Texas Democrat blasts militia members patrolling the border for "pointing guns at children."

Militia members patrolling the Texas-Mexico border.

Courtesy of Raw Story:  

At least 10 armed private militias have now been spotted patrolling the Texas border in response to a crisis of refugee children fleeing violence in Central America. 

Anonymous militia members provided the San Antonio Express-News more than 30 photos showing “dozens of members carrying semi-automatic rifles and wearing masks, camouflage and tactical gear.” 

The source provided the photos on the condition that the faces would be blurred so that members could not be identified by “cartel and gang members.” 

Oathkeepers, Three Percenters and Patriots have reportedly been recruiting members to patrol the Texas border for the last month. 

Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte told the San Antonio Express-News that uncoordinated armed militias were not helping the situation on the Texas border because “pointing guns at children solves nothing.” 

“Local law enforcement and federal border patrol agents have been clear,” Van de Putte explained. “The presence of these outside independent militia groups does nothing to secure the border; it only creates an unsafe situation for law enforcement officials that are protecting our communities. Unfortunately, the vile rhetoric of my opponent inspires misguided efforts.”

It is only a matter of time before somebody gets shot. And most likely it will be some young unarmed South American child who just finished and arduous journey toward freedom only to meet American bullets at the border fired by an overzealous xenophobe.