Does Westminster mayor have authority to confiscate guns in an emergency?

[babalou]

They did it in New Orleans after Katrina happened.

and that really pissed me off.

 

[scottyfz6]

Also does not apply if not in down town westminster, the city limits are very well defined.

But I dont think the city would try it.

 

[JollyPedro]

and that really pissed me off.

me too!

 

[KJackson]

Are you sure this was a recently enacted law in Westminster? May have been passed years or decades ago. If I were smart enough I would look up the history of the regulation before painting responsibility on current office holder.

According to the same website:

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Westminster as Ch. 5 of the 1972 Code, as amended through 1990. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

 

[babalou]

me too!

what really got me was all the older people who were on top of their roofs with older rifles protecting theirs. The cops would roll up in boats and demand the rifles. How the eff can they protect themselves and their property?! If I was one of the cops I would ask the guy if he was ok or needed help. If he was GTG then I would say have a nice day and move on. this unconstitutional crap needs to go.

 

[jc1240]

Are you sure this was a recently enacted law in Westminster? May have been passed years or decades ago. If I were smart enough I would look up the history of the regulation before painting responsibility on current office holder.

According to the same website:

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Westminster as Ch. 5 of the 1972 Code, as amended through 1990. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

Unless something newer rescinds them, the laws are "current" regardless of when passed. While it may not be enforced because of fed preemption and SCOTUS rulings, it doesn't wipe them from the books (but should).

In the end we can only go by what is on the books and since the URLs came from MSI, I trust they are current.

 

[Matlack]

The Constitution covers it just fine.

After Katrina hit New Orleans, the government did this exact thing. NRA and SAF filed a lawsuit and eventually settled. During the lawsuit the Disaster Recovery Personal Property act was passed. It prohibits firearm confiscation during an emergency. So no, Westminster does not have the authority to confiscate during an emergency.

 

[JollyPedro]

what really got me was all the older people who were on top of their roofs with older rifles protecting theirs. The cops would roll up in boats and demand the rifles. How the eff can they protect themselves and their property?! If I was one of the cops I would ask the guy if he was ok or needed help. If he was GTG then I would say have a nice day and move on. this unconstitutional crap needs to go.

I saw that first hand!!!! I also saw dumb as$'s shooting at us as we were rescuing survivors from rooftops, it was an insane time for sure!

 

[Bob A]

When conditions deteriorate sufficiently, the actual law becomes meaningless, and authority comes from the barrel of a gun.

Be polite, be discreet, but never give up your means to defend yourself and your family.

 

[mpollan1]

If this were to come to fruition, there would be many, many emergencies.

 

[Raineman]

I wonder of she ever dated the mayor of sykesville?

LOL!! I know Stacey and like her, but that is some funny shyt. Dare I say, the Westminster mayor doesn't look like her type.

 

[eruby]

WWNC

 

[jef955]

When conditions deteriorate sufficiently, the actual law becomes meaningless, and authority comes from the barrel of a gun.

Be polite, be discreet, but never give up your means to defend yourself and your family.

I think this is a very smart idea.. Keep 1 or 2 crap 22's to hand over, and when the police or whoever drive away, the supressed AR comes back out

 

[RFBfromDE]

If this were to come to fruition, there would be many, many emergencies.

In succession.

Forever.

 

[teratos]

After Katrina hit New Orleans, the government did this exact thing. NRA and SAF filed a lawsuit and eventually settled. During the lawsuit the Disaster Recovery Personal Property act was passed. It prohibits firearm confiscation during an emergency. So no, Westminster does not have the authority to confiscate during an emergency.

There we go…

 

[Blacksmith101]

There is a difference between Authority and Ability. While someone may lack the Authority to do something like force you to give up your firearms they may have the Ability like showing up in an armored vehicle with a SWAT team. Likewise they may have the Authority such as some municipal code written 50+ years ago but lack the Ability they send Barney Fife with his bullet and you are a typical MDS member.

 

[babalou]

I saw that first hand!!!! I also saw dumb as$'s shooting at us as we were rescuing survivors from rooftops, it was an insane time for sure!

daaaamn

 

[dist1646]

I know the Chief of Police in Sykesville. Gonna have a chat with him about this.

Might want to ask him where the Thompson submachine guns are while you are at it.

 

[MJD438]

After Katrina hit New Orleans, the government did this exact thing. NRA and SAF filed a lawsuit and eventually settled. During the lawsuit the Disaster Recovery Personal Property act was passed. It prohibits firearm confiscation during an emergency. So no, Westminster does not have the authority to confiscate during an emergency.

For those interested in looking into the act referenced - https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/109th-congress/house-report/596/1.

 

[MaxVO2]

There is a difference between Authority and Ability. While someone may lack the Authority to do something like force you to give up your firearms they may have the Ability like showing up in an armored vehicle with a SWAT team. Likewise they may have the Authority such as some municipal code written 50+ years ago but lack the Ability they send Barney Fife with his bullet and you are a typical MDS member.

****Yea, this is a really good point.