North Carolina Governor Signs firearms restrictions during Hurricanes

[graywolf]

State of emergency order makes criminals of concealed handgun permit-holders, sport shooters and hunters.

[Raleigh] Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed Executive Order No. 62, declaring a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Earle. In doing so, Perdue suspended the right of state residents to use or carry firearms outside their premises.

Coincidently. the State's Dove season opens September 4, making many law abiding hunters in violation of the the emergency measures.

So much for defending your family and property!

[fightingquaker13]

Didn't we settle this after Katrina, or was just the confiscation part that was struck down?
FQ13

[m25operator]

Dump her with the rest , BS big time.

[Ulmus]

I'll bet tons of people ignore this if they have to go out after the storm and get supplies.

[twyacht]

Alas, my former State of residence, has been slowly slipping into the abyss of Liberalism. Charlotte City Limits, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and of course, Asheville. Used to have Republican Governors, that didn't waste their time on such BS. But Bev Perdue(D) seems more worried about maintaining a "We know better than you" ideology.

Damn shame.   Other states have amended legislation, I hope NC does. This was never an issue when I went through Fran, Floyd, and Bertha, in the 90's, when I lived in on the beach in Wilmington, NC. We carried openly, waved at the NG, and local LEO's, and never had an issue.

Didn't we settle this after Katrina, or was just the confiscation part that was struck down?
FQ13

Just the confiscation, of law abiding citizens firearms, that were otherwise not violating any State law. Deemed unconstitutional.

Great article, here's an excerpt:
  I can see why it might have made sense to prohibit carrying of firearms in public streets as a temporary measure—but taking guns away from people in their homes when there was effectively no police force?  This is beyond stupid, and approaching evil.

This idiocy did not survive for long.  A number of gun rights groups, led by the NRA, went to court, and won a restraining order prohibiting any further confiscations.[2]  Another consequence of these confiscations is that a number of states either considered, or passed laws to prohibit such “emergency confiscations” in the future. My state, Idaho, for example, amended the emergency powers statute to declare: “During the continuance of any state of disaster emergency, neither the governor nor any agency of any governmental entity or political subdivision of the state shall impose restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage, display or use of firearms or ammunition.”[3]

Louisiana's legislature, to my surprise and delight, passed a similar measure prohibiting “any seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from any individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the firearm or ammunition” with an exception for temporary seizure of a firearm.  Even then, if the officer decides not to arrest the person in possession, he has to give the gun back as soon as he leaves the scene.[4]   It passed by a unanimous vote of both houses of the Louisiana legislature.

I'm not sure how many other states passed similar measures.  I have read that at least Alaska, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and  Virginia did likewise, and both houses of Congress have passed a similar federal measure.[5]


http://www.claytoncramer.com/popular/EmergencyGunConfiscations.htm

Based on the speed of Earl, I wonder how fast she will rescind it. Hopefully, NC will get a decent Legislature, and pass a similar measure statewide, and end this idiocy.

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[alfsauve]

Did it every occur to the statist that perhaps the law should be just 180 opposite.

In a declared emergency, all persons within the borders of the state have the right to carry, concealed or open, firearms or other weapons to help maintain law and order and to protect themselves, their family and property.   All restrictions on licensing, type and manner of carry, and places of carry will be suspended for the duration of the emergency and for a reasonable period thereafter.

[pops1911]

Did it every occur to the statist that perhaps the law should be just 180 opposite.

In a declared emergency, all persons within the borders of the state have the right to carry, concealed or open, firearms or other weapons .....

This should be adopted not only by a state, but by ALL states. It should also furthur define emergency to include when liberals are in power!!!! Either R or D!!

[Solus]

Did it every occur to the statist that perhaps the law should be just 180 opposite.

In a declared emergency, all persons within the borders of the state have the right to carry, concealed or open, firearms or other weapons to help maintain law and order and to protect themselves, their family and property.   All restrictions on licensing, type and manner of carry, and places of carry will be suspended for the duration of the emergency and for a reasonable period thereafter.

Or go a bit farther and have in place a plan to activate an organized Citizen Militia for neighborhood defense.

[tombogan03884]

This is exactly what SAF has filed suit about.

[r_w]

This is exactly what SAF has filed suit about.

And now that they have USED it and financially hurt citizens with it (both dove hunting permits and all the service industry revenue) it will be an even stronger case.