A devastating disaster—either natural or manmade—can trigger a nationwide state of emergency. And there have been plenty of them this year.In the wake of the attacks in Paris last November, which was Europe’s worst terror attack in 10 years, president François Hollande declared a state of emergency. This gave authorities the power to set curfews, limit public gathering, establish so-called secure zones and extend police powers to carry out house searches without judicial oversight and confiscate certain classes of weapons, even if they’re being owned legally.France was ready to end this state of emergency—but on Bastille Day, when Hollande said …read more
Source: The Huffington Post