Mexican Drug Runners Open Fire on TX Police Near Border
- Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:30am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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SAN ANTONIO (The Blaze/AP) – Texas authorities said suspected drug runners in Mexico began shooting at U.S. law enforcement agents from across the Rio Grande on Thursday, forcing the U.S. officers to return fire and injuring at least three of the suspects on the other side of the border.
Few details about the early morning shootout in Hidalgo County were immediately available. The shootout began after U.S. agents patrolling in boats tried to seize a drug load on the Rio Grande, Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange said.
However, local paper The Monitor has pieced together some information:
As they [police] arrived, people from the Mexican side began throwing rocks that struck two game wardens, Cox said. The two game wardens were later taken to a local hospital for treatment and subsequently released.
“At that point the officers were in fear for their lives and the shooting began soon after,” he said. “Our wardens did fire shots to defend themselves.”
DPS confirmed at least three were injured as a result, but officials did not disclose how many officers discharged their weapons.
Sources with direct knowledge of the case from both U.S. and Mexico stated that about 20 individuals were moving a load of narcotics back to Mexico in an apparent effort to elude capture. In addition to the rocks, the suspects on the Mexican side fired about six shots presumably from pistols. Upon hearing the shots, U.S. authorities opened fire as well.
Mange said she could not disclose whether any U.S. officers were struck or injured. She said the agents came under “heavy fire” but would not say how long the ensuing shootout lasted.
However, the “heavy fire” charge is now in dispute.
The Monitor explains that sources now say that authorities faced only six shots from the drug runners that were fired from pistols:
New information obtained from several sources raises questions regarding the claims made by the Texas Department of Public Safety regarding a shootout where U.S. authorities near the Rio Grande came under “heavy fire” Thursday.
Two independent sources from both the U.S. and Mexico said that only six shots from the Mexican side were heard. The rounds hit the ground near the U.S. authorities, raising the question that the incident might not have been that different from any other police-related shooting in the United States.
DPS officials confirmed that the incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m., but wouldn’t disclose the location; other sources placed it south of Abram at 6:23 a.m.
Authorities said Mexican officials were notified about two “drug-laden” boats that were abandoned after the shootout.
U.S. Border Patrol referred questions to the DPS, which used its elite team of Texas Rangers Recon agents in the attempted drug seizure.
It is not the first time shots have been exchanged along the Texas-Mexico border. Since January of last year, DPS has tracked at least a dozen incidents of shots being fired from Mexico and into Texas, with U.S. officers shooting back in some cases.
No U.S. authorities have been reported hurt in those cases.
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Comments (164)
RGVTexan
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:24amWhen the drug cartels have no fear of repercussions for firing at our federal agents from the Mexico riverbanks and are actively building makeshift armored vehicles and deploying them – we are clearly AT WAR. Bring our helicopter GUNSHIPS to the border and start taking these cartels out! The problem has become that severe and the time is now to finally do something about it.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:21pmHOLDER AND OBAMA GAVE them weapons!!!!! Our guys can only defend with BEAN BAGS since Mexico doesn’t allow OUR agents to carry firearms. OUTRAGEOUS!
Report Post »2smart
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:17amBig Sis said that the borderwas safe and secure. Another LIE from the administration of the Eggplant in Chief!
Report Post »Chusal
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:19amhey that is not ok. you are really putting down an egg plant
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:16amSomeone give Janet a weapon and send her down to Texas so she get her big butt shot at !
Report Post »Agnes
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 3:08pmGreat comments. However, she will probably bring many Civil Service agents with her. Too bad…
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:14amAre we going to have to come down there????
I’m telling you, we OLD TEXANS have *^5$#$ had it! Arm us up and send us out. We WILL SECURE the TEXAS border with Mexico. Most of us never were politically correct, or if we ventured that direction for a while, were yanked back to our senses by the current non- government.
You’re gonna have a bunch of dead punks on your hands, but we are sure somebody will take care of that part of the “SAVE OUR BORDER STATES” effort!
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:28amWhere do I sign-up?? What’s the pay? (gotta eat you know)
Report Post »drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:33am@Kickagrandma
Report Post »I’m already armed up, and well stocked on ammo….
drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:35am@Loadingmyclips
Report Post »Plenty of deer and wild hogs in south Texas…no way you will go hungry ;p
bigjack940
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:53amMost texans, like myself are aware of what we here do with our coyote problem. For those who don’t . Heres the proceedure, shoot a couple of them, an d hang their carcasses on the fence. It only takes a couple of them, and the others won’t come there any more. If you think this wouldn’t work with the damned wet backs. let just try it first . Hang a few corpses on the fence with a sign saying, if we c atch you enterig the US illegally. this is what you can expect the same thing to happen to you. Any bets on how long it would take to stop the influx from continueing?
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:19am@ – bigjack940
Perfect in theory….but somebody would be charged with “racist civil rights violation of illegal immigrants”…..
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:01pmMIDWESTMOM,
BIGJACK has the right idea about the use of “Scarecrows” they worked really well in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, back when. And as for those “Charging” anybody with anything, they’d hang up nicely as well, and serve the very same purpose, just communicating with a different audience.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:43pmI got my reloading press going fast and furious.30/06 150 grain soft points.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:58pm@ Drago ,And I`ll bring the hot suace home made at that .So hot it`ll stop your heart for 5 sec.afterwards you can kick start a 747.
Report Post »drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:44pm@Quicker
Report Post »Now im hungry…..
@Bigjack490
I agree 100%.Makes me want to load the truck up and head down there, wont take long to get there from Austin……
standwithIsraelstandwithGod
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:13amNuke em all-they’ve declared war on the US.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:20am@STAND…..
I agree! We have been attacked and invaded!
That applies in Washington, too….. just sayin’
Report Post »Chusal
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:13amThe Media again paints our security as second place to invaders desires, I know maybe we should allow the smugglers in with all there narcotics, and then we should let them buy weapons and see if we can track them so that we can locate more persons to allow over our boarder with more drugs and let them also buy weapons to take back to Mexico. This is the best-est idea in the world we can catch a bunch of bad guys. Oh wait didn’t our DOJ just do this and what happened oh yeah the weapons have been used against us, who could have seen that happening? It is so hard to understand we gave them weapons, we gave them free access to our nation we give them money and electricity, we supply them with jobs in Mexico and USA and yet, they don’t like us, :’( not fair not hope and change boo hoo boo hoo boo hoo. Dumb Azz’s in Washington do not get it. Open boarders people don’t get it, it is a direct violation of the vow taken by not only Obama but Eric Holder as well. Yet it is not noted at all on the Nightly News, why because they (the media/government complex) knows that those of us who like our nation and our sovereignty would call to arms if they knew more. I say put tanks and landmines all along the boarder, if kids try crossing and die well don’t trespass. same with every single person that tries crossing and invading our Nation.
Report Post »ColoradoMaverick
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:13amThe US constitution allows the citizens to form a militia to protect our country. If the Obama administration cannot get the job done because they want to pander to the hispanic voters and liberals who depend on these drugs to fry their pea size brains even further, then the citizens need to do whatever is neccesary to protect our border, or families and our country. We also need to enforce the drug laws in this country and get the liberal drug users put behind bars because they are the demand that is causing the supply.
Report Post »aragona
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:12amOh come on, everyone. It was only 6 shots fired acoss an international border. What’s the big deal?
Report Post »kreese
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:56amI agree—we should only one shot back–a missile!
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:57amI wonder what would happen if I went and fired 6 shots into China at their Border Agents? I really don’t want to find out.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:10amLOVE RICK PERRY! It’s not his fault.. blame OBAMA AND HOLDER for supplying the cartels with weapons and then lying about it! Gunrunner operation “fast and furious.” Let’s see if OUR guys can defend themselves with the approved BEAN BAGS. ““ANYONE BUT OBAMA 2012””
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:09am@ JOE CONSERVATIVE
When is someone going to do something to enforce our border security?
No one is listening…nobody cares because they want them to come through! More votes, more ways to call people racists. California Supreme Court just okayed illegal immigrants free college tuition!!!! All you have to do is graduate from a California high school. They won’t care until the fine people of Texas and other border states band together en masse to protect their land (such as it is anymore). God bless all of us!
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:08amSend in the Drones…Whats good for the ******* is good for the mexies.
Report Post »kreese
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:43amYou bet! Do those things carry nuclear warheads?
Report Post »shadowrider
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:07amAbout time that we are actually doing something ….. as usual Texans will lead the way .
Report Post »RED-DAWN
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:57am“Heavy Fire”
OK, resend them the memo. “If you fire on US Law Enforcement, we will fire back!” I understand you ran out of ammo after six shots, not our fault we continued firing until we too were out of bullets.
Lesson: Next time bring more bullets or don’t start the fight unless you intend to win. That’s our position….
Report Post »theprofessor1031
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:03amLove it!
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:04amI wouldn’t bother sending another memo. My attitude is “I told you once, I’m not going to tell you again”. And I’d keep shooting.
Report Post »1st Ranger
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:55amA couple DM, a spotter ot two and a clear line of sight can go a long way towards silencing “only six shots from the drug runners that were fired from pistols”.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:55amPerhaps we could borrow those agents/officers an A-10 and a pilot and return some real heavy fire.
Report Post »boiz
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:53amBut President Odumbo was telling jokes about the border just a few weeks ago. Weren’t these people listening? The border is safe and secure. They should have listened to him
Report Post »siebegorman
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:52amAs far as I’m concerned, one shot is coming under heavy fire.
Report Post »NRA Since 11-03-2008
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:12amEspecially when it’s aimed at ME!
Report Post »If they don’t think so, they’ve never stared down the barrel of a gun aimed at them… It gives you a whole new perspective.
MidWestMom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:18amAgreed. When someone is shooting at you its not a good idea to sit around debating “is this heavy fire”
Report Post »KENTUCKYREDBONE
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:51pmIf somebody so much as aimed a gun at me I would consider my life in Danger!
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:20pmY’all NEED to ponder some on these responses- or grab your shoulders and Jerk hard! with a little luck your head(s) will pop right out!!!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:52amAs one BP agent told me in 2003, send in the Marines. It’s a war of a different kind being ignored by many media sources…but if you go to the local towns internet news sites you can read all kinds of war stories. Pray for your young people on the border, pray for our citizens near the border. Geez just pray for all of us…It’s all quickening.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:13amI have family in south Texas. And anybody who doesn’t believe its a war zone is cordially invited to mosey on down and visit. They’d be happy to drop you off at the front.
Report Post »Nostraquedeo
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:12amSame here Midwestmom.
Report Post »The Rio Grande Valley is the Drug and Illegal’s super highway and the U.S. Citizens are just in the way.
RLTW
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:41pmAt this point let’s just call this what it is… the 5th war of BHO, but in this case no real response.
Report Post »Why are we not responding with predator drones and air strikes like we’re now doing in Yemen?
leader30m
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:51amWait until the real invasion starts and we have to rush troops to the border. Thats when all the morons will wake up and say what is happening, why didn’t the government do something sooner. 30% of Americans are morons!
Report Post »eramthgin
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:49amHey this is all a lie! DHS Secretary Janet Stupidpalatono says the border is safer then it has ever been.
Report Post »MadAsHell53
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:46amThe latest news from our ‘safe and secure’ Southern border…
Report Post »DevotedDad
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:41amDoes anyone see the insanity in this quote –
“The Monitor explains that sources now say that authorities faced only six shots from the drug runners that were fired from pistols”
The last time I checked, it takes one bullet to end someone’s life.
Rather than focus on that fact, the immediate efforts to find fault with the agents who could have been killed is what is important.
Disgusting.
Report Post »theprofessor1031
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:46amAnybody else sense another case like Ramos and Compean coming on this?
Report Post »SI08
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:45amOne gunshot directed at me is all I need before I start emptying my mags.
Report Post »kreese
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:52amI agree——-A street criminal fires one shot at the police, he’s usually shot many times. That way you don’t have to waste time with trials, and trial lawyers, on these vermin. Of course we had border patrol agents in prison for shooting a drug runner in the butt.
Where is John Pershing when you need him?
Report Post »rayblue
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:56amOpening that can will be a feast of collusion.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:39amHowever, the “heavy fire” charge is now in dispute.
This must be a statement made by Janetalia.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:53amAs the bullets fired from Mexico strike the ground around the agents: “Hey Bob, did that bullet seem light or heavy to you?”
Report Post »kreese
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:41amIt really doesn’t matter if it was heavy, medium, or light fire. This is a war zone. Send in the helicopters and “eliminate” the problem. If we don’t have enough helicopters here, bring them home from that worthless exercise in the Middle East.
FOR GOODNESS SAKE–WE CAN’T EVEN PROTECT OUR CITIZENS ON THE BORDER!!!!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:48amThe rock throwing alone would be reason to fire. Who cares if the “heavy fire” is in dispute.
Report Post »drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:37amWhat difference does it make whether they came under “heavy” fire or not, they were shot at, i say shoot back, and shoot to kill, screw those slime bags, its time to kill em all, and let god sort them out …..
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:54amI have to agree with you there; if they are being shot at, it still counts as ‘heavy fire’ when you are the target of the shots, irregardless of how much is coming your way. These agents face this daily and the administration will sell them up the river in a heartbeat.
Report Post »drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:13amAgreed Snow, if anyone wants to get an idea of what the folks on the Texas border are facing, go to , protectyourtexasborder.com.This site shows whats really going on , on our border, not the lies that Dammit Janet is spewwing…….
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:23amI grew up down there. McAllen is 10 miles away from Reynosa. We would go over to Mexico in groups, but would never set foot there now. Way too dangerous.
Report Post »krenshau
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:36amPerhaps, some armed citizens need to set up sniper points along the border to show them that we are serious, even if our government isn’t. Any law enforcement that sides with the government and stops the citizens from protecting the country is part of the problem.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:35am.
Report Post »Thats Rick Perry’s safe border policy in action. RINO RINO RINO
drago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:42am@spankdamonkey
Report Post »So are you saying open fire on them first? The borders arent safe because of the sorry ass politicians in washington, wake up, moron……I live in Texas, if it were up to me, i’d shoot every last one that invaded Texas and the U.S. as soon as they hit our soil…….
joe conservative
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:42amWhen is someone going to do something to enforce border security? We know where this administration stands on the issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le53dbWpg_Q Illegal means illegal.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:51am.
Report Post »@drago
So are you saying open fire on them first? The borders arent safe because of the sorry ass politicians in washington, wake up, moron……
So wake up, moron Rick Perry lives here and won’t lift a finger to protect the border, he courting the WB vote……………..
Czar Casm
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:52amThose were federal agents, not Rick Perry’s (Texas) DPS. DPS came after the incident. Get your monkey out of your hand and do some reading.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:53am@SpankDaMonkey:
Here we also see the ‘secured’ border mentioned of by Napoletano and Obama, the two highest of traitors in the nation seen ever. The fact is the officers were shot at, and they should be allowed to return fire if they are endangered instead of worrying about facing prosecution if they dare to shoot back.
Look for the Justice Department to come down hard on the back of these agents and try to throw them in jail on some kind of hate crime and attempted murder charges.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:57amI am assuming that the “reporter” doesn’t comprehend “heavy fire” all it takes is for 1 round shot at me to make it “heavy”….they shoot with pistols I call in Naval Gunfire!!!! Arm our BP with M-14′s and grenade launchers for an overwhelming response to these “insects”!!!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:58amNews Flash: U.S. agents arrested for shooting at poor Mexican share croppers President Dumbo said the officers acted stupidly
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:58amgee….this must be the “safe & secure” Obama and his minions keep talking about.
And they probably think the officers should have turned tail and run instead of firing back.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:03am@Czar Casm
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:52am
Those were federal agents, not Rick Perry’s (Texas) DPS. DPS came after the incident. Get your monkey out of your hand and do some reading.
Apparently you have touched your monkey to the point you can’t see, and shave your palm too…..
“”U.S. Border Patrol referred questions to the DPS, which used its elite team of Texas Rangers Recon agents in the attempted drug seizure.”" See it say’s Texas DPS used its elite team of Texas Rangers Recon agents in the attempted drug seizure. Do you need a wet nap?
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:07amSpankDaMonkey, FYI, defending the US borders is a Federal responsibility. The Feds are lying to themselves and to us and not doing anything. Remember Janet Napolitano recently saying “the border is more secure than it’s ever been”? According to the inept Feds, states aren’t supposed to enforce Federal immigration laws.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:10amRacists! I can’t believe the cops fired back to protect themselves. What a bunch of hating, racists.
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:15amThis just the start.. when the Cartels start killing and Terrorizing Mexican Citizens ( 50 time more then they are now ) ..our boarders will be flooded with refugees trying to escape.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:24amPerry’s safe border policy is a joke. We need to bring troops home from Afghanistan and put them on our borders. The borders need to be shut down!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-13c
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:26amThe liberal reporter makes it sound that 6 shots being fired into the U.S. is nothing. I wonder how many Claymore mines with trip wires it would take to cover the border. After the first couple of explosions there would be no more border crossing attempts.
Report Post »Dont-hate-on-me-2
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:29amI’d like to know what they shot back with and if it would have been possible to get all of them. I dont think spank ment that they should shoot first. what i read into it is that this is ricks failed policy at keeping the borders safe, however i agree that more needs to be done, I dont think throwing millions and billions at the problem is going to fix it, let the citizens protect the border, let them funtion as a line of protection also. Lastly that wouldnt give them the right to gun down anyone, however if your being shot at by all means shoot back to kill.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:29amI think I‘m gonna’ start breeding gators for that moat!
lol
Report Post »IvanK
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:33amI grew up in Hidalgo country and know the area EXTREMELY well! I spent nearly every day in the summer water skiing on the RIO Grande. I can tell you right now, from first hand experience, that the ONLY way to secure that area is to put the national Guard on it 24/7. We have very few agents in the area and that area is HUGE!!!!! THe river twists and turns and there is virtually no line of sight.
Report Post »It would take 10K + agents (or military personnel) to scratch the surface of that area. THe Rio grande is about 100-200 yards wide in this area. Further north, you can walk across the river!
We all know drugs are running back and forth but what we don‘t hear about is the OTM’s (other than Mexican’s) that are caught… Only more scary is the thought of how many OTM’s are NOT caught!!!
If millions of dollars of drugs are coming across with ease… What else is on its way – or more importantly, what has already made it over here?
Czar Casm
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:39am@Spankdamonkey, I stand corrected. But still, your the one claiming to have his monkey in his hand.
Report Post »kreese
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:46am@COMMONSENSE
Hell, Napolitano is dumber than Obamass!
Report Post »Bigliardi
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:48amIs EVERYONE a RINO to you monkey boy….? Who isn’t…? Maybe you are the only real conservative in the whole world….
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:58am@Drago, Let the police deal with the city issues. Bring our military soldiers home and put THEM on the border. Border problem solved. And yes, shoot those who try to cross. 99% of them are drug runners anyway.
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:59amLegalize drugs, it’ll shut down their operations over night. Why buy from mexico’s underground cartels when you can buy it at your local Walgreens.
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:00amWhere were the Mexican Police….oh wait….they were doing the shooting…..uhmm
Report Post »Dont-hate-on-me-2
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:12amAmerican Soldier (Separated)
Report Post »Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:59am
Legalize drugs, it’ll shut down their operations over night. Why buy from mexico’s underground cartels when you can buy it at your local Walgreens.
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That will just increase supply making them more murderous, just think of little Jhonny 10 years old getting into his parents cocaine they got from walmart. You sir are one hell of a critical thinker, do you hate our country as well as other seperated soilders i have talked to, Drugs breeds crime doesnt matter if its legal or not.We need tougher drug laws, tougher illegal alien laws. (and predator drones on our border)
jblovesAmerica
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:27amOur Troopers at Ft Hood-after three days will have this cleaned up and stopped.
Report Post »Not boats-Apaches/C130′s will do the trick.
5th generation american
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:29am1 gun shot is considered a hail of bullets to me! Shoot back ask questions later.
Report Post »hologram5
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:42amSPANKDAMONKEY
Report Post »Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:35am
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Thats Rick Perry’s safe border policy in action. RINO RINO RINO
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How is he supposed to take action when Janet Incompetano keeps telling the idiot in chief that the borders are secure and they‘re safe so they won’t appropriate funds to add to the protection? Plus you have the feds suing AZ and the likes for passing laws to assist the LEO’s there to keep the people safe. NO, the blame cannot rest solely on Perry’s shoulders although he has some of it.
Texans stand UP
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:50amShoot Low Boys Their Rideing Shetlins
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:58am.
@Bigliardi
No just Rick Perry.. Besides he has John Edwards Hair……………..
Report Post »heart2yah
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:19pmI vote for USAF and daisy cutters!
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:00pmWhether there was one shot fired or a thousand. After the first shot, every single agent should have opened up and blasted away, hopefully taking out every single one of the dealers. The criminals took their chance and everyone of them should have lost out on that chance.
Report Post »I Stand With Israel
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:48pm“only six shots from the Mexican side were heard”
Report Post »Personally, IDGAF HOW MANY SHOTS WERE HEARD.
If you shoot at or try to harm ANY of our Border Patrol agents, police officers, hell even a MALL COP, with so much as a PEBBLE we should be fully in the right to return fire until either A) you, the threat, are eliminated or B) all clips are empty. Period.
yougottabekidding
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:03pmSomone throwing rocks at me is getting a 40 back. Rocks kill, Islam doesn’t do a whole lot of electrocutions do they? They stone people to death.
Report Post »Which brings up an other point. All of you against the death penalty they do it in the street with a sword! No costly appeals. Protest that over there
Jaycen
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:11pm@drago
Yes, I’m saying open fire on them first. If someone throws a rock, you shoot him. If he shoots at you with a pistol, you go full-auto on him. Whatever force is thrown at us, we meet it x10 in return.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:50pmI live here, and this is nothing really new. The new part was the actual exchange of fire.
Usually the police chase ends in seizing thousands of pounds of marijuana or kilos of cocaine. The bad guys usually disappear into the brush after crashing the vehicle they stole in order to make a drug run. Because they drive like madmen, the police end up w/a wreck and unable to pursue the banditos.
We have some children in La Joya ISD who are lookouts for the cartels and tell their teachers abt it.
The cartels force ranchers to look the other way as they traverse their lands — or die if the rancher reports it. These are the ranchers and farmers that put veggies on your table in the winter, grow sugar cane for your coffee and tea, and produce the steak and fajitas for your BBQ.
Shut the damn porous border, Madam Secretary. Know that is it NOT the most secure it’s ever been down here. It was one thing when men and women floated across on inner tubes for jobs, but now it’s abt drugs and systemic violence. It’s not abt apple pickers any more.
Report Post »Edct
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:02pmNeed to cut off the heads of the web backers and put them on the border fence…then we would have no more problem with the illegal criminal mexs.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:44pmWhat in the world has Rick Perry done or hasn’t done that could have prevented this? When the game wardens were shot at they returned fire. Are you trying to say that they were only armed with rubber bullets? Did they only have 1 bullet apiece? Please explain your statement because as stands it makes no sense. I can see perhaps complaining about the Federal Government but to complain about the State Government doesn’t make sense.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:50pmDo you think that if we got the UN to proclaim that our civilians were in danger NATO ie the USSA would attack those attacking our citizens and our country?
Report Post »duckman1911
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 6:27pmdrago
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 9:42am
@spankdamonkey
So are you saying open fire on them first? The borders arent safe because of the sorry ass politicians in washington, wake up, moron……I live in Texas, if it were up to me, i’d shoot every last one that invaded Texas and the U.S. as soon as they hit our soil…….
I love the way this guy thinks…. If we pile a few thousand illegals along the border to rot in the dessert sun I think they will get the message… They are a leach on the back of our country.. If your not willing to do what ever is necessary to save this country YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM… Bullets are far cheaper than legislation… Its good practice too :)
Report Post »Jackers
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 7:07amOh… But I thought our southern border was secure?
Many of our members of Congress are also members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and therefore have no desire to secure our borders as they’re quietly leading us towards a new North American Union for the “free flow of goods, services and people”…
Globalization at all costs…
Report Post »mill
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 8:38pmYOU LIE!!! JANET SAYS
“the borders are safer than ever” !!!!!!!!
so ha !! to you
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