[techweenie]

Of all of the causes for hysteria over New Orleans, this has to be down the list quite a ways. For the most part, during the disaster, guns were 'confiscated' from abandoned houses, reducing their value as looting targets.

Weapons confiscation as a policy appears to have begun 5 days after the hurricane -- something the NRA kinda left out.

I'd like to see independent verification of citizens forced to the floor and disarmed in their own homes.

It's interesting the NRA is exploring culpability at the local and state level and fails to mention the Federally-appointed disaster management head, Gen. Honoré and his successor, Maj. Gen. Mason.

Weapons confiscation was undertaken by Federal agents and National Guardsmen as well as local police. Gov. Blanco had requested the Feds to take the lead as of 8/27, so how can the NRA point fingers anywhere but at the Federal government? Simple, because La Pierre had claimed the 'NRA would have an office in the white house in the Bush administration.'