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'Armed patriots': the private citizens out to secure the U.S. border"

By Lisa Maria Garza

BROWNSVILLE Texas (Reuters) - With binoculars in hand, an assault rifle slung over his chest and a Glock pistol on his hip, a man named Will scans the banks of the Rio Grande looking for anyone trying to cross from Mexico into Texas.

Will is a member of the Patriots, a group of heavily armed private citizens who use displays of force to intimidate people attempting to cross the border illegally. Since early summer the Patriots have patrolled an area near Brownsville, Texas.

"If you spot them and shine your light on them, that lets them know that you're there," said the 25-year-old construction worker from Indiana who flew to Texas for a stint with the Patriots. “Nine times out of 10, they're not going to come over.

"Even if they are going to try to cross again, we're still making it harder for them, and that's the reason we're here."

The Patriots Information Hotline, a networking call center, estimates that 22 groups of “armed patriots” have sprung up along the border from Texas to California this year.

https://news.yahoo.com/armed-patriots-private-citizens-secure-u-border-100519616.html

The government should be responsible for securing the border.

I guess this is one of the reasons they would want to eventually seize weapons from the public; to prevent decent and patriotic citizens from protecting their own country.

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Image because our own government will not do anything to protect the American public our own people took it upon themselves to protect our nation. Our government is trying to destroy our country and cause a civil war to happen so then can put in Marshall law. Would anyone have thought that only a few years ago that our enemy would be our government who is suppose to protect us. Truly evil men have crept into this country because we have sinned against God and we are under His judgment. Come quickly Lord.