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‘Absolutely Incredible’: Canadians Outraged After Flooding Prompts Involuntary Firearm Confiscation | TheBlaze.com
The community of High River, Alberta is flooded. (Yeah, I don't get that either, but Terre Haute flooded just a bit and the names are similar, so, meh.) Residents with guns locked in safes in the basement generally just moved them to the upstairs bedrooms, packed their bags, and headed for the hills to escape rising floodwaters. The RCMP then formed a protective cordon around the town to actually prevent looting.
Now, here's the Liberal Bizarro World part of the story. Everything would seem to be done with this natural disaster but the laundry when the police decided with everyone literally out of town, it would be a good idea to swim (boat, wade, paddle, whatever) house to house, kick in front doors under the guise of wellness/safety checks, and when they happen upon these unattended firearms in otherwise locked and secured private homes… seize them and take them to the impound for "safekeeping".
When confronted about it, the RCMP spokesman claimed that it was because firearms are expensive and they didn't want them to get stolen. Huh? Everyone's gone and you have all the roads blocked! Who's getting in to steal them. Oh, right, you guys. Confronted about whether they also impounded all jewels and precious metals items found, the RCMP spokesman shifted gears and said that it was because the guns are "dangerous". Okay, so did you confiscate all bows, arrows, swords, and kitchen cutlery you happened on as well? Uh, no.
For the Indiana perspective, we have, IC 10-14-3-33.5:
The community of High River, Alberta is flooded. (Yeah, I don't get that either, but Terre Haute flooded just a bit and the names are similar, so, meh.) Residents with guns locked in safes in the basement generally just moved them to the upstairs bedrooms, packed their bags, and headed for the hills to escape rising floodwaters. The RCMP then formed a protective cordon around the town to actually prevent looting.
Now, here's the Liberal Bizarro World part of the story. Everything would seem to be done with this natural disaster but the laundry when the police decided with everyone literally out of town, it would be a good idea to swim (boat, wade, paddle, whatever) house to house, kick in front doors under the guise of wellness/safety checks, and when they happen upon these unattended firearms in otherwise locked and secured private homes… seize them and take them to the impound for "safekeeping".
When confronted about it, the RCMP spokesman claimed that it was because firearms are expensive and they didn't want them to get stolen. Huh? Everyone's gone and you have all the roads blocked! Who's getting in to steal them. Oh, right, you guys. Confronted about whether they also impounded all jewels and precious metals items found, the RCMP spokesman shifted gears and said that it was because the guns are "dangerous". Okay, so did you confiscate all bows, arrows, swords, and kitchen cutlery you happened on as well? Uh, no.
For the Indiana perspective, we have, IC 10-14-3-33.5:
Apparently, there's something substantively similar in Alberta and local residents and barristers (read: attorneys) are screaming bloody murder at the RCMP over the thefts.IC 10-14-3-33.5
Regulation of firearms
Sec. 33.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state, a political subdivision, or any other person may not prohibit or restrict the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during:
(1) a disaster emergency;
(2) an energy emergency; or
(3) a local disaster emergency;
declared under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize the possession, transfer, sale, transportation, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition during an emergency described in subsection (a):
(1) in or on school property, in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function, or on a school bus in violation of IC 20-33-8-16 or IC 35-47-9-2;
(2) on the property of:
(A) a child caring institution;
(B) an emergency shelter care child caring institution;
(C) a private secure facility;
(D) a group home; or
(E) an emergency shelter care group home;
in violation of 465 IAC 2-9-80, 465 IAC 2-10-79, 465 IAC 2-11-80, 465 IAC 2-12-78, or 465 IAC 2-13-77;
(3) on the property of a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(4) in violation of federal law;
(5) in or on property belonging to an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(b));
(6) on the property of a domestic violence shelter; or
(7) on property owned, operated, controlled, or used by an entity that:
(A) is required to:
(i) conduct a vulnerability assessment; and
(ii) develop and implement a site security plan;
under the United States Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards issued April 9, 2007; or
(B) is required to have a security plan under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-295.
As added by P.L.90-2010, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-2011, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.22.