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http://www.milenio.com/policia/analiza-congreso-tamaulipas-aprobar-portacion-armas

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2018/05/tamaulipas-congress-discusses-approving.html#more

Subject Matter: Concealed and non concealed carrying of arms by civilians in Tamaulipas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required

Otis: This could be a momentous decision for the people of Tamaulipas in cities such as Reynosa and Rio Bravo, who live in fear of constant running gun battles between antagonistic narcos, extortion and kidnapping. The current laws allow Mexican citizens under the constitution to keep firearms up to .38 calibre in their homes. This temporary amendment, if made, will allow them to carry arms in the street to defend their business from extortion, themselves from being kidnapped, and to assist the Police engaged in confrontations with criminals, will certainly be received with fear, but from the criminals not the ordinary citizens

Reporter: Antonio Hernandez
In the face of insecurity, opinion is divided in the Tamaulipas congress to arm men and women in the style of the old west to defend themselves from aggression, robbery or kidnapping in Tamaulipas.

The Deputy Nohemi Estrella Leal, president of the Commission for Transparency and Access to Public information, said she will insist on discussing an initiative so that civilians can repel attacks or act in defense of victims of crime, until the Police can arrive.

What is involved is that people will be able to carry weapons with permission, can only intervene when they see a crime in progress or when they are prey to a crime and only until the Police arrive.

In addition, it is also a question of having your handgun loaded, "cocked and locked", because all those carrying will help to maintain security as auxiliary police officers.

For his part, Alejandro Etienne, president of the Instructor Commission of the Congress of Tamaulipas, said that in Mexico we have had the problem of yesteryear, because people were armed, and a disarmament program was made.

"Today conditions make this issue come back, precisely because of the inability we have had as governments of one or the other party to solve the problem of insecurity," he explained. To arm people seems to me that it is not the answer, the answer should come from the authority, from people having no need to go armed or seek to walk armed, but to solve thoroughly the problem of security.

So that is not even an option that people are looking for the use of weapons, so we have to be more effective in combating insecurity. And he concluded, there is the possibility of going armed, but it should be seen within the normative framework.

Well, if that cesspit of a nation can have a bright moment then there is hope for us all.

Don't tell the Libs.....

too little WAY TOO late.
The Country is already lost unless there is an uprising of citizens.
MUCHO bloodshed to get the country back

What they need is a good kick-ass take no prisoners invasion. and occupation.

By someone.

In the late ‘ fifties, I saw lots of armed Mexicans in the bars in Piedras Negro.... across from Eagle Pass Tx. Most were dressed as Vaqueros and carried single action six guns.

I never saw armed men in Acuna ( across from Del Rio ) except for the cops.

Being allowed to defend oneself seems like a basic fundamental human right to me. In the US, we were fortunate enough to have forefathers that understood that.