Tuesday, March 21, 2006
To Server and Protect?
In Defenseless Decision, Why were guns taken from law-abiding citizens in New Orleans? John Lott, Jr. addresses one of the seldom reported issues that effected Hurricane Katrina survivors. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, calling 911 or the police was not an option. In a near SHTF (Stuff Hits The Fan) scenario, the New Orleans' police superintendent Eddie Compass announced "No one will be able to be armed. Guns will be taken. Only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns." Law abiding citizens who used firearms to protect their families were illegally disarmed, but New Orleans police officers who were allowed to keep their firearms, were caught on tape looting Walmart.
Mr. Lott sites the following examples...
Mr. Lott sites the following examples...
One city resident, John Carolan, was taking care of many family members, including his three-year-old granddaughter, when three men came to his house asking about his generator, threatening him with a machete. Carolan showed them his gun and they left. Another resident, Finis Shelnutt, recounts a similar story that the gangs left him alone after seeing “I have a very large gun.”Mr. Lott also gives an example of someone who had an awakening, and learned a valuable lesson from their experience.
One mother saw the need for a gun after she and her two children (ages 9 and 12) saw someone killed in New Orleans after the hurricane. The mother said: “I was a card-carrying, anti-gun liberal — not anymore.”Sometimes it takes an emergency to teach us a lesson about personal responsibility. It is you, not the government that is ultimately responsible for the safety and security of your family. The preparations you take today could protect your family during the Katrina's of the future. During an emergency, law enforcement may do a good job, but I wouldn't be willing to bet my life on it.
# posted by Eric : 4:43 PM
