St Martin experiencing chaos

[mnoe82]

I can't imagine the aftermath of a natural disaster getting worse than this. It's like New Orleans after Katrina but there's no escape and no FEMA.

http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/cont...r-after-irma-3

[ABNAK]

IIRC both the Dutch and French governments (the island is split between the two nations) have sent troops there.

[AKDoug]

That lady's pleas in that article are precisely why I will never live somewhere I am not allowed to own a firearm. I'm at the point now that I don't even like vacationing in places I can't carry a gun.

[sjc3081]

That lady's pleas in that article are precisely why I will never live somewhere I am not allowed to own a firearm. I'm at the point now that I don't even like vacationing in places I can't carry a gun.

I do the same thing. If I can't carry I don't visit.

[ABNAK]

I do the same thing. If I can't carry I don't visit.

Well, not going there during hurricane season helps too. My wife and I have vacationed somewhere tropical (and always Third World-ish poor outside the resorts) every year since 1993. Haven't missed yet. Of course we go in January or February and don't venture into what common sense says is a bad AO.

[JoshNC]

We have vacationed in Anguilla on many occasions. We fly into St Marten and take a boat over to Anguilla. Having been in St Marten, this is exactly how I felt such a disaster would play out. It is essentially impossible for law-abiding citizens to be armed.

I think I will go to Barbados from now on. Direct flights. And well armed family friends who are Barbados natives.

[yoni]

I have a few friends that live in St. Martin and I saw where they lived on the BBC, totally wrecked.

My heart goes out to the people, but I would never live where I can't own guns. At least in the DR I got shotguns and a cross bow.

[WillBrink]

We have vacationed in Anguilla on many occasions. We fly into St Marten and take a boat over to Anguilla. Having been in St Marten, this is exactly how I felt such a disaster would play out. It is essentially impossible for law-abiding citizens to be armed.

I think I will go to Barbados from now on. Direct flights. And well armed family friends who are Barbados natives.

Legally? Didn't think any of those islands allowed citizens to be well armed.

[JoshNC]

Legally? Didn't think any of those islands allowed citizens to be well armed.

Yes, legally. Barbados has decent gun laws. Permits are required, but with a permit comes the lawful ability to carry concealed and use deadly force for protection. Dealers can own anything and everything their heart desires.

[JoshNC]

Bizarre double post when I only clicked once.