Posted on 09/04/2017 8:06:53 AM PDT by rktman
In Houston, as in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, looting follows as floodwaters recede. Homeowners already ravaged by Hurricane Harvey are finding themselves ravaged yet again by thugs and looters. Nor is Harvey the only hazard. As we approach the height of hurricane season, Hurricane Irma threatens the Caribbean and, potentially, our Atlantic coast.
Even beyond natural disasters, residents of Charlottesville, Charlotte, Baltimore, and elsewhere have suffered from America's increasing propensity for riots, looting, and property destruction.
As you probably know, you may legally defend yourself using deadly force if you or your family faces a reasonable fear of imminent death or great bodily harm. And with rare exceptions, lawful citizens may keep defensive firearms in the home.
But can authorities legally confiscate your firearms during an emergency as they did in New Orleans after Katrina? What about using deadly force to protect property? Most important, can you legally carry firearms to protect your family if forced to evacuate?
For North Carolinians, until recently, the answer to the last question was "no." Until 2012, the State prohibited carrying "dangerous substances" – including firearms and ammunition – outside the home during declared states of emergency.
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According to the Chief there have only been around 17 looters arrested. They got the word out that the people who have anything worth looting are armed.
Rule 1 -— Be trained.
Rule 2 -— Don’t draw attention to yourself.
Rule 3 -— Be practiced and prepared
Rule 4 -— Plan
Texas has an excellent “Castle Doctrine” law.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3583028/posts
“Texas has an excellent “Castle Doctrine” law”
I have my own law. Its similar to what prevailed in Arizona in the 1870’s.
Fine print’s a bitch.
;-) Dig all night. With a backhoe if you got one.
The post-Katrina stories are frightening. The government simply went house-to-house collecting weapons. If no one answered, they broke down doors. Saying no wasn’t an acceptable answer, they would search in that case.
In that case, for people with more than one weapon - give them your crappiest weapon, and be sure you don’t have any ammo lying around for weapons you hang on to.
One thing with this storm here in Houston - I did hear our mayor saying that he would have the police FORCE people out of their homes in flooded areas. I suspect that he knew it was illegal, but also figured many people did not know that, so they’d comply. Still not good to hear something like that.
Well, our mayor is ghetto trash, so I am not surprised.
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