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Originally Posted by silent_jay
Do people who march at gay right's rally's carry firearms? No. Do people outside Dubya's ranch carry firearms? No. Are people displaying catchy political stickers carrying firearms? Once again no.
Since when does the right to free speech mean you can patrol the border with firearms? Seems you are really trying to stretch the free speech thing to the edge.
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not sure WHY you centered on the firearms deal, but here goes. Those on the minutemen project did NOT use their firearms except for two reasons.
1) If they were threatened by any illegals that happened to escape their notice or any of the groups that were protesting them (read that as calling them racists) got too close and physical
2) or for their personal self defense.
At no time were ANY of the minutemen allowed to use weapons to detain any illegals crossing the border. The only interaction they intended to have was to render any first aid or humanitarian support (food/water) until the border patrol showed up.
Being that the border states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California Do NOT infringe on their citizens rights to bear arms, it should never be an issue that they had them doing the project.