I went through 3 check points and had NO PROBLEMS after LOUDLY announcing that I had a Loaded Pistol on my passenger seat.
Only 1 Solider asked about the pistol and I told him Louisiana was a right to carry State, and if he wished to check this fact further - I would wait. One check point was State Troopers and they did not even blink and eye when I made my announcement.
I find it hard to believe that given the situation - any Law Enforcement Official would seize firearms from Law Abiding Citizens.
Well they did. One CHP (yes California Highway Patrol) officer tackled an old lady when she showed him, along with a Louisiana State Police officer, her handgun. I do mean showed, she was not holding it by the grip. It was in the palm of her hand, with some of her fingers were around the cylinder. The woman was involuntarily relocated somewhere .
Another video showed a group of homeowners, in an upscale neighborhood, who had several firearms confiscated, and who had their hands fixed behind their backs with plastic ties. They were not held or charged with a crime, but their firearms were confiscated. All this was caught on video. Unless the older lady or one of those homeowners are the person or persons whose case the NRA and SAF are supporting, there was obviously at least one more person whose arms were confiscated by the police and/or the National Guard.
One police from New Orleans did not seem to understand that there was such a thing as a CHL in New Orleans, or more properly in LA, and did not understand about state preemption.