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Nice work OP.
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Sorry I didn't call you guys but what can I say.. It had been real quiet then bang.
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And not a racist comment in the whole write-up. Appreciate what you do, OP, and I also appreciate your attitude.
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Wow! Were you guys East or West of the TO rez?
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Talking to Glock fanboy's is like having a duel of wits with unarmed men.
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Excellent article! Very good reading. This all goes to show you that the federal government does not have control of this nation’s borders. Hence, we do not really know who or what is in this country. If illegal immigrants and drugs are flowing across the borders unchecked, why not then terrorists and weapons of mass destruction?
The next 9/11 will be from people that the federal government just let in either via this country’s front door or back door. Of course, the feds will blame us! |
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Right on guy. It's a sad state of affairs when our Department of Defense is out defending other countries, and the slack at our borders needs to be taken up by citizens.
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Wow, very interesting.The media gives civies a bad rep for protecting the boarder, but good job OP. Tag for more later.
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1 MOA all day member.
You just say bingo. |
Good to see that you're back in action, it's been a while since we've heard from you.
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"There are not two parties in America today. There is ONE PARTY, the Big Government party, that has two competing wings." -spartacus2002
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"And not a racist comment in the whole write-up. Appreciate what you do, OP, and I also appreciate your attitude."
If I was in their shoes I would likely be trying to get into the US too. I don't even hate the drug smugglers. These guys have a choice. Live in poverty in a dirt floor shack, work in a sweat shop factory for $1.50 an hour, or haul drugs and make big money. |
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Originally Posted By azjeeper:
Originally Posted By Northwind:
Were you guys East or West of the TO rez? Ah, we were East, or maybe it was West. We'll be on the other side next time though or maybe down near Nogales where the good times allways roll. |
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I'm a retired LEO, have one son and a son-in-law in the Border Patrol and my youngest is overseas in the USMC. I just want to say thank you for taking the time out of your life to do what you're doing down on the border! If more citizens of this great country would take HALF the initiative you have in doing what you do this country would have a LOT less problems! Carry on!
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Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Ah, we were East, or maybe it was West. We'll be on the other side next time though or maybe down near Nogales where the good times allways roll. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Originally Posted By azjeeper:
Originally Posted By Northwind:
Were you guys East or West of the TO rez? Ah, we were East, or maybe it was West. We'll be on the other side next time though or maybe down near Nogales where the good times allways roll. Made contact several times earlier this year, without trying, in the Huachucas. High traffic area. |
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Originally Posted By 392heminut:
I'm a retired LEO, have one son and a son-in-law in the Border Patrol and my youngest is overseas in the USMC. I just want to say thank you for taking the time out of your life to do what you're doing down on the border! If more citizens of this great country would take HALF the initiative you have in doing what you do this country would have a LOT less problems! Carry on! View Quote Thanks. The worst I’ve gotten from a couple BP agents is ambivalence and those guys just reeked of “putting in time to retirement”. Some border guys have had hostile encounters with SO deputies but they rarely get back in the areas we work. The one Sheriff’s deputy I talked to got shot because he came out of concealment to confront a drug hauler escort because he wanted to give the guy a chance to surrender. People don’t appreciate the hardships BP agents and regular cops and military go through. It’s not so much the danger as it is the chaos and stress it causes in your life. They have to pick up and move when they get transferred and they are out watching a trail on Christmas Eve while the rest of America sleeps. Years ago I went on a few ride-a-longs with my neighbor who was trying to get me to apply to the local SO. It took about two days of seeing his job for me to say, “**** that” I haven’t seen a recent divorce rate for LEO’s but I know it’s high. I don’t get paid but can pick up and go home when I feel like it. As one BP agent said to me, “It’s nice to see people care about what’s going on down here”. All the best to you and your sons. |
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Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
About 5 years ago we did a drive from Coronado NM west along the border through the drug town of Lochiel and the Patagonia Mountains and saw no LE the entire trip. This is the United States/Mexican border along the route. http://i40.tinypic.com/2wcqw68.jpg You could actually see the foot trails coming out of Mexico up to the barbed wire fence. A year back we worked with some guys that staked out the area around Lochiel not realizing half (or more) of the people that live there are involved in the drug trade. 10 minutes after they rolled into town the bad guys all knew they wre there and I was happy they left before the cartel people came across and lit them up. I’d like to work that area in a more circumspect way but there’s no contact with LE and we just don’t have the people. Outside of Lochiel. http://i40.tinypic.com/2r1z85l.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Originally Posted By azjeeper:
Made contact several times earlier this year, without trying, in the Huachucas. High traffic area. About 5 years ago we did a drive from Coronado NM west along the border through the drug town of Lochiel and the Patagonia Mountains and saw no LE the entire trip. This is the United States/Mexican border along the route. http://i40.tinypic.com/2wcqw68.jpg You could actually see the foot trails coming out of Mexico up to the barbed wire fence. A year back we worked with some guys that staked out the area around Lochiel not realizing half (or more) of the people that live there are involved in the drug trade. 10 minutes after they rolled into town the bad guys all knew they wre there and I was happy they left before the cartel people came across and lit them up. I’d like to work that area in a more circumspect way but there’s no contact with LE and we just don’t have the people. Outside of Lochiel. http://i40.tinypic.com/2r1z85l.jpg Beautiful, and very familiar country. Sasabe is very much like Lochiel in that regard. |
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Good work, highdesertutah. It's always good to hear about law enforcement appreciating help from regular citizens.
Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Looking through the window on my EOTech as I do a few times a day I saw.. nothing. I hit the up arrow a few times and checked again. Nothing. I popped up the BUIS. As I advanced on the wrecked Chevy sweeping side to side my brain was adding up the hours I had on the fresh battery since I arriving in AZ. “100 hours on a supposed 300 hour battery life and this mo****f***er not only dies early but dies just when I need it!” View Quote This is a helluva argument for always keeping BUIS on your rifle. |
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Honey Badger don't care. Honey Badger don't give a shit.
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Originally Posted By rizzo1318:
Good work, highdesertutah. It's always good to hear about law enforcement appreciating help from regular citizens. This is a helluva argument for always keeping BUIS on your rifle. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By rizzo1318:
Good work, highdesertutah. It's always good to hear about law enforcement appreciating help from regular citizens. Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Looking through the window on my EOTech as I do a few times a day I saw.. nothing. I hit the up arrow a few times and checked again. Nothing. I popped up the BUIS. As I advanced on the wrecked Chevy sweeping side to side my brain was adding up the hours I had on the fresh battery since I arriving in AZ. “100 hours on a supposed 300 hour battery life and this mo****f***er not only dies early but dies just when I need it!” This is a helluva argument for always keeping BUIS on your rifle. |
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Talking to Glock fanboy's is like having a duel of wits with unarmed men.
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I might be interested in making the trip sometime. It would give a friend and I some time to test new equipment and contribute.
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"So what? I'm spooning a Barret .50 cal. I could kill a BUILDING."
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When are you coming down again and what area will you be patrolling? I'm not too far from Three Points and hunt in 36 A, B, and C. I might be interested in lending a helping hand if your trip works with my schedule.
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Originally Posted By Corporal_Chaos:
When are you coming down again and what area will you be patrolling? I'm not too far from Three Points and hunt in 36 A, B, and C. I might be interested in lending a helping hand if your trip works with my schedule. View Quote Posted by MadMonkey: "I might be interested in making the trip sometime. It would give a friend and I some time to test new equipment and contribute." IM's sent |
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Originally Posted By KellyH:
Its a hell of an argument for not using EOTechs. I wish this was the first time I'd seen this go down, including my *3* failures. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By KellyH:
Originally Posted By rizzo1318:
This is a helluva argument for always keeping BUIS on your rifle. Its a hell of an argument for not using EOTechs. I wish this was the first time I'd seen this go down, including my *3* failures. Also true, and there's a reason that none of my personal firearms have EOTechs on them. |
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Honey Badger don't care. Honey Badger don't give a shit.
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Nice job and great pictures, hope you post more!
However all I could think of with that truck was "damn, I need that driver's side tail light" |
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Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Posted by MadMonkey: "I might be interested in making the trip sometime. It would give a friend and I some time to test new equipment and contribute." IM's sent View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By highdesertutah:
Originally Posted By Corporal_Chaos:
When are you coming down again and what area will you be patrolling? I'm not too far from Three Points and hunt in 36 A, B, and C. I might be interested in lending a helping hand if your trip works with my schedule. Posted by MadMonkey: "I might be interested in making the trip sometime. It would give a friend and I some time to test new equipment and contribute." IM's sent would you mind PMing me some info as well. Im an LEO in VA but this definitely sparks my interest. |
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I can't recall if I've posted in one of your threads before, but I'm interested in possibly helping out. I could possibly bring a handful of relatively well qualified and experienced people to help out. Send me an IM when you start planning ops for this fall?
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"...when the words "certification", and "association" and "safety" get thrown around, costs, hassle, and gay factor go way up." -NathanJK
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Originally Posted By RockHard13F:
I can't recall if I've posted in one of your threads before, but I'm interested in possibly helping out. I could possibly bring a handful of relatively well qualified and experienced people to help out. Send me an IM when you start planning ops for this fall? View Quote "would you mind PMing me some info as well. Im an LEO in VA but this definitely sparks my interest" IM's sent. |
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