I saw this infographic posted on Twitter by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and think it is a timely reminder given the flooding that Hurricane (now TS) Florence is bringing with it.
The other thing I would have added to this is to heed flood warnings and evacuation notices.
The quote of the day comes from a resident of High River, Alberta. That Canadian town of about 13,000 about 25 miles south of Calgary has been evacuated from the greater part of a week due to the flooding of the Highwood River. Residents there are not only angry that they are not being allowed to return to their homes but that the RCMP or Royal Canadian Mounted Police had gone house to house and confiscated their firearms.
One resident with memories of police confiscation of firearms in New Orleans had this to say:
“This is the reason the U.S. has the right to bear arms,” said Charles Timpano, pointing to the group of Mounties.
Video of the confrontation between residents of High River and the RCMP is below.
As a followup, the Solicitor General of the Province of Alberta announced today that he is working with the Mounties to assure a speedy and timely return of the seized firearms to their owners.
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