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As New Orleans Recovers, It Reloads
Since Katrina and the subsequent well-publicized gun seizures, New Orleans resident are not just re-arming, they’re applying for gun permits at double the pre-Katrina rate. Check out this Associated Press story, which begins:
Sixty-four-year-old Vivian Westerman rode out Hurricane Katrina in her 19th-century house. So terrible was the experience that she wanted two things before the 2006 season arrived: a backup power source and a gun. "I got a 6,000-watt generator and the cutest little Smith & Wesson, snub-nose .38 you ever saw," she boasted. "I've never been more confident." People across New Orleans are arming themselves - not only against the possibility of another storm bringing anarchy, but against the violence that has engulfed the metropolitan area in the 19 months since Katrina, making New Orleans the nation's murder capital.
Too bad we're reading about the hight "time-to-crime" stats, and not enough about defensive use of the firearms. Overall, the report doesn't show up positive for firearms ownership.
Dan
Posted by: Dan | March 28, 2007 at 01:18 PM
Too bad we're reading about the high "time-to-crime" stats, and not enough about defensive use of the firearms. Overall, the report doesn't show up positive for firearms ownership.
Dan
Posted by: Dan | March 28, 2007 at 01:19 PM
Now that martial law is long gone in New Orleans, it's a great time for people to re-arm. I'm pretty sure that the experience they endured has shown everyone that you can't count on a few overworked boys in blue to be everywhere at once. I just hope the extremely high crime rate doesn't mean that firearms are being stolen from homes and ending up in the hands of irresponsible, anti-social criminals.
Posted by: William | March 30, 2007 at 12:23 AM
I think it's very unfortunate that the people of New Orleans re-elected Ray Nagin as mayor. He is incompotent. He has no respect for the 2nd amendment. He is a racist. He said NO was a "choclate city". I thought it was an American city. I guess my white self will take my tourist dollars somewhere else in the future.
Posted by: Matt Mallery | April 04, 2007 at 03:54 PM