The situation in Mexico has serious consequences for our Rights, and even our lives here in AZ and all along the Mexican border. We cannot emphasize enough how much it is in our interest to have a free, safe and prosperous Mexico as our neighbor. Many of us have family, friends there and they are our neighbor.

We strongly support the Human Rights of the Mexican people to be able to defend themselves. That means the Mexican people should once again have the rights and resources to possess, bear and use modern and effective firearms. As over 70 years of corrupt federal government and it's attending gun control have shown, the bumper sticker is so true. "If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns". Mexico is a textbook example of the failures of gun control. While some very limited firearms are permitted on paper, and in practice, the real effect has been to disarm the good people of Mexico.
That was done by the very corrupt political party that ran a country rich in natural resources and people, into the ground to prevent a revolution, not to "control crime" as was the pretense.

As the archived reports will show, the defenseless people of Mexico have suffered way too much. They deserve much better. We need to help.

Given the gravity of the ongoing drug war in Mexico our neighbor to the south, ASR&PA has been working to monitor the border situation and it's many effects on our state and our members:

Including drug and human trafficking, with related issues of murders, kidnappings, home invasions, extortion, destruction of wildlife habitat, illegal immigration, white slavery, money laundering, expenses of incarceration and medical treatments, the list goes on and on. Also de facto cession of areas of the state to the DTO's; fugitives, cash, firearms and ammunition running south. Most of these issues could be significantly reduced by simply securing the border.

To get it out of the way, ASR&PA does support legal immigration, trade, and travel between our countries. Especially so that we and our Mexican neighbors can once again freely and safely travel to our neighboring countries for competition, training, hunting and just enjoy good company.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

AZMEX SHOOTING 2-12-08


Drug smugglers fire on border agents near Douglas

By Brady McCombs
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.02.2008

Drug smugglers opened fire on federal agents late Monday night near Douglas during a drug bust.
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement spotted two large trucks, a Chevrolet Avalanche and a Ford F150, using ramps to drive over an approximately 8-foot border fence about 10:30 p.m. some five miles west of Douglas on James Ranch Road, said Mike Scioli, Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman.
As agents approached the trucks, the drug smugglers turned around and tried to flee back into Mexico. But, agents threw down tire spikes, stopping both trucks north of the international line.
The occupants of the Chevrolet Avalanche jumped out of the car with automatic rifles and began throwing bundles of marijuana over the fence into Mexico. The occupants in the Ford F-150 also exited their vehicle and ran back into Mexico.
Meanwhile, a third vehicle drove up near the border in Mexico. A man got out and climbed on top of the truck and opened fire with an automatic rifle, shooting over the fence and into the United States, Scioli said. Nobody was hit or hurt during the shooting, he said.
After they had finished unloading the marijuana from the Chevrolet Avalanche, the smugglers set it on fire. Agents were able to secure the Ford F-150, which was reported stolen out of Douglas. Inside, they found 1,158 pounds of marijuana.
Agents did not make any arrests in the incident. U.S. officials called Mexican law enforcement about the incident but no arrests have been made south of the border, either.
The incident comes on the heels of a busy weekend where Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector made six significant marijuana seizures, bringing in more than two tons of marijuana.
ยบ Contact reporter Brady McCombs at 573-4213 or bmccombs@azstarnet.com.
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