2NOV05 Dear Governor Blanco

Governor Blanco,
I am concerned about the way things were handled in New Orleans and the surrounding areas after the storm. Specifically about the confiscation of firearms by the police.
Police is a word used when cleaning up a campsite by the Boy Scouts and military. It means to remove all debris and trash. This sounds like an accurate definition of what our law enforement does daily. Pick up the trash.
However, depriving law abiding citizens of their 2nd ammendment rights during a Martial Law crisis, is neither right nor accurate of the definitions. Martial Law invokes the Militia mentioned in the 2nd ammendment. It deputizes them, and gives them the DUTY to arm themselves as an officer of the Martial Law.
Regardless of any of this, at NO point in our nation should a law abiding citizen be disarmed by any government official. That being said, I will move on to the methods.
There is video of an elderly lady who made the mistake of opening her door to CHP officers and showing them she had a gun and food so they could leave her alone. She told them ‘I don’t want you here’. They pummeled her and while laying on top of her actually said’ We’re trying to help you maam’. Scary.
More video of people telling their story of being disarmed but allowed to stay. But, those were men, now a frail old lady. Guess they were too big to be pummeled. Or maybe it wasn’t California cops.
My concern being the blatant disregard by police of the FACT that this is still America. Eddie Compass on video saying ‘we will confiscate all guns.’ This is criminal. I’d hate to see a man who spent his life in law enforcement arrested. But, EVERYBODY needs to know this was WRONG. I know it was a hard time. I know there were knuckleheads out there doing all kinds of nonsense. But, coming into peoples homes and taking their guns is the act of a Dictatorship not a Democratic Republic.
I would appreciate at least an acknowledgement of this message. I await your response.