POLITICS - A victory over proposed gun ban

kirkwood · Post by **kirkwood** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:14 pm

That bill for a gun ban in Louisiana got struck down by a 12 to 1 vote by the House panel. Woo-hoo!!

News report is here:
http://www.nola.com/printer/printer.ssf ... xml&coll=1

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:39 pm

Good news!

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:05 am

Great news

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Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:14 am

First good news I've heard all day! (12:11 AM)

Travis Morgan · Post by **Travis Morgan** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:04 am

How THE HELL did they think they were gonna get a gun ban after what happened during Katrina? Stupid bastards.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri May 23, 2008 7:18 am

I'm pretty sure Bobby would have vetoed it anyway if it ever made it to his desk. Did you read/hear his remarks at the NRA convention last week? Seems like a solid pro-gun governor!!!

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:03 pm

Excellent!

pharmseller · Post by **pharmseller** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:19 pm

Not to be a wet blanket, but doesn't it concern anyone that we are cheering not because of a right we gained, but because of a right that wasn't taken away?
It's a sad commentary on the state of RKBA that we cheer when we don't lose.

Quinn

O.S.O.K. · Post by **O.S.O.K.** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:24 pm

"Richmond was joined in his presentation by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and ranking members of the New Orleans Police Department, who brought confiscated assault weapons and ammunition to the hearing. Nagin said that since Hurricane Katrina, the department has seized more than 600 illegal assault weapons in the city, many used by drug dealers. "

That darned Ray Nagin and his band of henchmen... just what is an "illegal assault weapon"? I'm willing to bet that not one of these was full auto. Further, they state that they confiscated (they like that word) them from CRIMINALS. Yes, the criminals had these ilegally - because they are probably all convicted felons and were of course using them for criminal intent - but the rifles themselves aren't ilegal. Stupid butt socialists.

I will bet you that if another natural disaster like Katrina hits New Orleans (God forbid) and this jerk and his appointed Police Cheif are in power, that we will see a repeat of the first Katrina's antics - why? Because they suffered no ill effects of doing it the first time and he was re-elected! Which I can't believe any more than the fact that the people of MA kept Ted Kennedy in office.

Travis Morgan · Post by **Travis Morgan** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:55 pm

O.S.O.K. wrote:I will bet you that if another natural disaster like Katrina hits New Orleans (God forbid)

It WILL happen again. The coast is mother nature's whipping boy.

I have to concur with Pharmseller. Whatever happened to the country where more than half of our representatives would have been up in arms, calling for the head of the dumb bastard that wrote an abortion such as this?

We all ought to be upset that it was ever proposed.

This is an awful lot like being glad someone came to the dinner table naked, but didn't stuff on your plate!