Mississippi Passes Legislation Protecting Gun Owners During Martial Law

what do they have to back it up with?

An army, allow the citizens to join all their firearms into one?

Few million down there huh?

The Oregon Senate passed HB 2370 which transfers emergency powers in times of catastrophe from the State Police to the Oregon Military Department.

Included in the language of the bill is a prohibition on the confiscation of firearms in times of declared emergency. It also allows a person whose firearm is seized illegally by a government agency to recover all costs associated with the return of that firearm.

http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/hb2300.dir/hb2370....

I have 40 acres!

Sue them? States no longer have their own militias, so this is pretty useless in my opinion. Until America is ready for a revolution, the Feds are going to do as they please. Waco, Ruby Ridge, and little Elian the alien come to mind. The chosen one's DEA is still doing drug raids on medical marijuana growers, when he has ordered them to supposedly stop. Who is really running this country? It certainly is not Obombya. The puppet strings are becoming ever so visible. Why can't the average person see this?

Ignorance is Strength
Freedom is Slavery
War is Peace

And a recent addition:

Secrecy is Transparency

ALERT: I just got this in an email and provide the link and some "highlights" of
the Mississippi Gun Act.... WTF??????? Iz this FOR REAL???

HERE IS THE MISSI​SSIPP​I STATE​ SENAT​E VERSI​ON OF A GUN RIGHT​S PROTE​CTION​ BILL THEY JUST PASSE​D BY A VOTE OF 55 TO 0!! THIS IS TO TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1st., 2009.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12229550/Mississippi-Congress-SB20...

Highlights (paraphrased)
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In perfo​rming​ his dutie​s under​ this artic​le,​ the Gover​nor is furth​er autho​rized​ and empow​ered:​

To make,​ amend​ and resci​nd the neces​sary order​s,​ rules​ and regul​ation​s to carry​ out the provi​sions​ of this artic​le

To take any measu​res which​ he may deem prope​r,​,​ inclu​ding the direc​tion or contr​ol of (a) black​outs and pract​ice black​outs,​ air raid drill​s,​ mobil​izati​on of emerg​ency manag​ement​ force​s,​ and other​ tests​ and exerc​ises,​ (b) warni​ngs and signa​ls for drill​s or attac​ks and the mecha​nical​ devic​es to be used in conne​ction​ there​with,​ (c) the effec​tive scree​ning or extin​guish​ing of all light​s and light​ing devic​es and appli​ances​,​ (d) shutt​ing off water​ mains​,​ gas mains​,​ elect​ric power​ conne​ction​s and the suspe​nsion​ of all other​ utili​ty servi​ces,​ (e) the condu​ct of 158 civil​ians and the movem​ent and cessa​tion of movem​ent of pedes​trian​s and vehic​ular traff​ic durin​g,​ prior​ and subse​quent​ to drill​s or attac​k,​ (f) publi​c meeti​ngs
or gathe​rings​ under​ emerg​ency condi​tions​,​ and (g) the evacu​ation​ and recep​tion of the civil​ian popul​ation​.​

To suspe​nd or limit​ the sale,​ dispe​nsing​ or trans​porta​tion of alcoh​olic bever​ages,​ firea​rms,​ explo​sives​ and combu​stibl​es.​

To contr​ol,​ restr​ict and regul​ate by ratio​ning,​ freez​ing,​ use of quota​s,​ prohi​bitio​ns on shipm​ents,​ price​ fixin​g,​ alloc​ation​ or other​ means​,​ the use, sale or distr​ibuti​on of food,​ feed,​ fuel,​ cloth​ing and other​ commo​ditie​s,​ mater​ials,​ goods​ or servi​ces.​

To suspe​nd the provi​sions​ of any regul​atory​ statu​te presc​ribin​g the proce​dures​ for condu​ct of state​ busin​ess,​ or the order​s,​ rules​ or regul​ation​s of any state​ agenc​y

To comma​ndeer​ or utili​ze any priva​te prope​rty!​!​!​

A number of States, I believe it is more than 10, have passed similar legislation in response to the illegal gun confiscations during/after the Katrina disaster.

If I'm not mistaken, the federal government also has similar legislation as well which I believe was part of a 2007 bill.

all day today...just heard! I'm so proud of our state legislators today!

They've been really voting on our side (or I hope they have). I know sometimes things aren't what they appear but they've been making good moves and votes in the last few weeks.

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Freedom is only for those with the guts to defend it!

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I put this as the number one story on my site!

There are so many morons I can't keep track
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Now I have to go to Mississippi and bury a gun somewhere for when the SHTF. California will never do this.

taking your gun during emergencies. http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=191

Spread this to them, recommend they do the same. Email/fax/letter them!

Hi Dp,ers, This is my 1st post but i,ve been following for quite a while.I,m a merchant mariner and have been fed up with the Fed,bureucratic bs for a number of years now,It does,nt ever end,I about get calmed down from 1 thing and they lay something else on us,it just never ends.I quit a very well paying job today over more intrusive regulation and paperwork.I just got over the latest Twic program prob,s and was on way into state docks where vessel is tied up and now i gotta have a statedock ID to show that i have a twic card because they dont have the readers to use twic card,get over hurdle,now the comp. i work for due to new gov regs require that i have a Fit for Duty medical release that will be authorized by what looked to be lawyer group out of Virginia every time i come back to work,we work a 30 on 15 off schedule.I wished em all luck,told em they better buy bullets,canned goods and gold and threw my seabag in the truck and left,throwing my ID out the window at the gate on way out.I am glad to see the Good news on gun legislation in Ms but they were,nt gittin em anyway.I,m anxiously awaiting the collapse and mebbe a return to some kinda sanity,or whatever else the future may hold.Piss on em.By the way i think Adam Kokesh oughta be Prez even though i,ve really come to respect RP and the awakening he is spreading.

I don't see any help for gun owners here. In fact, I wonder why they felt compelled to create a legal method for stealing guns.

that the alleged protection is a bit difficult for me to find and qualified in such as way as to be of potentially limited importance and effect. The referenced bill, SB 2036, is described (on the Lt. gov's website) as restricting the power of a police officer to confiscate firearms and ammunitions in an emergency or during a time of martial law.....at least, that's the interpretation published on the Lt. Governor's website. The actual text of the legislation presents the following:

"Section 1.2(i) [No one can] Confiscate a firearm from a person unless:
2. The firearm is confiscated by a peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of duty and under the reasonable belief that the confiscation is necessary for the protection of the peace officer, the person carrying the firearm, or a third party. The peace officer shall return the firearm to the person before discharging the person unless the officer arrests that person for engaging in criminal activity or seizes the firearm as evidence pursuant to an investigation for the commission of a crime [].

Section 3(b) In performing his duties under this article, the Governor is further authorized and empowered:
(1) To make, amend and rescind the necessary orders, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article with due consideration of the plans of the federal government, and to enter into disaster assistance grants and agreements with the federal government under the terms as may be required by federal law."

I'm afraid that my reading of section 1.2 discovers little in the way of "protection" or change from law enforcement operations that were (are) in force prior to the production of this bill. The exception noted in 1.2 (" the reasonable belief that the confiscation is necessary for the protection of the peace officer, the person carrying the firearm, or a third party") causes me to wonder how such confiscation is materially different than conditions present in Mississippi prior to this legislation. If a peace officer, in the course of discharging his or her duty, encounters a citizen carrying a firearm, I am hard-pressed to imagine what peace officer would not immediately move to confiscate that firearm.

As to the alleged protection, regarding the invocation of some state of martial law, section 3(b) clearly gives the Governor the power to do essentially as he or she deems necessary, in terms of altering or altogether ignoring provisions of this law, in order to comply with the demands of federal authorities. Exactly "how" does that constitute some kind of state legislative action protecting gun-owning citizens from the confiscation of their property during a period of martial law? I'm afraid that I just don't see it. The article on InfoWars declares that:

"Mississippi passes the law reaffirming the Second Amendment at approximately the same time a number of states are introducing and passing resolutions and bills declaring sovereignty from the federal government and buttressing the Tenth Amendment."

My reading of these provisions causes me to conclude that the State cannot take your gun(s)....unless they want to take your gun(s). While I'm pleased that Mississippi (and other states) would undertake legislative action to revive the 10th Amendment, and certainly I do think that this legislative effort represents a small step in that direction, it gives far too much power to the Governor to make a personal determination, absent any intervening legislative or judicial participation, as to whether or not the confiscation of private property (in this case: firearms) will take place and be implemented and enforced by the state apparatus.

"under the terms as may be required by federal law" ? How does that exception act to buttress the 10th Amendment? Or the 2nd Amendment?

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