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<blockquote data-quote="Frederick" data-source="post: 3030111" data-attributes="member: 17825"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>``SEC. 706. <<NOTE: 42 USC 5207.>> FIREARMS POLICIES.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> ``(a) Prohibition on Confiscation of Firearms.--No officer or</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>employee of the United States (including any member of the uniformed</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>services), or person operating pursuant to or under color of Federal</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>law, or receiving Federal funds, or under control of any Federal</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>official, or providing services to such an officer, employee, or other</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>person, while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>emergency, may--</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> ``(1) temporarily or permanently seize, or authorize seizure</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> of, any firearm the possession of which is not prohibited under</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>[[Page 120 STAT. 1392]]</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> Federal, State, or local law, other than for forfeiture in</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> compliance with Federal law or as evidence in a criminal</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> investigation;</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> ``(2) require registration of any firearm for which</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> registration is not required by Federal, State, or local law;</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> ``(3) prohibit possession of any firearm, or promulgate any</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> rule, regulation, or order prohibiting possession of any</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> firearm, in any place or by any person where such possession is</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State, or local law; or</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> ``(4) prohibit the carrying of firearms by any person</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> otherwise authorized to carry firearms under Federal, State, or</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> local law, solely because such person is operating under the</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> direction, control, or supervision of a Federal agency in</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> support of relief from the major disaster or emergency.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p>so, basically, if they seized civilian-held firearms during a period of natural disaster, they would be breaking federal law and be subject to penalties. I'd hope they'd seize my guns, because then i'd probably be able to live off the lawsuit money. </p><p></p><p>on top of the federal law, it would be blatantly unconstitutional.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frederick, post: 3030111, member: 17825"] [SIZE=6][B]Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006[/B] [B]``SEC. 706. <<NOTE: 42 USC 5207.>> FIREARMS POLICIES.[/B] [B] ``(a) Prohibition on Confiscation of Firearms.--No officer or[/B] [B]employee of the United States (including any member of the uniformed[/B] [B]services), or person operating pursuant to or under color of Federal[/B] [B]law, or receiving Federal funds, or under control of any Federal[/B] [B]official, or providing services to such an officer, employee, or other[/B] [B]person, while acting in support of relief from a major disaster or[/B] [B]emergency, may--[/B] [B] ``(1) temporarily or permanently seize, or authorize seizure[/B] [B] of, any firearm the possession of which is not prohibited under[/B] [B][[Page 120 STAT. 1392]][/B] [B] Federal, State, or local law, other than for forfeiture in[/B] [B] compliance with Federal law or as evidence in a criminal[/B] [B] investigation;[/B] [B] ``(2) require registration of any firearm for which[/B] [B] registration is not required by Federal, State, or local law;[/B] [B] ``(3) prohibit possession of any firearm, or promulgate any[/B] [B] rule, regulation, or order prohibiting possession of any[/B] [B] firearm, in any place or by any person where such possession is[/B] [B] not otherwise prohibited by Federal, State, or local law; or[/B] [B] ``(4) prohibit the carrying of firearms by any person[/B] [B] otherwise authorized to carry firearms under Federal, State, or[/B] [B] local law, solely because such person is operating under the[/B] [B] direction, control, or supervision of a Federal agency in[/B] [B] support of relief from the major disaster or emergency.[/B] [/SIZE] so, basically, if they seized civilian-held firearms during a period of natural disaster, they would be breaking federal law and be subject to penalties. I'd hope they'd seize my guns, because then i'd probably be able to live off the lawsuit money. on top of the federal law, it would be blatantly unconstitutional. [/QUOTE]
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