OATH KEEPERS PROVE SOME TROOPS REFUSED TO CONFISCATE GUNS DURING KATRINA 1 of 5

BREAKING NEWS! Oath Keepers Proves That There WERE Troops Who Refused to Confiscate Guns During Katrina

OATH KEEPERS EXCLUSIVE

We know that wholesale gun confiscation happened during Hurricane Katrina. We watched the Chief of Police of New Orleans declare on national television that no one [no private citizen] will be able to be armed, were going to take all the weapons. We watched an old lady being tackled in her own kitchen and disarmed.

In fact, that atrocious event was one of the reasons I started Oath Keepers. But I also knew, from my service as an Army paratrooper, that there are men of courage, honor, and integrity in the military who would refuse to obey such orders. My goal with Oath Keepers is simply to increase their numbers and harden their resolve. But when it came to Katrina, we did not have concrete proof that some said no until now.

A Stand-Up Example from Katrina Emerges

This past week, on Friday May 14, 2010, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Sgt. Joshua L. May of the Utah National Guard who told me how he, along with the majority of the men in his unit, refused to participate in any gun confiscation while deployed to assist during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

I finally discovered Sgt. May and his story only because after a speech I gave in Logan Utah on May 13, 2010, a local resident, Farley Anderson, walked up and told me about what Sgt. May had done. Upon hearing of it, I knew I just had to talk to him, so I had Mr. Anderson track down Sgt. Mays number and I called him at 11pm and invited him to breakfast the next morning. Until that night, Sgt. May hadnt even heard of Oath Keepers (which is ironic since he is a shining example of an oath keeper). We met for the first time that next morning, Friday, May 14, 2010. During breakfast, Sgt. May told me his story, and then I asked him if we could go outside and do an interview in the restaurant parking lot. He agreed that his story needed to be told and the below video is the result.

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[vtownhood]

I am a police officer and a member of the military... i became a police officer because i wanted to show society that not all cops are crooked assholes... i joined the military because i love my American people and no one (ESPECIALLY OUR GORVERNMENT) should try to take away our rights... i am an oath keeper and i will not participate in any acts that violate the constitution EVER

[sauxbmUSMC]

Thank God that we have military members that stand for their oath to the constitution. 

[WTF87182]

@vtownhood Thank you Sir we need more lke you,,God bless and be careful out there on the front lines,,Again thank you

[Figgleswortification]

Hopeful and inspiring stuff. However, after doing some research into the Oathkeepers, I've found a disproportionate focus on money and does being paid, and repeated emphasis. I could be wrong, and hope I am, but I found that to be very dissapointing.

[fknra]

little bro was there with the 82nd. he felt the same way and did not participate in any weapon seizure

[Tracudown]

Praise God!, true Patriotic un-brainwashed males under 40 still exist.

[anurangax27]

nice to know that the whole army is not bunch of idiots

[jsgdk]

Thank you Oathkeepers for bringing a little hope.

[MrSteveParr]

@naturesmeds The Constitution says you have the right to peaceful assembly. It does not say you have the right to occupy any piece of public or private property you wish. You all have said your piece now GO HOME!

[MrSteveParr]

@ColtDeltaElite10mm Are you sure he signed a bill into law or was it an executive order?

[MrSteveParr]

What part of “shall not be infringed” and “will support and defend the Constitution of the united states against all enemies” do some people not understand?