With President Trumps declared a National emergency . That is the action of total panic and hysteria so now we must learn about the "STAFFORD ACT"
Pay attention and know your rights during this National Emergency.
Under the Stafford Act:
Sec. 706. Firearms Policies (42 U.S.C. 5207)
(a) Prohibition on Confiscation of Firearms - No officer or employee of the United
States (including any member of the uniformed services), or person operating
pursuant to or under color of Federal law, or receiving Federal funds, or under control of
any Federal official, or providing services to such an officer, employee, or other person,
while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency, may -
(1) temporarily or permanently seize, or authorize seizure of, any firearm the
possession of which is not prohibited under Federal, State, or local law, other
than for forfeiture in compliance with Federal law or as evidence in a criminal
investigation;
(2) require registration of any firearm for which registration is not required by
Federal, State, or local law;
(3) prohibit possession of any firearm, or promulgate any rule, regulation, or order
prohibiting possession of any firearm, in any place or by any person where such
possession is not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State, or local law; or
(4) prohibit the carrying of firearms by any person otherwise authorized to carry
firearms under Federal, State, or local law, solely because such person is operating
under the direction, control, or supervision of a Federal agency in support of relief
from the major disaster or emergency.
(b) Limitation - Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person in
subsection (a) from requiring the temporary surrender of a firearm as a condition for
entry into any mode of transportation used for rescue or evacuation during a major
disaster or emergency, provided that such temporarily surrendered firearm is returned
at the completion of such rescue or evacuation.
Pay attention and know your rights during this National Emergency.
Under the Stafford Act:
Sec. 706. Firearms Policies (42 U.S.C. 5207)
(a) Prohibition on Confiscation of Firearms - No officer or employee of the United
States (including any member of the uniformed services), or person operating
pursuant to or under color of Federal law, or receiving Federal funds, or under control of
any Federal official, or providing services to such an officer, employee, or other person,
while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency, may -
(1) temporarily or permanently seize, or authorize seizure of, any firearm the
possession of which is not prohibited under Federal, State, or local law, other
than for forfeiture in compliance with Federal law or as evidence in a criminal
investigation;
(2) require registration of any firearm for which registration is not required by
Federal, State, or local law;
(3) prohibit possession of any firearm, or promulgate any rule, regulation, or order
prohibiting possession of any firearm, in any place or by any person where such
possession is not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State, or local law; or
(4) prohibit the carrying of firearms by any person otherwise authorized to carry
firearms under Federal, State, or local law, solely because such person is operating
under the direction, control, or supervision of a Federal agency in support of relief
from the major disaster or emergency.
(b) Limitation - Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person in
subsection (a) from requiring the temporary surrender of a firearm as a condition for
entry into any mode of transportation used for rescue or evacuation during a major
disaster or emergency, provided that such temporarily surrendered firearm is returned
at the completion of such rescue or evacuation.
