Tighter gun control and stronger law enforcement in Southwestern states were recommended Thursday by lawmakers concerned about drug violence in Mexico possibly spilling across the border.
The escalating violence — which has killed thousands, mostly south of the border — has been blamed on Mexican drug cartels which one Homeland Security official described as the biggest organized-crime threat facing the United States.
Homeland Security’s head of operations, outlined the agency’s plans for protecting the border, a response that includes — as a last resort — deploying military personnel and equipment to the region if other agencies are overwhelmed.
http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1255864.htmlNote: As usual, the solution to border security is not to defend the border, it is cracking down on American citizens and attacking the Bill of Rights. Actually defending the border is a tactic "of last resort."
