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The Great New Orleans Gun Grab

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This book details the ILLEGAL theft and seizure of firearms from law abiding citizens of the New Orleans area after Katrina, as ordered by Ray Nagin and Eddie Compass.
If you think the Second Amendment protects you, think again! When people like Nagin are in charge it is just a scrap of paper. Thank God the federal courts stepped in.

As a member of law enforcement, I am shocked and ashamed by what happened. Everyone should read this book to see how far an out of control government can go---which is the very reason the Founders wrote the Second Amendment.

I have praise fro the writers for bringing this to our attention.

Joseph S. Johnston
Mobile, Alabama

It is odd that many gun owners still refuse to believe the reality of the U.S. Constitution being raped on the streets of New Orleans and the surrounding areas in the days after hurricane Katrina. If you have a gun owner friend in denial, this book is a most illuminating Christmas gift. Many gun owners say "It could never happen here." Guess what.......It did. This book dispels a lot of the Rambo vote from the rooftops chest beating, and places the reader directly into the reality of confiscations.

If you are a gun owner, intrested in preserving the U.S. Constitution as written, or even just ambivalent, you must read this book. You will be ambivalent no more.

This book is an important documentation of the atrocities committed by lawless looters and lawless lawmen in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. It is a real reminder of the fragility of civilized society and evidence of the tenuousness of our civil liberties. It is a damning testimony against the authorities in New Orleans and a warning to all Americans of the reality of the possibility of a speedy descent into anarchy right here in the good ol' US of A.

It Not Only Could Happen Here, It Did

By
Chris Bird



To those head-in-the-sand people who say mass gun confiscations couldn't happen in America, a new book is the perfect response. The Great New Orleans Gun Grab: Descent into Anarchy details the appalling story of how, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, law enforcement officers in New Orleans took legally owned firearms from residents who had committed no crime.
These confiscations took place in blatant disregard for the U.S. and Louisiana constitutions at a time when New Orleans police were providing little or no service or protection for residents of the Crescent City.
The book was written by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson and is published by Louisiana Publishing, Inc. Hutchinson was an officer with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era and is now a firearms writer and shooting sports columnist. Masson is an award winning writer and editor for Louisiana Sportsman and several other outdoor magazines.
I recounted in detail one of the stories of survival that came out of New Orleans and touched on some of the gun confiscations in one chapter of my book, Thank God I Had a Gun. But the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina deserved a book of its own and The Great New Orleans Gun Grab is it. The stories are well told and the writing is excellent. I particularly liked the details of the people and neighborhoods involved in each incident. However, it is difficult for a gun owner to read the book without getting angry at the criminal behavior of those who were sworn to uphold the law.
The stories include:
* A lawyer disarmed and arrested supposedly for public intoxication at his home then pepper sprayed and repeatedly shot with beanbag rounds while in custody.
* Another lawyer and former Army officer used a 30-30 Winchester on a hoard of looters who broke into his backyard. He then had to protect his mother from police officers.
* A woman had to be protected by the 82nd Airborne from abusive cops.
* A frail, elderly woman who was disarmed, knocked to the ground and severely injured by several large police officers after they forced their way into her kitchen. This attack was seen on television around the world.
* Two cases of legally owned guns being seized at gunpoint from people on boats on Lake Pontchartrain by sheriff's deputies.
In most cases the police officers were trying to force people to obey a "mandatory evacuation order." The authors speculate that the real reason for trying to get many of these residents out of the city was to stop them from making critical comments to the news media about the incompetence of the authorities.
One of the most disturbing parts of the book is the epilogue. The attempt by the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation to stop the confiscations and get the illegally seized guns returned to their owners is called "The Second Battle of New Orleans." The authors recount how lawyers for New Orleans first denied in federal court that the city had any seized firearms. After delaying and obfuscating for months, they admitted having more than 1,000 guns but when revealed most were rusted beyond repair. Nearly three years later most of the firearms have not been returned to their owners.
As a result of the illegal gun confiscations, the Louisiana legislature passed a law that specifically prohibits law enforcement officers from seizing legally owned guns from law-abiding residents during emergencies such as hurricanes. Asked what he thought of the new law in a radio interview, the current chief of the New Orleans police Warren Riley stated: "During circumstances like that, we cannot allow people to walk the streets carrying guns. As law-enforcement officers, we will confiscate the weapon if the person is walking down the street, and they may be arrested."
So, despite the valiant work of the NRA and Second Amendment Foundation, is anything likely to be different next time a hurricane devastates New Orleans? We can only wait and see.

Chris Bird is author of The Concealed Handgun Manual and Thank God I Had a Gun: True Accounts of Self-Defense.

Being from Louisiana this story was especially meaningful. Not many people knew how low New Orleans sunk after the storms. The anarchy and chaos was only overshadowed by the ineptitude of the local officials. Thanks for the regular Army who saved the day, and the city. Funny, but as I type this the National Guard is STILL there!
Great book and a must read for all Americans.

This book was well written and documented. If you have any doubts what people and politicians are capable of doing during an emergency, this book will dispel those doubts. Good and evil are both on display here. The true American spirit of independence and self-sufficiency are evident. As is the power hungry nature of those in power. The effects of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans is a dark stain on our country in more ways than one.

While not a gun person myself, I recommend this book highly for people to see how their local forces might behave in such a situation. I would never suggest that all police forces are like the New Orleans P.D. - so I guess what happened isn't a huge surprise - but it's a chilling reminder of what might happen because it did happen during Katrina.

This book was a frightening but must read for all who value their Second Amendment rights. The authors explain in shocking detail how the rights of numerous law-abiding citizens in New Orleans and the surrounding area were shamelessly violated by law enforcement personnel in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. And, even after the NRA filed a lawsuit against New Orleans, the city fathers still haven't learned their lesson as they have already promised to do it again should a similar situation arise.

I'm glad that someone wrote this book. It is an absolutely, without fail, a must read book for any and every lawful gun owner.

Everyone should know what happened in New Orleans and how a gun confiscation starts so they can know how to stop it before it starts. Reading it will get you mad like it did me but it's something we all need to know. I highly recommend that all American gun owners read it.

The banditry after Hurricane Katrina is well known as is the incompetance of most of the local officials. This book details several first person accounts of illegal gun confiscations from ordinary citizens who were trying to protect themselves from the thugs. I would encourage any lawful gun owner to read this book.