Originally Posted by
Joe Mamma
Actually, things are probably worse than you think. This video is from Hurricane Katrina years ago, and many will say the legal/political landscape for gun owners is much worse now.
I'd have to disagree with that. Many people I know who are today very pro-gun were very anti-gun at the time. Plus, Heller and McDonald hadn't happened yet, so there was still a very big question mark among many as to whether or not the 2nd Amendment is an individual or collective right. The GOP-controlled Congress was very close to passing a permanent assault weapons ban. Even handguns were in extreme danger of being banned up until Heller.
Ironically, it was the Hurricane Katrina confiscations that really gave new life to gun rights and swung the pendulum in our direction. For years, people said the NRA was nothing but a bunch of alarmists and conspiracy theorists for claiming that the government was going to come door-to-door for our guns. Then, the government DID go door-to-door for people's guns. Suddenly, it wasn't a conspiracy theory anymore; it was reality. Katrina showed a good cross section of why we have the 2nd Amendment.
Last edited by BoringGuy45; 10-26-15 at 13:13.
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