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NRA Sues for Guns Seized After Katrina

Posted Dec 27, 07 4:25 AM CST in Arts & Living,  US 

(Newser) – The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit to recover hundreds of guns seized from New Orleans residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, AP reports. The suit claims that residents were left "at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders and other criminals" because they lost their weapons. Police say they only confiscated stolen guns or those found in abandoned homes.

The NRA intends to prove that cops illegally seized some 1,000 guns, but scattered survivors who may have owned the weapons are proving hard to track down. The organization has hired detectives to locate gun owners to testify. "Finding these folks has been a nightmare," said an NRA lawyer.

Source Associated Press

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Posters of various famous NRA members line the entrance to the National Rifle Association's 2007 convention in St. Louis. The NRA is targeting New Orleans in a federal lawsuit alleging the city's residents...   (Associated Press)
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The NRA has filed a lawsuit claiming that the city violated citizens' rights by seizing guns amid the chaos and looting that followed the storm.   (Getty Images)
A New Orleans resident holds a gun in front of his home after the hurricane. The NRA is trying to track down hundreds of gun owners who it claims had their weapons unlawfully seized in the storm's aftermath.   (KRT Photos)
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