Bush's Nephew Rips Armed Border Guards (Pepperball guns) Duluth Superior ^ | 8/21/2004 | Mark Stevenson
Posted on 08/21/2004 5:08:47 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
MEXICO CITY - President Bush's nephew, campaigning for overseas votes in Mexico on Saturday, called the federal policy of arming U.S. Border Patrol agents with plastic pellet guns "reprehensible."
Speaking in a mix of English and sometimes-halting Spanish, George P. Bush said his uncle was not to blame for the gun policy, which has angered Mexicans. He instead blamed it on "some local INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) guy who's trying to be tough, act macho."
"If there has been American approval for this policy, that is reprehensible," Bush said of the guns, essentially paintball projectiles filled with chile powder. "It's kind of barbarous."
Beats lead.
I agree 100% that having the border patrol equipped with toy guns is reprehensible. They should be armed with SAWs, M16s, 203s, and the like.