Author was LEO in New Orleans when Katrina hit, claims the gun confiscation that occurred was mainly by military/out of state LEO:

 

http://www.thebangswitch.com/katrina-gun-confiscation-my-experience/

 

 

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Yes, guns were taken, but with my own eyes, the overwhelming majority of those criminal and unethical acts, which is still a small number, were done by out of state LEO and military. These military members were primarily 18-21 year old reservists who thought they were coming down to help fill sandbags and clean roadways, but were instead thrust into law enforcement roles with little training and even less leadership.

 

Among the bad eggs of the group, there was this mentality that grew out of the lack of accountability that I call the “Vegas Mentality” where they realized no one really knew who they were and the lack of command and control meant there was no real accountability. For those whose moral compass had began to wander, the environment created a “wild west” atmosphere. There were a couple of agencies that were thanked for their assistance and politely asked to go home. It was primarily these bad eggs, along with a couple of NOPD officers, who we see in the YouTube videos.

 

There were also a couple of individuals acting alone at some of the checkpoints. I know I encountered countless people with firearms and did not confiscate a single one, neither did any officer I knew or worked with. The only time firearms were seized were when someone was arrested for a crime—no different than before the rain.

 

Truth be told, that was the basic ROE if you will, for my agency and those I encountered, including the over 200 or so federal agents that were based out of our department for several weeks –

 

“Guys, BE SMART. BE SAFE. BE POLITE. People are in bad places physically, mentally, and financially. Do not push people, but do not allow yourself to be pushed. We operate under the same rules and policies as before the storm—only with fewer resources. If you would not have seized a firearm as evidence of a crime or incident to an arrest, don’t take it now.”

 

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Interesting stuff.

Interesting but I would like to know why the "article" was written years after Katrina. You would think that if there were rouge cops/federal agents, National Guard, whoever the PD would have at least tried to notify people that surrendering weapons isn't required if asked

Sets off my BS meter. Nagin wanted confiscation. They confiscated A LOT of weapons. And when the courts decided against them for doing so and ordered them returned, Nagin sidestepped this by requiring proof of ownership froma populace that lost everything. So practically no one got their stuff back. Go look up the pics of the piles of confiscated guns and it will become clear that the author may have been in the minority.....