Nagin, New Orleans Still Violate Gun Rights

NewsMax ^ | March 1, 2006 | NewsMax

[paulcissa]

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and National Rifle Association (NRA) have filed a motion in federal court to have both New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley held in contempt.

Their frustration stems from the continued failure of Nagin and Riley to comply with a federal injunction issued last September to halt illegal gun confiscations following Hurricane Katrina and return all seized firearms to their owners.

SAF Founder Alan Gottlieb said the motion was made only after attorneys had exhausted all attempts to communicate and cooperate with the defendants, who have essentially ignored the federal court order. SAF and NRA took the city to federal court in September after widespread reports of gun confiscations in direct conflict with the Second Amendment and the Louisiana State Constitution.

"If Ray Nagin and Warren Riley think this lawsuit, and the court order, will just go away by pretending they don’t exist, they are sadly mistaken,” Gottlieb said. "Authorities in nearby Tammany Parish complied with the injunction immediately, and have agreed to the permanent restraining order. Counsel for New Orleans signed a consent order last Sept. 23, so they know this case is on the table.

"The City of New Orleans has insisted that no guns were seized, and we know that’s not true,” Gottlieb continued. "Our attorneys have provided the New Orleans attorney with evidence of the confiscations, including witness statements, and that information has been ignored. Authorities in New Orleans have made no attempt to comply with the consent order and return the firearms seized by police.

"Mayor Nagin seems to be suffering from the same denial that possessed him before the hurricane hit, and in the days afterward when he blamed everyone else on the map for his failure of leadership,” Gottlieb observed. "We want Nagin and Chief Riley to appear in open court and testify under oath why they should not be held in contempt. They have been given every opportunity to comply with the court order and they have done nothing. They are not above the law.”

[paulcissa]

1st post, searched; nothing found. Go easy on me.

New Orleans officials continue to believe they are above the Constitution of the United States.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Already posted here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588368/posts

[paulcissa]

Yup, that'll learn me.

[ASA Vet]

Already posted here

A first post welcome...
(You're not the first to have that happen to them.)

[GrandEagle]

Go easy on me.
LOL! We are not THAT bad

Good post! Law enforcement in New Orleans have long believed that they were above the law. I remember a few years ago that they were so corrupt that the Justice Department was about to step in. Never heard anything else about that though. Seems like it was 10 or so years ago?

Cordially,
GE

[chesley]

It has become more and more noticeable that while "liberals" are more than willing to use the courts to force policies upon the citizens of America that they can never win at the voting booth, that they do not feel a corresponding obligation to follow the court edicts when they go against them.

The continuing anguish that they suffer over the "fact" that Bush stole the 2000 election by defending himself in court against the attempted theft by Algore, and their repeated attempts to overturn that election by any means they can think of, is just one of the most egregious examples. I hope they never get over it.

But I do think a little jail time for contempt of court would help them to adjust their attitude a little. Or maybe not; some people cannot let go of their hate enough to learn.