Outpost Of Freedom

In Praise of the Arizona Citizens Militia

Gary Hunt
Outpost of Freedom
July 21, 2010

I do not want to say “Hurray” for what the Arizona Citizens Militia (ACM) is doing.  On the other hand, I do not want to discourage what they are doing.

Let us look at what is happening on the Arizona (and other states) border, but, primarily, the boundary between two nations.  There are armed people who are part of an organized group.  They are not military, so they are either paramilitary or militia.  I am not aware that Mexican has any provision in their Constitution, which provides for militia, which would mean that they are paramilitary.  So, we can safely assume that they are, in fact, a paramilitary organization.

So, why are they crossing our border?  They are, admittedly, bringing drugs into this country.  So, where is the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)?  Well, they are well known for busting doctors , patients and providers, who prescribe, prepare or use marijuana in states which have, under the provision of Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution (guaranteeing every state a Republican Form of Government), determined that medical marijuana be made available to patients.  They are, however, conspicuously absent from the arena where tons of drugs, not authorized by any law, cross the border, monthly.

Another reason for crossing the border is that they are acting in the capacity of “coyote”, transporting people, illegally, across the door for the purpose of taking advantage of the many programs and businesses in this country that will ignore the federal laws regarding immigration and provide benefits or employment to those who have so entered the country.  This makes them conspirators to criminal activity — those paramilitary that provide escort service.

Finally, they are entering the country both armed and, most often, uniformed.  They may not be armed with American high powered rifles, able to place a projectile exactly where intended, even at great distances, but they are armed with military rifles, both semi-automatic and fully automatic, the latter being available only to licensed people in this country (I wonder where these Mexicans got them?).  This constitutes, by the very definition, an invasion.  Entry by organized, armed intruders across the border from one country to another can be described as no less than invasion.  So, where are our military that should be protecting us from that invasion?  Some might argue that they are busy invading other countries, though, clearly, they are not hear protecting our borders.

The Founders, however, understood from history that the best defence against such invasion, or any incursion, especially with their concern over standing armies, lay in the historical role of militia.  Militia, if properly trained and armed, is ever-present, throughout this great nation.  During the Revolutionary War, they were called upon, especially if they were local to the need (fight), though they would travel into other colonies, as they did for weeks after the British were chased back to Boston, in April 1775, crossing colonial lines to aid their neighbors.  Tens of thousands responded to the call — when the British invaded Massachusetts.

These militia activities allowed time for the newly forming government to gather its resources and, over time, transfer military authority to the Continental Army.  However, once the Continental Army was created and functional, the militia did not disband and go home.  They remained on duty, or, at least, on call, to deal with any threat that arose, throughout the entire war.  These were the true citizen soldiers – our first line of defense.

So, when the government is unprepared, or unable, to deal with such an invasion, those Founders had the foresight to assure that the means would always be available for Americans to defend themselves from such invasion.

Consider that, like those first militia in Massachusetts, that these action are voluntary, until such time as the government and/or the people find, in their minds and hearts, the wherewithal to fund and compensate them for protecting us against a foreign invasion, they will continue to do so because they are, with their very lives at stake, true Americans.

No, I cannot say “Hurray” for what the ACM has done, for there is no “hurray” in war, until the final victory.  I can, however, offer my thanks, and my most sincere gratitude, for those who have stood, and risked their lives, and continue to dos, that which the failing government has been unable, or, unwilling to do.

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The above was written in response to information that I received regarding a recent event near the Arizona-Mexico border, in which two Mexicans were killed as they entered the United Sates, armed and carrying drugs. The information that I received:

   Recently published in the U.S. Border Fire report was a threat by a Mexican national who claimed to be an Los Zetas Mexican Drug cartel officer, who told this reporter the following I now believe my men were shot by crazed American vigilante cowards, who ambushed my solders at night, shot them from a great distance using high powered American rifles. Then our load of drugs were stolen.

   The Zetas say that attacks like this one is occurring frequently along the U.S. Mexican Border he said a Zetas patrol was ambushed by a large contingent of American vigilantes killing two of his soldiers and wounding three others.

   The following communication from the Pima County Arizona Citizens Militia group took place around the same time frame and may bear out the Zetas commander’s claims:

   “0545 hours MST – 13 Jul 2010 – approx. 7 miles west of Ruby, AZ -
six enemy, in uniform, carrying AK and SKS rifles – enemy were engaged by ACM forces as they tried to cross the international fence – two enemy KIA confirmed, unknown number of enemy WIA, no friendly casualties

   The Zetas office[r] said, This is a warning to those type groups that his men have been instructed to shoot and kill any Americans who are seen armed and roaming the deserts.

     .The full article…

Tags: administrative agencies, Constitution, government, history, immigration, law, militia, organization, security

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