On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:08:17 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Earlier, you pretended to wonder about the gun confiscations in New Orleans.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-taU9d26wT4

Even though you implied that the cops only took guns from thugs, the House
of Representatives thought otherwise:
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactShe...d=202&issue=55

Articles about the crimes committed by the police:
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/second_amendment/0506r/
http://www.reason.com/news/show/32966.html
http://www.stateline.org/live/detail...ntentId=198836

NRA effort to put an end to the crimes committed by police:
http://www.nraila.org//Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?ID=177



"Some police officers told reporters that the confiscation order was issued
after Army, Coast Guard and police helicopters were fired upon while flying
over the city. It is reasonable to assume that the shooters responsible for
these attacks used illegal firearms, which would not simply be handed over
when the police and National Guard knocked on the door.

There certainly was no shortage of guns available to criminals. In the wake
of the storm, more than 1,000 guns were stolen from gun dealers in Alabama,
Louisiana and Mississippi. Only about 130 of these weapons were recovered.

(The Associated Press also reported that some police officers asked if they
could borrow guns from citizens. The officers explained that they were
outgunned during running street battles with armed criminals.)"

Sounds like neither the police nor the Guard had anything to worry about.
--
John H