Twenty Years After Katrina Gun Grab…

Twenty years ago, New Orleans officials ordered law-abiding citizens to give up their firearms in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Then-Mayor C. Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent P. Edwin Compass infamously declared, “Only law enforcement will be allowed to have guns.”

That unconstitutional order triggered immediate lawsuits by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the National Rifle Association.

Within days, a federal consent order forced police to stop the seizures. Later that year, Congress acted, with President George W. Bush signing protections into law to bar future gun confiscations during emergencies.

Alan Gottlieb, SAF’s founder and executive vice president, shot straight:

“In the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters this country has ever seen, the mayor and law enforcement unthinkably decided to go door-to-door confiscating firearms when citizens needed them most. This case serves as a great reminder of why SAF must continue its critical work.”

Two decades later, SAF is still carrying that fight. The group has more than 50 active lawsuits nationwide, taking on:

• “Assault weapon” bans
• Magazine capacity limits
• Restrictions on young adult carry
• “Sensitive places” bans
• Red flag laws without due process

They’ve also petitioned the Supreme Court to review two landmark cases—one on “assault weapons” and another on the 18–20 handgun purchase ban.

Most recently, SAF and its partners filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act, marking another front in their long campaign to restore gun rights.

SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut said it plainly: “The New Orleans firearms confiscation fiasco is a perfect example of why SAF continues to work across the nation to defend, secure and restore our Second Amendment rights.”

Kraut added that despite many victories, the danger of government overreach remains: “There are those in this nation who wish to make the Second Amendment a second-class right, and we will continue to fight to ensure that doesn’t happen.”

The message is clear: what happened in New Orleans can never be repeated. And two decades later, SAF is still standing guard.

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