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| Update on Deaths in Tamaulipas in Mexico |
| 2010-05-04 |
| This story provides better details than the flash information from Mexican press reports and Tamaulipas state press releases Rantburg published Sunday. You should see the photo of the bejeweled M1911A1 .45 pistol. Note the "Z" inlaid on the grip. My guess: a gift from the Zetas. An excerpt: The Mexican defense ministry said gunmen attacked soldiers patrolling in Comales on Saturday. At least four gunmen were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the firefight, defense ministry officials said. It remains unclear whether five gunmen were killed, as reported by state police, or four, as reported by the military. Defense officials said soldiers seized seized about nine pounds of marijuana, 15 firearms, a jeweled handgun, two vehicles, three rocket launchers, a grenade launcher, 27 grenades, four rockets and nearly 2,500 rounds of ammunition. Defense officials did not say whether any soldiers were killed or if any gunment were arrested. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #4 #1: There's a free-fire zone on the Mexican side of the border. How about declaring a free-fire zone for the ranchers and residents on this side of the border? An open season on coyotes. Maybe throw in a bounty for each coyote. Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-04 09:43 Unfortunately, John, ranchers and most residents have lives to live other than shooting narco-aliens and coyotes. What's needed are a dozen or so dedicated Predator UAVs, a dozen or so Blackhawk helicopters stationed about every 150-200 miles along the border, and enough armed law enforcement or other types (200 or so)at each spot to respond to each "incident". That ties up a lot of people, costs a lot of money, and still would only be about 30-40% effective at shutting the border. You still need a wall to funnel the bad guys into smaller transit areas that can be more easily watched and interdicted. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2010-05-04 15:50 |
| #3 You don't get these weapons at some gun store in the U.S. as much as Charlie Schumer and the gun grabbers would like to make this claim. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-04 09:54 |
| #2 three rocket launchers, a grenade launcher, 27 grenades, four rockets and nearly 2,500 rounds of ammunition. And they still got their asses kicked. Did someone misplace the keys to the weapons locker? |
| Posted by: ed 2010-05-04 09:46 |
| #1 There's a free-fire zone on the Mexican side of the border. How about declaring a free-fire zone for the ranchers and residents on this side of the border? An open season on coyotes. Maybe throw in a bounty for each coyote. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-04 09:43 |