[Tennessee_Bob]

Pulling back to call in for assistance, maybe? He already knew it was Mexican military, probably figured he was already outgunned.

[BlackbirdSST]

probably figured he was already outgunned. Pathetic, but you're probably right. Blackbird.

[archy]

Pulling back to call in for assistance, maybe? He already knew it was Mexican military, probably figured he was already outgunned.

If he was armed with the usual Border Patrol M96D .40 Beretta handgun, he was probably right. Most BP agents who can are now also carrying cutdown Remington 870 shotguns in case their handgun quits on them. But in any event, up against multiple opponents with rifles, a little time spent with him in basic fire-and-maneuver would have qualified those Mexican troopers for that $10,000 reward for killing a BP officer.

M96D warning bulletins *here* and *here*