Why Is Our Govt Making Border Agents Use Bean Bags Guns Against the Drug Cartels?
Question by Primo™: Why is our Govt making border agents use bean bags guns against the drug cartels?
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_681d29cf-845a-5aea-9f34-3837d70b8a31.html
Border Patrol agents shot beanbags at a group of suspected bandits before the men returned fire during a confrontation in a remote canyon, killing agent Brian Terry with a single gunshot, records show.
And an illegal immigrant wounded in the gunbattle who is now the only person in custody linked to the slaying contends he never fired a shot, according to FBI search warrant requests filed in the U.S. District Court in Tucson.
The documents provide the most detailed version yet of what happened in the deadly gunbattle Dec. 14 in Peck Canyon, northwest of Nogales.
The documents say the group of illegal border entrants refused commands to drop their weapons after agents confronted them at about 11:15 p.m. Two agents fired beanbags at the migrants, who responded with gunfire. Two agents returned fire, one with a long gun and one with a pistol, but Terry was mortally wounded in the gunfight.
Border Patrol officials declined to answer questions about protocol for use of force, citing the ongoing investigation.
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Answer by ellisdee
Obama doesn’t want to “upset” such a huge potential voting base, I reckon…
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Court Docket 10-14-2012
Filed under: Tucson Drug Use
Benjamin Joel Hughes, 23, Glendale, Possess/Use Dangerous Drug, Possess/Use Marijuana, Possess/Use Drug Paraphernalia, Misconduct Involving Weapon (2 counts), Bond $ 1,000. Antonio Sanchez-Dominguez, 49, Flagstaff, Endangerment, Reckless Driving …
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Border Patrol catches wanted man, seizes drugs
Filed under: Tucson Drug Use
The Border Patrol apprehended a wanted man and seized drugs in several separate incidents on Thursday. Ezequiel Fontes of Tucson was stopped by Border Patrol in Nogales, Ariz. Thursday. Using a national crime database, it was determined that Fontes …
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