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The Feds don't trust civilians enough to allow them into Fed turf.

[HiJinx]

The Feds don't trust civilians enough to allow them into Fed turf.

Guess again...check out the US Coast Guard Auxiliary...also a division of the Department of Homeland Security. This is a turf war going on...one that Bonner needs to win. And I'm pretty sure the article is either missing or misstating the facts...Bonner was making his statements again today in LA, where the article made front page news.

[B4Ranch]

Take a close look at 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClubs profile page and you will see one guy who has gained much well deserved respect on FR from working with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

[Nebr FAL owner]

Correction:The feds view you,John Q. Citizen as a liability not an asset. What truly pisses off the feds is the fact that you refuse to shut-up sit down & do as you are told by your "intellectually superior government officials". The fact that these same govt. officials aren't getting the job done due to lack of will to do what is politically incorrect but needed as well as a blatant refusal to insist that the United States of America will have it's borders respected & under control.

[archy]

The Feds don't trust civilians enough to allow them into Fed turf.

Wrong-o. Since 1941, Civilian auxiliaries have not only handled search and rescue, border security and counternarcotics missions for the Army Air Corps until that force became a seperate service, the United States Air Force, in 1947. They even performed combat antisubmarine patrols during WWII, getting credit for one certain U-boat sinking and a couple of other probables. When interviewed after WWII as to why the U-boats discontinued their attacks on coastal tankers and freighters after 1942, German submarine service commander replied that *It was those damned little red and yellow airplanes....