The Louisiana Attorney General gets the following letter from me tomorrow. (I'll use my real name in the final version.)
Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Attorney General
State of Louisiana
The Honorable Mr. Charles C. Foti, Jr:
I am writing this letter on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of legal gun owners in the state of Louisiana. Gun ownership is not just a privilege; it is a right granted to Americans by the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans, Mayor C. Ray Nagin willfully violated the 2nd Amendment by ordering his remaining police force to confiscate guns from law-abiding citizens within New Orleans. In addition to a violation of the 2nd Amendment, illegal search and seizures by law enforcement officials, strong-arm, gun-point confiscations, and gun theft by some officers violated the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, as well as numerous provisions of the Louisiana Constitution, particularly the right to arms.
Law-abiding citizens who were fortunate enough to not have their weapons seized by law enforcement officials tell heroic tales of protecting their homes and neighbors homes from the lawlessness that ensued after this horrific natural disaster. Those who kept their weapons actually helped police keep the peace.
Those whose weapons were confiscated by New Orleans officials became not only victims at the hands of law enforcement agents, but also victims of street gangs, looters, and other opportunists. These individuals could not protect their families or homes – an inalienable right.
For this reason, I am asking you to file Federal and State charges against Mayor Nagin and any other official who willfully violated the 2nd Amendment and those provisions of the Louisiana Constitution that specifically ensure the right to arms and the protection of private property. Elected officials and law enforcement agents are not above the law.
On your Internet home page it says the following: “Attorney General Charles Foti, Jr. has made it his goal to fight crime on all levels and to help you learn how to avoid becoming a victim.” Law-abiding gun owners in New Orleans became victims at the hands of Mayor Nagin and his law enforcement agents. I take you at your word that you will indeed ‘fight crime on all levels.”
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely.
Midnight-Sniper