“Every year, people in the United States use guns to defend themselves against criminals an estimated 2,500,000 times – more than 6,500 people a day, or once every 13 seconds. Of these instances, 15.7% of the people using firearms defensively stated that they ‘almost certainly’ saved their lives by doing so.” ~ Gun Facts, 7.1 by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms, 2017
~Special thanks to subscriber HP for sending me this book!~
By Catherine Austin Fitts
If you want to know what will happen to honest citizens in Tennessee if the legislature agrees to a special session and approves red flag laws, read this book.
Following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans law enforcement took the position that they could illegally confiscate firearms based on “emergency powers” and left honest citizens to face looters and criminals unarmed. Gordon Hutchinson and Todd Masson have done a great service by documenting many case studies of the brutality that citizens faced from some local law enforcement, mercenaries, and countless criminal elements.
This book is an excellent primer to help you understand the who, what, how, and why of disaster recovery that has happened and can happen to any of us.
If you do not yet understand the gun control issue—and why many of us own and carry firearms and are proud members of groups that protect our rights to bear arms—this book is a must-read.
Related Reading:
Gordon Hutchinson webpage
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Catherine,
Thank you so much for reviewing this book. I am a native New Orleanian and lived through Katrina in a town 30 miles north of New Orleans and fortunately above sea level. My parents home in Waveland, Mississippi was wiped off the map as Waveland was reported to be ground zero for Katrina’s landfall. The memories of it all come and go and will forever be a part of who we are. However, one memory we DID NOT have (because we were totally unaware) was that hundreds if not thousands of law abiding citizens were ambushed by NOPD, St Tammany Parish Sherriff’s deputies partnered with additional non uniformed allies, and had their weapons for self protection seized from them unlawfully. As a matter of fact, I and most people I know who are 2A rights supporters had absolutely no idea this took place. I only discovered it in 2020 while having a heated debate with my husband about a 2A issue that seemed a lot like a trap to me. Thankfully, that debate prompted some investigation, and that investigation led me to the discovery of this book and the astonishing tales of civil liberties and rights completely trampled in the midst of a horrible disaster.
For those looking for copies of the book and are struggling with his website: I spoke with the author, Mr. Hutchinson in November 2022 to ask him if he still has copies, which thankfully he did at the time. The original run from the publisher (Louisiana Publishing, Inc.) was 5000 copies and they sold a little over 4000 copies. When I spoke with him, he had in his posession all that didn’t sell. He’s quite a colorful deep south Louisiana character with a passion for educating people on what took place. As an aside, I learned from him that he was interviewed by Tucker Carlson on the Fox Nation platform for an episode on 2A (I can no longer find the episode).
Copies can be purchased from him by sending a check for $25 to Gordon Hutchinson @ 9745 Sullivan Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818. He says he’s happy to personalize copies if anyone wishes. He has a website (https://gordonhutchinson.com) but it’s outdated. I mentioned to him that he might want to reach out to his webmaster and update it but I’m not sure if that ever happened.
If any of the Solari subscribers would like me to reach out to him for an update or an email address, I’m happy to do so. Please just reply back here.
Interesting…if you go to his website and click on links provided to buy either this book or another of his directly from publisher, both pages say “Account Suspended.” The price on Amazon for paperback is nearly 3Xs the publisher price, and that’s for used copies. Seems like it may not be widely available for long.
Mary, Please see my comments above regarding how one can obtain the book. I just spoke with Mr. Hutchinson and he has ample copies to mail. If you would like to contact him directly, he can be emailed at GHHutchinson@gmail dot com (sorry its the big G gamesters)
Thanks, Holly. I’ve been reading it on archive.org, but I prefer print and it would be a good one to lend out to others, as well. It’s surprisingly well written, a gripping story.
Yes, this book is a real eye-opener. I need to finish it!
Where did you buy it? If you don’t mind my asking.
Sorry, I see there is information above.
Sandra, At one point a few years ago, these books were accessible on ebay and amazon. Last November, I purchased seven copies from Ebay and since then have purchased directly from Mr. Hutchinson. If you have any problems reaching him bis email, I can probably offer some assistance. Please just let me know.
My father was a gunsmith and manager of a gun department at a major sporting goods store. I grew up learning how to safely use guns for hunting. I agree that a well armed and informed citizenry is important to preserve our Constitutional rights but the key qualifier has to do with gun owners knowing how to safely and appropriately use them. I believe that gun ownership comes with responsibility and believe that prospective owners need to pass a licensing test demonstrating that they at least know the “rules of the road” much like car drivers do.
I have had first hand experience with people who decided to go hunting–had a brand new, never shot rifle, brand new bright orange clothing, were gung-ho to bring home a trophy deer, and didn’t have a clue what they were doing–endangering me on my land in the process. A neighbor was held at gunpoint by an “arrogant sheriff from another county” who insisted that he could trespass and hunt on his land. I was threatened by the same sheriff the year before. Years earlier, I was threatened by a trespasser who decided to put up a fence in the middle of my property; he also happened to be a deputy. Just recently, an acquaintance shot and killed a woman who pulled a handgun on him because he was picking up trash (with her knowledge) on her property. Does threatening someone with a loaded gun constitute legal provocation for self-defense?
I am appalled that local hunters use high beam spotlights to blind deer and then slaughter them with assault rifles. How many assault rifles are used in mass shootings? I wonder if the framers of the second amendment would include high-powered assault rifles in the right to bear arms.
And yes, I own handguns and rifles…and would use them for protection, if necessary.
Yes, critical that people have training and take responsibility – in all things – driving a car, owning knives, using toxic substances that could harm other people.
Unfortunately, giving government the power in the current environment to declare individuals dangerous will turn out to be significantly more dangerous than not giving them the power.