NOLA Mayor Nagin admits wrongdoing, settles with NRA

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NOLA Mayor Nagin admits wrongdoing, settles with NRA

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Guns |

Following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sent police officers to confiscate guns from the homes of law-abiding citizens in a horrendous breach of their constitutional rights under the second and fourth amendments. Nagin and the NOLA PD initially denied the confiscations happened, later admitted they did happen, then made it difficult for citizens to reclaim their property.

The National Rifle Association sued Nagin and the city of New Orleans. Last week Nagin and the city settled the case and admitted their acts were illegal and unconstitutional. Furthermore, a judge ordered a permanent injunction against the city to prevent them from further confiscations and ordered the city to engage in an aggressive program to return the guns to their rightful owners.

This is good news. An enormous wrong has been corrected.

As a result of the New Orleans gun confiscations, many states legislatures passed new laws forbidding their mayors and governors from confiscating guns during civil unrest. The Federal version passed as SA4615.

3 Comments to NOLA Mayor Nagin admits wrongdoing, settles with NRA

Bill
October 14, 2008

This reminds me of the saying “it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.”

So the government can still forcibly take your guns and then many months later say “oops!” and slowly and reluctantly return them without so much as a slap on the wrist. That’s how it seems from my chair.

Les Jones
October 14, 2008

Yep. I’d like to to see Nagin in jail.

Ride Fast
October 14, 2008

I’d like to see Nagin and the PD brass charged with hundreds of counts of “violating a persons constitutional rights under color of authority” which is a federal felony charge (if I remember correctly).

The bastards.