A Border Patrol agent fired multiple shots at an armed militia member and missed
Armed militia members have made sporadic appearances at our border with Mexico. One could predict that sooner or later there would be a clash between the self-proclaimed patriots and those whose official duty is to protect our borders.
According to Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora, on Friday agents were chasing a group of illegals east of Brownsville, Texas when they came upon a man holding a rifle as he stood near the Rio Grande River. An agent opened fire on the armed man, and although he fired ‘multiple shots,’ he missed. The man then identified himself as the member of a militia.
It is my opinion that armed militia members have absolutely no business running around with their rifles at our borders, no matter how well intentioned they may be. It doesn’t matter that our government is doing a poor job of border protection. The job of protecting our borders belongs to duly recognized federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and not to bunch of armed vigilantes.
According to the Associated Press, “This month, the Border Patrol warned its agents about militia members after seven of them were initially mistaken for a Texas Department of Public Safety tactical team near Mission.”
In this instance, it’s a good thing the Border Patrol agent was a piss poor shot, or there would have been one dead soldier-playing militia man.
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