NRA, GOA respond to NOPD gun grabbing
Tags: nopd, 2nd amendmentEarlier this month, New Orleans Police Superintendent Edwin Compass decided to confiscate weapons in the city:
Kelly Hobbs, a National Rifle Association spokeswoman, said the group had reports from New Orleans that police had gone to homes of people who had recently purchased guns to confiscate them.
"It's really irresponsible for the authorities to try to confiscate guns from law-abiding individuals," said Andrew A. Arulanandam, also an NRA spokesman. He said officials should instead be working to locate and disarm criminals…
The Gun Owners of America was disappointed with Wal-Mart's decision [to stop selling guns during the evacuation]. "In a time of crisis when people say they most need self protection, Wal-Mart says, 'We're not going to do it,' " said GOA spokesman Erich M. Pratt…
