More on the incident:
This all started with 3 patriots patrolling private property on a road that parallels the river. A border patrol officer pulled up and warned them that a group of illegals had crossed nearby and that they should leave the area. He was a single agent and was the blocking force for several agents trying to drive the illegals in his direction. The 3 patriots offered to help, and the agent agreed. So they set up between the river and the road behind the agents position to protect his back. 1 by the river, 1 by the road, and 1 in between. The patriot nearest the river saw an illegal emerge near the water yelling for others, he was described as early twenties with lots of tattoos. As he was observing this young illegal, he heard shots fired near the road. He immediately withdrew and headed for the road where he knew one of the others in his group was sitting next to the road. Upon exiting the tree line he saw a different agent, the one who had fired the shots, and his fellow patriots in a discussion. they put their guns on the mule they had been using as part of the patrol. Pretty soon the BP supervisor arrived, then the DEA and DHS were all on the scene. The patriots guns were checked and cleared, but the border patrol seized them as part of the investigation, even though the only shots fired were from the BP agent.
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In case you are wondering, the “Patriot” never put down hi firearm, he maintains strict discipline and kept it pointed at the ground directly in front of him. Also, He was carrying a AK-47 pistol grip rifle, not a AR. Everyone, including the border patrolman who fired the shots, said the “patriot” acted very professionally in the way he maintained his gun discipline. Each of the 3 men placed their firearms on the Mule, (motorized), and 2 of the 3 put their exposed handguns in the glove compartment of the mule, also. One of them had a concealed handgun, which remained concealed and was not confiscated. The authorities also removed a handi cam from the Mule which had been recording during the incident. They were told they could retrieve their guns after September 1st. As far as I have heard, all the firearms were returned, but the Patriots couldn’t mention anything besides that.