re: How Was NOPD Locating All These Concealed Weapons?

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* Jan. 31 at 7:20 p.m. in the 700 block of Canal Street:

Darrin James, 25, was stopped after police said they saw him smoking marijuana. During questioning, officers found a loaded pistol in his waistband. James was later booked with illegal possession of a weapon.

* Feb. 2 at 11:45 p.m. near Bourbon and Conti streets

Officers said they saw Demetrius Wilson, 19, smoking marijuana. During a pat down, they said they found a loaded .380 caliber pistol in his backpack. Wilson was later booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

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* Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. in the 900 block of Canal Street

Keiron Martin, 29, was stopped after police said they saw him smoking marijuana. During questioning, police said they found a loaded .40 caliber pistol in Martin's front pants pocket. Martin was later booked with illegal possession of a weapon.

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* Feb. 4 at 11 p.m. in the 100 block of St. Charles Avenue:

Officers said they saw 33-year-old William Powell and 28-year-old Fred Clark smoking marijuana. During a pat down, they said they found guns on both men. Powell was charged with possession of a concealed firearm and marijuana, possession of a firearm while in possession of narcotics and a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Clark was arrested for possession of a concealed firearm

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* Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. near Tulane Avenue and Elk Place:

Officers said they saw Harry Reese, 34, smoking marijuana. During a pat down, officers said they found a loaded pistol in his backpack. Reese was later booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

* Feb. 5 at 9:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Canal Street:

Officer said they saw Joseph Bell, 20, smoking marijuana near McDonald's. During questioning, officer said they found a loaded .22 caliber pistol in Bell's front pants pocket. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

* Feb. 5 at 9:50 p.m. in the 900 block of Canal Street:

Officers said they saw Terrance Thomas, 22, smoking marijuana. During questioning, they found a loaded 9 mm pistol in his pants pocket. Thomas was booked for illegal possession of a firearm.

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* Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Canal Street:

Officer said they saw Keanon Wills, 22, and Derrick Smith, 26, smoking marijuana. During a pat down, officer said they found loaded pistols in their waistbands. Both Wills and Smith were booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

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* Feb. 6 at 10:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Bourbon Street:

Officers said they saw Andre Anderson, 28, smoking marijuana. During a pat down, officer said they found a loaded pistol in his waistband. Anderson was booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

* Feb. 7 at 12:15 p.m. in the 800 block of Canal Street:

Officer said they saw Craden Barnett, 23, smoking marijuana. During a pat down, officers said they found a loaded pistol in his waistband. Barnett was later booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

* Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. near the intersection of Canal and South Rampart streets:

Officers said they saw Frankquin Hodges, 17, smoking marijuana. During questioning, officers said they found a loaded 9 mm pistol in his waistband. Hodges was booked with illegal possession of a firearm.

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* Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the 800 block of Canal Street:

Police said they saw Terrance Carter, 24, smoking marijuana. During questioning, they found a loaded .357 revolver inside his front pants pocket. Carter was booked with illegal carrying of a firearm.

* Feb. 8 at midnight in the 100 block of Bourbon Street:

Police said they saw Derrick Varnado, 22, smoking marijuana. During questioning, police said they found a loaded pistol inside his front pants pocket. He was booked with illegal carrying of a weapon.

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None of that happened.

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Cant even purchase a gun if you smoke weed.

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