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N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Legislature has approved a measure that allows people to possess a gun during a declared state of emergency.

North Dakota’s Senate approved the measure 44-3 on Monday. The House approved the bill in February.

Backers say about 30 states have enacted such laws after New Orleans police confiscated guns while trying to restore order following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. 

The North Dakota measure allows citizens to sue if the government tries to confiscate guns or ammunition during declared states of emergency.

The North Dakota law also allows the sale of firearms and ammunition during a declared emergency.