiratory problems,and nausea.The Occupational Health and Safety Administration,OSHA,discovered that the trailers contained more than 50 times the safe amount of FORMALDEHYDE.

ALL RV's have formaldehyde. My father's been through 4 of them, and they all need to be aired out.

I lived 2 weeks in one last summer in FL, and I did for 2 weeks this June in the Smokies.

It won't kill you.

The thousands of citizens of New Orleans that lived in these toxic tin cans had nothing to do with the production of the "FEMA" trailers.Please keep in mind that if these trailers were not poisonus,they could have been sold ,helping to restore some of funds used in the aftermath of the storm.

They WERE being sold until all the lawsuits from the "grateful" people started.

In other words the people of New Orleans cannot be blaimed for the aformentioned situation.

BS. Let's see... house destroyed. Government gets you a new temporary one AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. Then the government gets sued for it. And the taxpayers pay for it.

As I said earlier. No good deed goes unpunished.


It will be interesting to see what outpouring of support comes if another hurricane hits. Or should I say lack there of.

Oddly, the MS gulf coast has largely been absent from suing over this trailer thing.
Oddly, no one in CA sued over the help they got with the fires.
Oddly, the OK area hasn't sued over the help they got with tornadoes.
Oddly, the MS river flood zone hasn't sued over help they got.


People remember this stuff.


-- John

 

[herohog]

I call Louisiana home and am from South Louisiana. Went to high school in Metairie (suburb of N.O.) and will be moving back to North Central Louisiana one day. Next time I go to N.O., I will be armed, not with one of my expensive guns, but with my C9 Hi-Point, the BIC Lighter of pistols. It's cheap, but it works. If it gets stolen, you aren't out a ton of $$$. I'd still file charges, reports, whatever, that is for sure!

Please don't judge the whole state by New Orleans, some of it's cops and most of the states politicians. Many of the folks in Louisiana are some good people as are many of the cops. Unfortunately, ya run into @$$holes in every occupation in every state. Some just seem to congregate in bigger bunches in some areas. <shrug>

 

[IA_farmboy]

Someone needs to file a criminal complaint the next time this happens. Perhaps with the FBI or state police. I guarantee you that if members of the NO PD finds out they could be spending time in club fed for this, incidents of such theft would drop dramatically.

That is the first thing that came to my mind after reading the first bit about how the weapon was taken and no receipt issued. Last I checked ATF and FBI take stolen firearms very seriously.

Another thing I found just plain odd was the asking if there was a receipt. Judging from the article and comments here that question seems common. What exactly is meant by a receipt? How does a person obtain one? Do they mean the record of sale? And here's a good one, did the officer ask so that the receipt could be taken from the person as well?

I remember from that youtube video that was going around how a couple people that had their weapons confiscated asked for a receipt and got the response, "If we gave out receipts to everybody we'd be out here all day." That is just plain disrespect of proper procedure and outright criminal.