Title: Victims of Gun Confiscation in America Source:
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I've always wondered what became of the story of Pattie Konie. It's hard to find a detailed story, but I did dredge this up.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 N.O. Woman Gets New Gun To Replace One Taken During Katrina The confiscated gun has yet to be returned, says Cong. Steve Scalise and the Gun Owners of America
A New Orleans woman whose gun was confiscated by law enforcement officers in the days after Katrina, and who was injured during the incident at her home, got a brand new 38-caliber revolver Wednesday, courtesy of the Gun Owners of America.
61-year-old Patricia Konie says getting a new gun is a great idea because now she's more afraid of police than she was before.
Konie says she was devastated when officers took her gun, but was even more devastated when they tackled her to get the weapon, and in the process broke her collarbone.
Congressman Steve Scalise and Larry Pratt, executive director of the Gun Owners of America, presented the new gun to Konie. Scalise calls the gun confiscation "a national tragedy".
"People all across this nation were shocked when they saw this actually happened to a law-abiding American citizen in their home," Scalise said.
The incident led to a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of America for infringing on Konie's 2nd Amendment rights. The suit was recently dropped after all sides agreed that confiscated firearms would be returned to their owners.
Scalise and Pratt say the gun taken from Konie has never been returned.
Met some folks from down there, they moved in next door to me for awhile ... when I commented about how wrong it was to take guns away from people during Katrina, they scolded me *g - for not knowing the whole truth as they called it ...
the whole truth to them, after drinking all the kool-aid I assume, these two young people believed that the criminals were shooting at rescue helicopters from building tops ... that is why cops came to confiscate all guns - they didn't catch my logic when I asked why they took guns from little old ladies who weren't anywhere near a rooftop
the question I get right now is for all the people who swear they'll never give up their guns ... what the hell are you going to do staring down 4 automatic weapons, shouldered and aimed at your head?
~ the truth will set ya free, but only after it pisses ya off ~
