Posted on 06/09/2006 6:56:33 PM PDT by Ellesu
People carrying guns on the streets of New Orleans during an emergency will be stopped but their gun won’t be taken unless they can’t show that they are lawfully in possession of it, Chief Warren Riley said Thursday night on WWL’s INews cast.
Trying to clear up something that has been the subject of much controversy since Katrina, Riley said that in another emergency situation, officers would check people on the street in possession of guns and will not take the weapons unless they have a criminal record, are mentally ill, or unable to prove they own the weapon.
“They have a right to carry the guns, but they have to prove it is theirs,” said Riley.
Riley also disputed accounts that police had gone into homes and disarmed residents.
Riley said that police did go into homes that had been abandoned or damaged after Katrina and, in the process of looking for survivors, took weapons that he said could be picked up by looters.
According to Riley, the police had 900 weapons in their evidence room and that between 600-700 were turned in by other law enforcement agencies.
---What states require registration of guns?---
New York and California are two.
http://www.packing.org/state/
Just a weaselly way of stating, " I was a little too obvious in my last statement. Since you won't be able to whip out a receipt or card, we'll confiscate your guns anyway. "
Perhaps Riley could inform the public as to where he will be during the emergency. This would allow law-abiding citizens to bring their guns and their proposed form of ID directly to him for his approval. Law-abiding citizens should not have to wait for some random encounter with an armed policeman to get this situation cleared-up.
Thanks for the interesting link. I have bookmarked it for future reference.
Catch me if you can. You wont.
What if you bought it from a private party (which is legal). What kind of proof would you have then?
Nothing but jackboot double talk for 'we don't care what the feds say...this is Louisiana.'
They only take the weapons from the vunerable and/or those who voluntarily submit. Others, like those roving gangs, are considered too dangerous to be f*&*^ked with, and are therefore left to roam freely with their weapons out in the open.
Right?
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