We had an orginizational meeting for a borderwatch group here in Yuma last Wednsday evening, this will be an ongoing thing kind of like Chris Simcock's group. It will take a while to get it off the ground, they are going to try to co-ordinate with the Yuma County Sheriff, the Imperial County, California Sheriff, and the Border Patrol. There was an Imperial County Deputy present. They will ask for some training from law enforcement, and first aid/CPR training from the Yuma Fire Department.
I was a bit cynical when I went, but I listened to everything without saying anything, I decided they are trying to do it right, and work together with with law enforcement. Some of us won't be going into the field, due to the no guns policy, but will help with some of the organizing, and training, and working radios as time allows.
We had an orginizational meeting for a borderwatch group here in Yuma last Wednsday evening, this will be an ongoing thing kind of like Chris Simcock's group. It will take a while to get it off the ground, they are going to try to co-ordinate with the Yuma County Sheriff, the Imperial County, California Sheriff, and the Border Patrol. There was an Imperial County Deputy present. They will ask for some training from law enforcement, and first aid/CPR training from the Yuma Fire Department. I was a bit cynical when I went, but I listened to everything without saying anything, I decided they are trying to do it right, and work together with with law enforcement. Some of us won't be going into the field, due to the no guns policy, but will help with some of the organizing, and training, and working radios as time allows. I know Chris Simcox has come over there and trained a few people. You NEED to get him over there again to train your group before you do this. You NEED to adopt the same S.O.P. he's been using and that the Minuteman Project is now using.
And, under no circumstances should you guys try this with a no gun policy. The presence of the firearms is a key element to the success of the effort. You will not only be without protection, but you will further endanger yourselves because the border crossers and violent drug smugglers and human traffickers will know that you are not armed. You will not be so much a deterrent but instead you will be targets. In addition, an unarmed patrol will not draw the media in like you need to.
Whomever it was that came up with and promoted the no gun policy should be removed from the group. He's dangerous and does not know what he's doing.