That's a valid question Paul. I do support gun rights. I think you have every right to expect to be able to defend yourself also. You may not like my explanation, but here goes anyway.
There are times in life when it is better to sacrifice self than provide aid and comfort to the enemy. Paul, our founding fathers were generally rather well to do. They could have used every excuse in the book to protect themselves and give up the idea of creating a new nation. They didn't.
Many of them lost everything they had. Many died. Many wound up pennyless. Their cause lives on. Their cause is your cause.
If our citizens go to the border armed and an incident errupts, no matter the justification, they will be blamed. I think you understand this. So rather than let the media spin this one to prove what yahoos the conservative right are, I advocate letting the other side have the upper hand until it is shown what they are like.
Some of our people may get hurt. Some of them may get hurt seriously. If they do, it's going to be damned hard for the media to play the poor illegal off against the big meanie rednecks.
Once it's clear what you're dealing with, subsequent actions will be justified. At no time do I advocate use of force as a remedy, unless your life is threatened, even then.
What I am trying to say, is sometimes you can be entirely justified and win the battle, yet lose the war. Don't let that happen.
If you do, you guys will get all the blame. The Feds will prevent anyone from trying this again. And the flow of illegals will go up if anything, as a result.
Hope this makes sense to you.
In other words, a classical non-violent protest. And only the willing are included.