This many bullets makes it hard to miss!
The war on the border escalates....
>A U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso shot at a group of people hurling rocks at him from across the Rio Grande on Thursday. No one was injured.
The Border Patrol agent needs to go back to the shooting range and practice on hitting a target.
"We've had rock assaults where there was certainly sufficient velocity to break a windshield," Boatright said.
"Nobody did get hurt today but rocks can cause severe damage to someone's skull or face."
Boatright, is an idiot.
Never bring rocks to a gun fight.
Once again, GWB's fault.
The agent should have been shooting back with Ma Duce.
You bring rocks, we choose to use the M2.
Rock throwing stops. They may be illegal but I'm betting they ain't stupid.
One thing I recall from reading the Iliad, is the ancient Greeks considered rocks to be perfectly good weapons, in fact Homer seemed to consider them particularly effective.
Good reason to shoot!
Get a missile to target these "terrorists". They won't dare to throw rocks again.
I wonder what Marty Robbins would think of this...
High pressure hose with ammonia in it....or raw sewage from a RV dumping station...just start spraying it on Mexico...
They dump theirs on us...we dump ours on them...payback time
Time to get tough with the illegals.
I can not believe that the Mexican government is supporting civil lawsuits against American property owners.
Something stinks in this whole ordeal.
This is a very poor start to what really needs to be done. The Mexican military has performed (by all accounts) at least 200 armed incursions onto US soil in the last ten years. Why have they not been taken under fire? This is what is demanded by the US Constitution. Here is the solution. Popular it ain't.
#1 Build the frickin' Berlin Wall, but better.
#2 Bring home most of the US troops currently stationed under NATO and let the EU take care of itself.....not to mention saving us a load of $$$ (which we can put into construction) while at the same time adroitly spanking the Eurotrash for not backing us up as allies should. I guess the Korean contingent should stay put given the realities of that situation.
#3 Replace all Border Patrol agents on the southern border with US troops, with rules of engagement that allow ....no....mandate shoot first, shoot often against any armed incursions. Put the Border Patrol on the northern border as a short term panacea.
#4 Give the US landowners on the border instructions and classes on use of military night observation gear, military commo gear and "Call for Fire" radio procedures. Use them as in place recon elements. Should they spot border crossing intruders they are able to whistle up a quick reaction force consisting of both air and ground assets. Divisions pulled from USAEURA (US Army Europe) could be permanently stationed at Fort Hood for maintenance and rotated into the border regions. Everybody should be fully armed and loaded fer bear. I'll bet that after the first five or so successful ambush ops on our side of the border, the rate of incursions will drop significantly.
I hear a lot of crap about the futility of building a barrier. Some activists communist politicians here, keep chanting this line about building a 50 foot fence will only grow 51 foot ladders....let me tell you folks, the Berlin Wall, once erected...worked. It worked because it was a layered fortification with guards and mines and dogs and patrols. That is what will be needed. If we hope to stay free it is our only choice.
Here's a little more info on the BP's self-defense shooting today.
http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/print/printer_22725.php
Border Patrol agent shoots man to death BY JEFFREY GAUTREAUX, SUN STAFF WRITER Mar 4, 2006
Escalating border violence turned deadly Thursday night as Border Patrol agents shot a man who fired upon them. It was the first fatal shooting in the Border Patrol's Yuma sector in six years, according to the agency.
The shooting occurred at 11:28 p.m. at County 18-1/2 Street and the Colorado River, an area where hundreds of illegal aliens have been robbed at gunpoint. A man believed to be an accomplice of the deceased man was arrested for allegedly being involved in these robberies.
"The last fatal shooting here was maybe six years ago, and nobody remembers the one before that," said Yuma sector Border Patrol spokesman Chris Van Wagenen. "It's very rare."
Border Patrol agents were patrolling in the area when they were confronted by an armed suspect who fired at least one round at them, according to the Sheriff's Office and Border Patrol. Agents returned fire, striking the man, who died at the scene.
The name of the deceased has not been released because next of kin have not been notified. The Mexican Consulate has been contacted for assistance.
After the shooting, Border Patrol apprehended Diego Armando Mendieta De La Torre, 20, of Mexicali who is a suspect in the robberies.
"It's our hope that we've at least caught two," Wilmot said. "We know there are more suspects involved. We've had reports of from one to five suspects, depending on the size of the group being robbed."
YCSO said De La Torre would be booked into Yuma County jail for a charge of participating in a criminal syndicate. Other charges may be sought later.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a federal investigation of the shooting, the Border Patrol's Critical Incident Team is doing an internal investigation and YCSO is conducting the criminal investigation.
Wilmot said detectives were interviewing people Friday and working to find others involved in the armed robberies.
Since 2004, 195 people have been robbed in this same area of the border, Wilmot said. The numbers have skyrocketed from 25 in 2004 to 56 in 2005 to 114 already this year. And those numbers only include illegal aliens who were later apprehended by Border Patrol and reported the robberies — hundreds of others may have been robbed and never reported it.
Van Wagenen said the agents who fired on the man have been placed on administrative leave. He said he did not know how many agents were there or how many rounds had been fired.
While in the past it has been rare for shootings to occur, Van Wagenen admits that such an incident is not a surprise considering the increased violence on the border. The Border Patrol says it has seen a significant increase this fiscal year in assaults against agents and crimes against illegal aliens.
"We knew the violence was going to get worse as smugglers get frustrated. We knew it would get worse before it gets better," Van Wagenen said.
Wilmot said the body of the dead man will be sent to Tucson for autopsy. He said YCSO's investigation was expected to be lengthy.
The Border Patrol said it is fully cooperating with the YCSO and FBI on their investigations.
"fired at least once" = "Open Fire"?
When they ban all of the rocks, only criminals will have rocks. I see a new group forming: People for the Ethical Treatment of Rocks, PETR. A new role for a guvment brockacy: Bureau of Alcohol Tabacco Firearms Explosives Rocks, BATFER. Feinstein (an old Gaelic name unless I'm mistaken) could pose with an assault rock, her fingers in a knuckle-ball grip. The Left could try to put manufacturers of rocks out of business. Really, it could happen.