it's sad that they are willing to sacrifice the safety our citizens
because they can't remember that some criminals have to be shot to be
stopped or apprehended.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/okla-woman-shoots-kills-intruder911-operators-shoot/story?id=15285605
On Jan 4, 5:27 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We, as in all Americans, should be outraged and demand Johnnie
> Napolitano's resignation over this.
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 6:18 PM, plainolamerican
> <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
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> > how terrible it would be for a BP gun to fall into the hands of a
> > mexican
>
> > On Jan 4, 4:01 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Unbelieveable!
>
> > > <http://tinyurl.com/6ru7oz8>*http://tinyurl.com/6ru7oz8*<
> >http://tinyurl.com/6ru7oz8>
> > > ****
> > > U.S. Border Patrol Replaces Guns with NLAIM Paint Markers****
>
> > > **[image: Description:
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> > mailbox://C%7C/USERS/BRUCE/APPDATA/ROAMING/Mozilla/Profiles/default/2af3hxz7.slt/Mail/
> > pop.rcn.com/Inbox?number=159968323&part=1.1.2&filename=nlaim00op.png]
> > > **The U.S. Border Patrol Agency has been ordered to "give up its guns",
> > > starting this summer. In a surprise directive issued this morning, the
> > > Department of Homeland Security (DHS), parent agency of the Border
> > Patrol,
> > > announced that up to one-half of U.S. Border Patrol Agents will be
> > required
> > > to turn in their firearms, starting August 1, 2011. The current issue
> > > sidearm of the Border Patrol is the HK P2000 LEM in .40 SW, but Agents
> > many
> > > also carry rifles and shotguns. Duty Weapons will be replaced by
> > non-lethal
> > > dye markers, similar to paintball guns.****
>
> > > *Agents to Be Disarmed in Border Areas*
> > > **[image: Description: Border Patrol NLAIM]**Speaking at a Washington, DC
> > > press conference, Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano stated that
> > > stripping the Border Patrol of lethal weapons reflects the "long-stated
> > > objective of this Adminstration to value human life over all other lesser
> > > considerations." Napolitano stressed that the Border Patrol would *not*
> > be
> > > required to give up *all* its firearms. The Patrol would still maintain
> > > pistols, rifles, and shotguns in "secure lock-ups" removed from the
> > > "immediate border area".****
>
> > > The goal of the policy shift, Napolitano stated, is to eliminate the risk
> > > of accidental or unintentional injury to "wayward travelers and
> > > undocumented citizens". Napolitano denied that confiscation of Border
> > > Patrol Agents' firearms was a response to "trigger-happy men in green".
> > > Napolitano stated: "I have the greatest faith in our men and women in the
> > > Border force", adding that "we are now giving those Agents viable
> > > non-lethal technologies with which they can carry out their duties".****
>
> > > *Firearms Replaced by Non-Lethal Alien Immigrant Marker System (NLAIM)*
> > > The technologies cited by Director Napolitano include the new Non-Lethal
> > > Alien Immigrant Marker (NLAIM) which will be provided to Border Patrol
> > > agents on the "front line", i.e. those who actively patrol the southern
> > > border. The NLAIM is a pneumatic device that propels small, liquid-filled
> > > marker balls at effective ranges up to 50 feet. Once released, the liquid
> > > inside the balls leaves a highly-visible, long-lasting dye mark on
> > anything
> > > it contacts. In addition, the dye marker solution is activated by body
> > heat
> > > so it literally "glows in the dark" when viewed through night-vision
> > optics.
> > > ****
>
> > > **[image: Description: Border Patrol NLAIM]******
>
> > > *Is NLAIM Technology Really Something New?*
> > > **[image: Description: Border Patrol NLAIM]**Critics of NLAIM technology
> > > claim that NLAIM devices are merely over-priced versions of recreational
> > > paintball guns, many of which sell for under $200.00. NLAIMs, which will
> > be
> > > provided in both pistol and carbine configurations, cost nearly $2700.00
> > > each, not including transport modules. A total of 10,000 NLAIMs will be
> > > delivered to the Border Patrol under a no-bid DHS contract valued at
> > $26.8
> > > million dollars. Some of that cost will be offset by revenues earned from
> > > the recycling of current Border Patrol firearms which will be
> > > decommissioned, melted down, and sold for scrap.****
>
> > > Chief Border Patrol Agent Randall Sikes (Del Rio Sector) defended the
> > > switch from conventional firearms to NLAIMs. Sikes stated that: "Hey,
> > these
> > > aren't just run-of-the-mill paintball guns — I mean these babies are
> > > state-of-the-art. Plus you can't buy our day/night ammo balls in any
> > > paintball store. You think glow in the dark capability comes easy? The
> > > NLAIM is a sophisticated law enforcement tool, not a toy."****
>
> > > Sikes also said that the NLAIM lets an Agent respond more effectively
> > than
> > > ever before to a border incident. "Look, with a real gun, I mean you can
> > > either point it, or shoot it, and we don't want the latter. The
> > > border-crossers we face know we won't shoot them, so they just run away.
> > At
> > > least now we can color-tag them and the choppers can chase 'em down. We
> > get
> > > the job done and no one gets hurt. Plus the NLAIMs are a hoot to shoot.
> > > It's a win-win."****
>
> > > The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency
> > within
> > > U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department
> > of
> > > Homeland Security (DHS). Currently, the U.S. Border Patrol employs over
> > > 20,200 agents, who are specifically responsible for patrolling the 6,000
> > > miles of Mexican and Canadian international land borders. Agents are
> > > assigned primarily to the Mexico–United States border. There are 20
> > Border
> > > Patrol sectors, each headed by a Sector Chief Patrol Agent. Currently,
> > U.S.
> > > Customs and Border Protection has more sworn law enforcement officers
> > than
> > > any other agency in the U.S. Federal government.****
>
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