Posted on 10/01/2010 1:56:13 PM PDT by La Lydia
Following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen boating on Falcon Lake Thursday, Texas law enforcement agencies are asking visitors to the popular freshwater fishing spot to stay clear of the Mexican side of the international body of water. A 30-year-old man was shot in the head by Mexican gunmen, officials said, after he and his wife navigated their Jet Skis past the international boundary in what officials say was a sight-seeing trip to Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas. Authorities have not found the man's body, but he is presumed dead. Officials allege the attackers were armed Mexican pirates, who continued shooting at the surviving wife after she fled back toward U.S. waters.
“The Zapata County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department are telling boaters on Falcon Lake to stay on the United States side of the lake and not venture into Mexican waters,” says a statement released today by the Texas DPS. “Fishermen are still advised to stay as far away as possible from any of the Argos-type fishing boats typically used as fishing vessels by Mexican fishermen. These boats have a large prow, a small outboard motor without a cowling and no identification numbers on the hull.”
Officials said the assailants could be “members of a drug trafficking organization or members of an enforcer group linked to a drug trafficking organization who are heavily armed and using AK-47s or AR-15 rifles to threaten their victims.”
Thursday’s incident marks the fifth time since April boaters have run into trouble on the popular lake. According to the DPS statement, previous attacks include:
April 30: Four heavily armed men boarded two boats near the Old Guerrero area and demanded money. After collecting $200 in cash, the bandits tried to follow the U.S. boats as they sped back to U.S. waters. The bandits stopped once they reached the United States boundary.
May 6: Two armed men approached a boat near Marker 14 on the north side of Salado Island on top of the ruins at Old Guerrero. The men demanded money, which the fishermen gave them.
May 16: Five armed men boarded a boat on the United States side of the lake near Marker 7. Investigators have no further information on the incident.
Aug 31: Falcon Lake pirates, in a small boat marked “Game Wardin (sic)” in duct-taped letters, attempted to stop a Texas fisherman. The fisherman's knowledge of previous DPS safety warnings about Falcon Lake and the misspelling of "warden" alerted him something was wrong, and he outran the Mexican vessel to safety.
More U.S. territory being ceded to Mexico?
No, not in this instance. The problem is that the lake is on an international boundary. The boundary is controlled by a bi-lateral commission, and the Mexicans have veto power over what we do. Both governments could and should jointly police that lake. Or the Mexicans should agree that we do it. They know it is hotbed of drug smuggling, and all they have done is warn the law-abiding of both countries to say away, instead of going in there and asserting authority. And this has been going on for some time. This could easily be remedied if there was a will to do so.
Note to self; when fishing that lake remember to take the M-79, the M-1, the M-2, the M1911a1, and plenty of ammo for self defense.
So it’s being ceded to the cartel.(?)
More of the "protection" of U.S. citizens by warning them to stay away from Mexico, while at the same time doing NOTHING about Mexicans coming into the U.S. and committing crimes.
If the same thugs who shot this guy while skidooing with his wife were gunned down for crossing into U.S. waters by a couple of white guys the Left would be in full whine about how horrible and racist it was and the shooters must be crucified.
Insanity is absolutely the rule of the day.
Basically. There was a story yesterday about how the Texas sheriff couldn’t go look for the victim’s body.
But I suppose we'll have to absorb a few hundred more murders before our leaders begin worrying.
If that's true, they are also a lot further north than they ever have been. LOL!
If that's true, they are also a lot further north than they ever have been. LOL!
That's gotta be worth a Post of the Day!!
“Our borders are more secure now than they ever have been.” - Janet Napolitano.
Give her a jet ski and tell her to prove it. No bodyguards allowed.
Some of these might come in handy:
12 GAUGE TERMINATOR
THIS ROUND CONTAINS A HOLLOW CORE SLUG WHICH HAS DOZENS OF TINY LEAD PELLETS THAT SPREAD DRAMATICALLY AS THE CORE EXPANDS TO 1-1/2" ON IMPACT. THE INITIAL SHOCK CAUSED BY THE CORE IS FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE TINY SHOT CREATING MASSIVE TISSUE DAMAGE.
12 GAUGE TRACER SHOT
THESE TRACER ROUNDS SHOW THE EXACT PATH TAKEN BY THE SHOT STAYING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE PATTERN. THEY ENABLE THE SHOOTER TO PINPOINT ANY SIGHTING ERRORS. THE TRACE CAN BE SEEN EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR CLAY TARGETS, SPORTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR MILITARY TRAINING.
12 GAUGE PAYLOAD SLUG
THIS IS A FINNED STABILIZED SLUG WITH A DEEP HOLLOW CAVITY FOR LOADING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. THE ENTRANCE HOLE IN THE PROJECTILE EASILY ACCOMMODATES THE INSERTION OF A #209 SHOTGUN PRIMER AS AN INITIATOR. (Plenty of room for creativity here. :-) )
To get their attention/scare the beJesus out of them - especially if the immediate second round is the Fireball:
12 GAUGE WHISTLE
THESE CARTRIDGES LIFT A PROJECTILE THAT EMITS AN EAR-PIERCING SCREAM TO AN AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF 600 FEET. THESE CARTRIDGES ARE DESIGNED TO WARD OFF PREDATORS SUCH AS DEER, FOX AND DOGS ON PROTECTED PROPERTY/FARM LANDS OR NURSERIES.
And, for close in work:
12 GAUGE FIREBALL
FIREBALL PRODUCES AN ENORMOUS WALL OF FIRE AND SPARKS FOR 250+ FEET! THE INCENDIARY METAL CONTAINED INSIDE BURNS AT OVER 3000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WHEN FIRED, SHOWERING YOUR TARGET IN A MOMENTARY WALL OF FIRE. HAS BEEN USED BY U.S. FORESTRY TO START BACKFIRES AND POLICE SWAT TEAMS FOR DIVERSIONARY TACTICS. WARNING: EXTREME FIRE HAZARD!!! (COMPARES TO DRAGON'S BREATH).
More HERE.
...yeah, "we" started doing something about it, we thought....but the "actions" soon degenerated into the same old PC actions that have been going on for the last 60 years....
...where nobody gets hurt...(except our guys)...
...and absolutely NOTHING gets settled!...
...so we know for sure that 3000 people at one time is not "worrying" our "leaders"...let alone a measly few hundred. ...
...krap, even president Zer0 hisself said the other day that we can "absorb" another attack, what ever the hell that means.
The real question then would be, just how many people dead in terrorist attacks would spur a real war?....10,000?
100,000
maybe a million?....
Or have the next 50BMG Match there......Barretts, McMillian’s and Accuracy Internationals oh my !
The citizenry would fully support a swift and overwhelming response.
One day we'll sweep the effete bastards aside & have our own way. IMO
Mexico is a criminal cesspool that is beyond fixing. Avoid it at all times.
May be used in direct fire or as a 40 mm Mortar for Plungng fire.
Rounds can be HE-FRAG, smoke, illumination, CS (Tear Gas), HE-DP (dual purpose, fragmentation/antitank), incendiary, buckshot canister (for close-combat and self-defense).
Range up to 375 meters.
Leaders?
Not by any stretch of the imagination nor by any definition are these people "leaders"!
In late 1981 or early 82 I was notified I was taking another guys place on a rig job down at Falcon Heights.
The manager called me to give me directions where I was going, and told me to make sure I carried a gun with me.
One of the contractors was heading to the rig by himself one night and stopped to open a gate. When he got out of his truck, a bunch of illegals jumped him and chopped him up with a machete.
The manager had talked with the land owner and the sheriff, both had told him I wasn't to stop on the way into the rig. If a gate was closed to turn around if I could or drive through it if I couldn't. I wasn't to stop for anybody. I was to run over them or shoot them.
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