Virgin Islands Allows National Guard To Seize Guns, Ammo Ahead Of Hurricane Irma

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Irma pictured here in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean on August 30, 2017. NASA/NOAA /Goddard Rapid Response Team/Handout via REUTERS

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp signed an emergency order allowing the seizure of private guns, ammunition, explosives and property the National Guard may need to respond to Hurricane Irma.

Mapp signed the order Monday in preparation for Hurricane Irma. The order allows the Adjutant General of the Virgin Islands to seize private property they believe necessary to protect the islands, subject to approval by the territory’s Justice Department.

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173d Viet Vet
173d Viet Vet
7 years ago

When considering where my wife and I might land after we retired, we looked strongly into US Virgin Islands. What stood out was the draconian and expensive procedures to keep firearms in one’s home. Having toured the islands, we knew that there was a criminal element present and decided that an inhospitable tropical paradise was really no paradise at all.

Eastwood
Eastwood
7 years ago

Amen Luke 22:36

SunwolfNC
SunwolfNC
7 years ago

Born and raised in NYC -- so go figure, right? Was a cop, no less.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Mapp

Apparently he was on Tucker Carlson defending and “clarifying” his tyrannical decree that the intent wasn’t to disarm the populace… if I find a link to the segment I’ll post it.