What's new? It's still going on, only getting worse. I strogly suspect it's more the drug smugglers doing the shooting. They have the money to get equipment from corrupt Mexican Army officials.
There was an article in today's paper where the drug lords now have possession of at least two anti-aircraft missles (Stingers?) that were "stolen" from the Mexican military. The thought is they want to try ans shoot down the mexican president's plane. He is apparently trying to take the drug lords down.
There is a small lake not too far from the Mexican Border called Pena Blanca. It's a pretty little lake that has a few black bass, crappie and bluegills. It used to be a fairly popular place to go and fish, picnic and hike. Deer, quail and other wild game was plentiful and easily observed. Twnty years ago, when the family and d I went fishing there, I took a .22 pistol for snakes, just in case. never saw one, but i felt better. Today, I take a high cap 9MM at the minium and would feel better with my AR-15. Why? When you leave I-19 to go to the lake, the road runs about two miles north of the border. More than once I have seen groups of illegals crossing the road on their way into this country.
There is some decent deer hunting in the area, but people have stopped getting tags there because of the chance of confrontation with illegals and drug smugglers who most likely will shoot you. There was a bowhunter a few months back who went out for a week end hunt, and when he didn't return, they went to where he liked to camp. He was found murdered. yet, the powers that be don't seem to want to do anything about it. I wonder why?
I know and shoot with several Border Patrol agents and they told me they caught over 600,000 illegals in about nine months, and that they were only a drop in the bucket. Makes one think; what's going on? Who dropped the ball?
Maybe what we need is a serious letter writing to out representative telling them to get their lazy butts off the stick and do something about it. Won't work here in AZ though. Both Congressrats are Hispanic and want the borders to be more open to Mexicans looking for work.
They also want amnesty for the ones already here.
Paul B.
as hell!