Unregulated militia detains migrants, frightens locals, warns of Muslim invasion

Travis Gettys
10 Oct 2014                  
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Americans living along the Mexican border say militia patrols make the feel less safe - not more.

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"We don't know who these people are," said Maria Cordero, an ACLU community organizer who lives near the Rio Grande. "They're carrying high-powered weapons. It makes us feel less safe, not more safe, to have them here. I just hope they leave soon."
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Even some of the militia volunteers themselves have left the camps, which were set up during the summer to stem the tide of migrants flooding across the border in recent months, over safety and legal concerns.
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Rob Chupp, who helped organize a recent border crossing "shutdown" that drew just five people, said he left Camp LoneStar after a Border Patrol officer fired gunshots at a convicted felon carrying a firearm on patrol.
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"We asked several of the guys to leave that we found out were felons," Chupp told the Southern Poverty Law Centers Hatewatch blog. "We have a Second Amendment to protect your right to bear arms, but we are also a nation of laws - and there's a reason we don't let felons own guns."
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Chupp said he and some other militia volunteers voiced their concerns about the possibility that felons were illegally carrying guns at the camp.
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"It came to be a problem, and it was loud, and 'We don't care what the gun laws are,' and, 'If we want to have this weapon even if it's illegal, we're going to have it,'" Chupp said. "It just turned south, and we pulled out."
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Militia members also posted video of themselves detaining three migrants after they crossed the border.
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