Posted on 07/22/2014 10:36:13 PM PDT by South40
Why would you spend millions of dollars sending troops to the border who can't actually detain anyone? That's what some Texas sheriffs of border towns are asking in the wake of Gov. Rick Perry's plan to send 1,000 National Guards members to the Texas/Mexico border in the next month, according to the Dallas Morning News. For them, it would be more useful to spend the money on hiring more deputies and police, aka people who are allowed to detain migrants.
“I don’t know what good they can do,” Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio told the Dallas Morning News. “You just can’t come out here and be a police officer.” Lucio and other sheriffs said they weren't consulted before Perry's announcement and, in Lucio's opinion, the police and Border Patrol agents were handling the small uptick in crime. "At this time, a lot of people do things for political reasons. I don’t know that it helps,” Lucio said.
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You don't understand the capabilities of rifles. A mile is not that far when you are shooting.
Long range precision shooting covered in detail.
85 videos that will guide you through each step in learning how to hit long range targets. Introduce your rifle to the world of long range targets.
a mile is 1760 yards. very few can make such a shot reliably and repeatedly
there’s no reason not to schedule 10+ troops to monitor/guard each mile in 3 shifts (3-4 active per shift), overseen by a command structure that allows for backup to be deployed where needed.
A fence is a good solution for Arizona, New Mexico and California, where the border runs cross-country.
Texas and the Rio Grande River, however, present a separate problem. And it is instructive how Israel has defended the Jordan River border between the West Bank and Jordan. The desert terrain is quite similar to Texas, as well.
Israel built a border fence that resembles a stock fence, about 6' tall with gates, about a kilometer back from the river. It's not intended to be an obstacle but instead serves to define the border area. The actual border defense is provided by frequent observer posts and inter-linked strong points with machine gun positions. Only a small percentage of these are manned at any one time, but reinforcements can be emplaced rapidly.
Sounds pretty much like what you're suggesting.
My eyes are no longer what they once were but I am confident I could keep you from advancing upon my position. The misses would be close enough to make you wonder where the next one will hit.
Anyone who takes the time to view those 85 videos and spend a few days at a 500 yard range will be able to keep attackers at bay unless they are also well prepared..
Posse Comatatis doesn't apply here. These soldiers will be on State Title 32 status. PC only applied to Federal, Title 10 forces.
And HOW are you going to pay for that? That would be about $30 million a week...give or take a few million. The only way would be for the state to withhold federal taxes to pay for it...and I'm not sure anyone is ready for that yet. It may get there eventually but it ain't there yet.
If they issue ammo it will be the first time since LA Riots.
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