New Orleans getting ready for Gustav

[82Rigger]

Well, I guess the residents of Nyawlins learned at least one lesson from Katrina...start preparing EARLY!

People are ALREADY flocking to stores to get supplies.

What do you think is the number one item on their hurricane lists?

Batteries?

Plywood?

Generators?

Canned foods and bottled water?

Would you believe...none of the above?


Outdoor Life Magazine - Aug 28

We just got a call from Devline Rossell, a charter captain based out of Venice, Louisiana. He was shopping in New Orleans to get some supplies before the arrival of Gustav (currently listed as a tropical storm that has left at least 22 dead in the Caribbean) and reported that the item most in demand was not food, clothing or shelter.

“I just left a sporting goods store and you would think that the number-one selling item would be plywood or potable water or gasoline right now,” he said. “Apparently it is AR-15s and 5.56 ammo. I watched at least 20 people buy AR-15s and cases of 5.56”

Can’t say I’m surprised. After the nightmare that was Katrina I think it would be unwise for anyone to assume the state, local or federal government could guarantee his or her personal safety during a natural disaster. Of course, I think it is foolish to assume that under any circumstance.

The AR buying spree demonstrates that people don’t think of it as an “assault weapon” but rather an arm that is ideally suited for self-defense, which it is. Goes to show that not only is there no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole but that there is no such thing as a gun-control advocate in a foxhole either.

—John Snow