New Orleans Mayor follows Law on Gun Confiscation

By Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Several publications on the Internet have been examining the emergency proclamation of 11 March, and emergency proclamation of 16 March by Mayor LaToya Cantrell, of New Orleans, Louisiana. The claim seems to be that Mayor Cantrell is promoting restrictions on the ownership of guns and/or the exercise of Second Amendment rights. That claim is not justified by Mayor Cantrell’s actions.

What mayor Cantrell did was to follow the law, nothing less, nothing more.

Here is the controversial paragraph in the emergency proclamation issued on 11 March, 2020.

The proclamation of 11 March clearly states: Subject to the provisions of ACT 275 of 2006 (regular session),

The statute which grants emergency powers to the mayor is RS29:727. Paragraph F.(8) is directly quoted in the 11 March proclamation. RS 29:727 F.(8) From legis.la.gov:

(8) Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, and combustibles.

Mayor Cantrell’s office was very careful when they created the proclamation, which simply asserted her power to act under RS 29:727. …Read the Rest

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