Soldiers stationed in New Orleans
This man handed me the gun in this photo. He’s a nice guy and we talked about how strange it was for him to be stationed on US soil. He agreed and said it was a pointless waste of time and that because of federal law they don’t even have ammo in their guns. They cannot arrest people unless they’re directly threatened. Feel free to speed everyone. He advised that I carry a gun. I rather liked him and his crew, very respectable guys.
The notes I made on the photo explain the gear a little more.
on September 18, 2005 on 9:26 pm
Keep up the good works, Jacob. The Bush Administration seems to be banking on the fallacy that perception == reality, but then that’s generally been their modus operandi and, sadly, has worked well. (Note: the Wikipedia link is incorrectly coded.)
on September 19, 2005 on 1:06 am
Looks like great work you’re doing. My friend Josh let me know about your site. I’m reminded of the soldiers we had (and occasionally still have) around NYC right after 9/11. I always wondered what good an assault rifle was going to do in a subway tunnel at rushhour. I figured it would ricochet and kill six people with one bullet. Guess there weren’t any bullets in the first place. Just there to make people feel better.
Keep up the good work!
on September 20, 2005 on 7:14 pm
Great post, I enjoyed this one a lot.
on December 17, 2005 on 12:36 am
Ok.. gun without ammo… However, still a nice argument to scare people off, IMO…
on December 25, 2005 on 3:19 am
To correct Sam (for whatever good it does this long from the original post); all troops I knew of providing security at airports, subways, etc. were National Guard and under the command of their respective governors. As such, they could act in a law enforcement capacity. It is also likely they are under different orders regarding the readiness of their rifle (so more likely they have a magazine in the rifle).
on December 28, 2005 on 6:02 pm
I always wondered what good an assault rifle was going to do in a subway tunnel at rushhour. I figured it would ricochet and kill six people with one bullet. Guess there weren’t any bullets in the first place. Just there to make people feel better.
on December 28, 2005 on 6:07 pm
The Bush Administration seems to be banking on the fallacy that perception == reality, but then that’s generally been their modus operandi and, sadly, has worked well. (Note: the Wikipedia link is incorrectly coded.
on January 21, 2006 on 11:36 pm
it’s been almost 5 months since this went up, but I have to say that the gun is at least functional for all its gadgets (click picture to see what I mean). I never knew they fit all that on a gun. What can I say, I’m a pacifist and I know nothing about warfare (especially modern warfare and equipment.)
— meanwhile, people are blowing themselves up in the middle east —
on August 16, 2006 on 3:30 pm
Jacob,
I along with eight neighbors buried Vera Smith. You took pictures of the biohazard sign on her empty grave. I have written my memoirs of the 9 days I stayed in New Orleans following Katrina, and I would like to have your permission to use two of your pictures of the disinterred grave in my self-published book.
I look forward to hearing from you. If you care to call me, my cell is 504-957-5048.
Thank you,
John Lee
on October 7, 2006 on 4:17 pm
Nice image — especially without ammo
But certainly they carried some ammunition with them, didn’t they?
on March 19, 2007 on 2:09 pm
Who wins and loses in these scenarios
on May 31, 2007 on 5:48 pm
Nise site!