This is a reality.

Attached is a news article from Customs and Border Patrol site about weapons and drugs that were siezed in Arivaca, Ariz.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/new ... 062009.xml

I was in this area last Oct with members of Minuteman American Defense including Shawna Forde when I was the target of a sniper attack.
We were leaving a night post position at about 10:30 when the driver had spotted some fresh tracks in a wash. Me and a videotographer that was there filming a documentary got out and was following the tracks when all of a sudden there was a shot and a richoet. It was all caught on film and should hopefully be released soon.

When ever I am on the border or in the border areas, even at home in New Mexico, I am always careful to be extra cautious and capable of protecting myself.

Some groups have a strict policy of no long guns on the border operations and that is one of the most foolhearty things I have ever heard. One of these days soon the border areas are going to explode with violence on the American side, and as a dedicated minuteman it is possible I might one of the first involved.

My point is simple. If you are not willing to carry a rifle and put up a defence, stay away from the border. I would not walk through Detroit without the willingness or ability to protect myself either. I have lived in several big cities and they all have their risky or dangerous areas, just like the US/Mexico border.

I will carry my M-15 fully loaded with full metal jacket bullets and a 9mm auto when I am on the border. I also wear a class four bullet proof vest.

It is my right as an American and my obligation as a dedicated citizen to protect my country.