[fabsroman]

Classic,

If you watch the video of the little old lady that had her revolver taken, you wouldn't be saying something like that. She is 60 years old and pretty fragile looking. Four police officers took her down to the ground when she showed them the revolver that had its cyclinder open. All of this was caught on video.

Most of the people that are included in the video look to be either old or out of shape. Also, if I am a single homeowner being confronted by several police officers with assault weapons in their hands, I too would hand over whatever firearm they want. Now, me being who I am and knowing what I can do with a firearm, the police would have to really try to remove them from me in a situation like that of New Orleans. Sometimes, giving up a firearm is about the same thing as dying. Sometimes, it is smarter to give up a firearm and live to fight another day.

Regarding the other question about how this is going to be handled, that is a tough question. If I were the Judge, I would ask everybody that had a firearm confiscated to register their name, address, and any firearm info they have with the Court or the NRA. The Court probably does not want to expend its resources dealing with this. Then, I would hit New Orleans with punitive damages and have that paid out to all the people that registered. Another method is a class action lawsuit, and while it will not make everybody whole (i.e., those that had high dollar guns confiscated), it would put a hurt on New Orleans. Then again, what Judge is going to award either things to the victims because it would mean that New Orleans would be losing more money at a time when it needs it most. Personally, I think it is all a big crock. What are the police and the city going to do with all these guns? What have they already done with some of them? Did all of them make it back to police headquarters and the confiscation room, or were some kept and/or sold to others?

The entire situation stinks, as does New Orleans.