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Should AZ Fund Armed Volunteers At The Border? [VIDEO]

Arizona’s State Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly passed a bill this week which would create and fund an Arizona Special Missions Unit.  If the bill is passed, a state-funded group of armed volunteers would be available to help secure the border and assist local police with cross-border criminal activity.  The state would be responsible for vetting volunteers and would have a commander and commission overseeing the unit appointed by the Governor.  Under the current bill, the group would receive yearly funding of $1.4 million dollars and in addition to border duties, the group would also be tapped to assist with natural disasters as well as search and recovery missions.

There’s strong opinions on both sides of this issue, both for and against this state funded militia idea.

Watch a fair and balanced debate on this topic HERE:

Editor’s note: Governor Brewer signed a bill authorizing a volunteer militia in Arizona last April, but it was never funded.

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3 Comments

  1. Klajdi Plasari

    February 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Yes it should fund armed volunteers to protect the border since we have a very thin line of border patrolmen.

  2. Joe Evans

    February 16, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    You can drop our military long southern border and it will close it up tight and 40 hours and then start all new training of the military two years southern border and then you get a destination eight weeks in boot camp and then two years southern border and northern border new military bases. No National Guard training all military two-for-one thousands of military numbers there and will be able to handle anything comes across. Don't capture him push them. No entry will be allowed.

  3. maria

    February 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    no az supid