Emergency Powers Law
During the emergency conditions following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans’ police superintendent ordered the confiscation of privately owned firearms, saying “Only law enforcement will be able to have guns.”
While any individual may need firearms for protection at any time, it is during general emergencies that large numbers of people may face an acute need for firearms for that purpose. Today, most states, including Louisiana, have laws prohibiting the seizure or confiscation of lawfully-owned firearms and ammunition during a declared state of emergency.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
House Bill 60, the most comprehensive pro-gun legislation in state history, goes into effect today, July 1.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Members keep asking what is going on with the Florida Sheriffs Association and why the organization has become ...
Friday, May 9, 2014
It seems like the Florida Sheriffs Association wants to control you, me, our guns and the media. What ...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Former Governor Lawton Chiles was fond of using the old southern saying, "a cut dog barks," when people ...
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Thursday, 5/1/14, the Florida Sheriffs Association killed SB-296/HB-209 -- the bill to allow citizens to carry their firearms with ...
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Below is a link to a youtube video of some of the Testimony before the Florida House Judiciary ...
Friday, March 28, 2014
The fourth week of the Legislative Session was also productive. However, on Thursday (3/27/14) the Florida Sheriffs Association, ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tomorrow, Thursday, March 27, 2014, HB-209 by Representative Heather Fitzenhagen (R-Ft. Myers) will be heard in the House Judiciary ...
Monday, March 24, 2014
SB-296 Guns During Mandatory Evacuation by Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) is scheduled to be heard in the ...
Friday, March 21, 2014
Shortly before midnight last night, within the last hour before adjournment of the 2014 legislative session, House Bill ...