Comments on: Louisiana Strengthens Gun Rights http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776 Started in October of 2002, Alphecca is an occasional blog of OPINIONS by a conservative, gay gun nut living in Vermont. I write about politics, OTR, books, science, gun rights and the media bias against firearms, and anything else that strikes my fancy. Your opinions about my opinions are welcome in the comments and as I always say, thanks so much for stopping by. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:23:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Old Lawyer http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6616 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:09:55 +0000 http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6616 This assumes that the Louisiana Supreme Court has honorable justices who follow this law and not the usual breed who do what they want because they aren't accountable to anyone. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, always. In my state, they can read "shall" to mean "maybe" so why not decide that guns are SOOOOO dangerous that "public policy," as the Justice's see it, demands that any restriction that isn't pure gibberish (applying the US S. Ct's "rational basis" test) be upheld. This assumes that the Louisiana Supreme Court has honorable justices who follow this law and not the usual breed who do what they want because they aren’t accountable to anyone. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, always.

In my state, they can read “shall” to mean “maybe” so why not decide that guns are SOOOOO dangerous that “public policy,” as the Justice’s see it, demands that any restriction that isn’t pure gibberish (applying the US S. Ct’s “rational basis” test) be upheld.

]]> by: PawPaw http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6583 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:45:30 +0000 http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6583 Yeah, after the Katrina debacle, the legislature passed a law that makes it illegal to confiscate firearms during an emergency. Now, with this new amendment, Louisiana has some of the strongest gun-rights laws in the nation. The effect is yet to be seen (how it affects other gun laws), but the citizens of Louisiana have spoken, making firearms possession a fundamental right of citizenship. Yeah, after the Katrina debacle, the legislature passed a law that makes it illegal to confiscate firearms during an emergency. Now, with this new amendment, Louisiana has some of the strongest gun-rights laws in the nation. The effect is yet to be seen (how it affects other gun laws), but the citizens of Louisiana have spoken, making firearms possession a fundamental right of citizenship.

]]> by: Henry http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6581 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:13:11 +0000 http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6581 It won't matter. The "new" SCOTUS will knock them all down. It won’t matter. The “new” SCOTUS will knock them all down.

]]> by: kalashnikat http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6579 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:57:27 +0000 http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6579 During Katrina, in a confused situation, there were a number of incidents in which arms were confiscated from the law abiding, and some civilians were killed by Law Enforcement, NOPD, which then tried to cover up their lethal incompetence. ...google the Danziger Bridge incident... IIRC this amendment and the other general Louisiana code laws on the subject were intended to respond to those incidents... During Katrina, in a confused situation, there were a number of incidents in which arms were confiscated from the law abiding, and some civilians were killed by Law Enforcement, NOPD, which then tried to cover up their lethal incompetence.
…google the Danziger Bridge incident…
IIRC this amendment and the other general Louisiana code laws on the subject were intended to respond to those incidents…

]]> by: Ceefour http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6572 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:47:04 +0000 http://www.alphecca.com/?p=1776#comment-6572 After the shocking/unhappy results of this election..we need a little good news like this. We are still pessimistic about the 2nd Amendment's future with That One's four more years...something evil this way comes....... After the shocking/unhappy results of this election..we need a little good news like this. We are still pessimistic about the 2nd Amendment’s future with That One’s four more years…something evil this way comes…….

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