The Great New Orleans Gun Grab

by Todd Masson and Gordon Hutchinson

Aug. 29, 2005, was a day no American will ever forget. When Hurricane Katrina, one of the five-strongest storms ever to build in the Atlantic Basin, slammed into the city of New Orleans, her towering... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970981333
• ISBN13: 9780970981332
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Louisiana Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It Not Only Could Happen Here, It Did

It Not Only Could Happen Here, It Did By Chris Bird To those head-in-the-sand people who say mass gun confiscations couldn't happen in America, a new book is the perfect response. The Great New Orleans Gun Grab: Descent into Anarchy details the appalling story of how, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, law enforcement officers in New Orleans took legally owned firearms from residents who had committed no crime. These confiscations took place in blatant disregard for the U.S. and Louisiana constitutions at a time when New Orleans police were providing little or no service or protection for residents of the Crescent City. The book was written by Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson and is published by Louisiana Publishing, Inc. Hutchinson was an officer with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era and is now a firearms writer and shooting sports columnist. Masson is an award winning writer and editor for Louisiana Sportsman and several other outdoor magazines. I recounted in detail one of the stories of survival that came out of New Orleans and touched on some of the gun confiscations in one chapter of my book, Thank God I Had a Gun. But the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina deserved a book of its own and The Great New Orleans Gun Grab is it. The stories are well told and the writing is excellent. I particularly liked the details of the people and neighborhoods involved in each incident. However, it is difficult for a gun owner to read the book without getting angry at the criminal behavior of those who were sworn to uphold the law. The stories include: * A lawyer disarmed and arrested supposedly for public intoxication at his home then pepper sprayed and repeatedly shot with beanbag rounds while in custody. * Another lawyer and former Army officer used a 30-30 Winchester on a hoard of looters who broke into his backyard. He then had to protect his mother from police officers. * A woman had to be protected by the 82nd Airborne from abusive cops. * A frail, elderly woman who was disarmed, knocked to the ground and severely injured by several large police officers after they forced their way into her kitchen. This attack was seen on television around the world. * Two cases of legally owned guns being seized at gunpoint from people on boats on Lake Pontchartrain by sheriff's deputies. In most cases the police officers were trying to force people to obey a "mandatory evacuation order." The authors speculate that the real reason for trying to get many of these residents out of the city was to stop them from making critical comments to the news media about the incompetence of the authorities. One of the most disturbing parts of the book is the epilogue. The attempt by the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation to stop the confiscations and get the illegally seized guns returned to their owners is called "The Second Battle of New Orleans." The authors recount how lawyers for New Orleans first denied in federal court that the city had any sei

Couldn't put it down !

Being from Louisiana this story was especially meaningful. Not many people knew how low New Orleans sunk after the storms. The anarchy and chaos was only overshadowed by the ineptitude of the local officials. Thanks for the regular Army who saved the day, and the city. Funny, but as I type this the National Guard is STILL there! Great book and a must read for all Americans.

Lest we forget

This book is an important documentation of the atrocities committed by lawless looters and lawless lawmen in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. It is a real reminder of the fragility of civilized society and evidence of the tenuousness of our civil liberties. It is a damning testimony against the authorities in New Orleans and a warning to all Americans of the reality of the possibility of a speedy descent into anarchy right here in the good ol' US of A.

The Book that had to be Written!

It is odd that many gun owners still refuse to believe the reality of the U.S. Constitution being raped on the streets of New Orleans and the surrounding areas in the days after hurricane Katrina. If you have a gun owner friend in denial, this book is a most illuminating Christmas gift. Many gun owners say "It could never happen here." Guess what.......It did. This book dispels a lot of the Rambo vote from the rooftops chest beating, and places the reader directly into the reality of confiscations. If you are a gun owner, intrested in preserving the U.S. Constitution as written, or even just ambivalent, you must read this book. You will be ambivalent no more.

Excellant Account of an Outrageous Action

This book details the ILLEGAL theft and seizure of firearms from law abiding citizens of the New Orleans area after Katrina, as ordered by Ray Nagin and Eddie Compass. If you think the Second Amendment protects you, think again! When people like Nagin are in charge it is just a scrap of paper. Thank God the federal courts stepped in. As a member of law enforcement, I am shocked and ashamed by what happened. Everyone should read this book to see how far an out of control government can go---which is the very reason the Founders wrote the Second Amendment. I have praise fro the writers for bringing this to our attention. Joseph S. Johnston Mobile, Alabama