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October 24, 2005

Um, One Would Hope Not...

Not use them, I mean. But knowing that someone in a trailer they're thinking of breaking into might just be packing could conceivably cause a rethink of the situation, right?

FEMA lifts ban on guns at temporary housing
Under new policy, residents can own, store firearms, but not use them

Following complaints from gun-rights groups, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it is lifting a ban on firearms at emergency housing parks built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Under the new federal policy, residents can possess and store firearms. Use of weapons is still prohibited in the parks, said Butch Kinerny, a FEMA spokesman.


Posted by tree hugging sister at October 24, 2005 10:12 PM

Comments

Typical government over regulation at work, THS. I'd bet on some lawyer hypothesizing that Uncle Sugar might get sued if something happened with a fire arm at government furnished housing. "Never mind the circumstances, cover my a$$!".

Posted by: The Real JeffS at October 25, 2005 02:07 AM