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BORDER PATROL TO USE PAINTBALL GUNS ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
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by Border Reporter | April 22, 2008 at 10:53 am
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Who didn’t see this coming?
Claiming that attacks against agents have increased to terrifying levels, the U.S. Border Patrol plans to arm its agents with paintball guns and shoot the got-aways who perpetrate the attacks.
Ostensibly, the paintball shots will only be used to target the rabid little rock-throwers and other aggressive migrants who threaten the agents. Agents in El Paso Sector have logged 48 attacks since the start of the fiscal year, Oct. 1.
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at 11:26 on April 22nd, 2008
What! They're going to shoot back? with PaintBalls? Border Reporter, you're right. What are they thinking? It's good stuff.
at 12:41 on December 2nd, 2008
Its better for agents to be shooting back with pepperball guns then them having to get shot with 40 calibers dont you think. paintball guns are a plus on the border. if i was getting rocked i would shoot them to.