Slain border agent accepted lethal bludgeon, DHS confirms
Members of house and others uttered alarm recently later than an FBI affidavit distinguished with the intention of two of the Border Patrol officers fired non-lethal bean bag guns on their armed assailants. The affidavit led around public to conclude so as to around agents were armed lone with the non-lethal weapons.Critics as well understood members of the Border Patrol tactical building block were under instructions to get through less-than-lethal force.But participating in a epistle to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Napolitano held the officers were empowered to defend themselves and were equipped with a combination of lethal and non-lethal weapons. by refusal aim, however, are our law enforcement personnel yet performing their duties equipped with barely a less-lethal device, Napolitano wrote.