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RINCON PENINSULA, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents on the American side of the Rio Grande were forced to take cover Friday night when high-caliber weaponry was fired at them from the Mexican side of the river, sources told FoxNews.com.

The weapons were fired at the U.S. side of the riverbank in the area of the Rincon Peninsula across the Rio Grande from Reynosa, Mexico, at about 8:30 p.m., sources said. Bullets ricocheted into an area where Border Patrol agents were positioned, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, told FoxNews.com.

Border Patrol sources confirmed Gohmert's account, and said the shots may have been fired by .50-caliber weapons.

"We don't have any armor that can stop a .50-caliber round, so our Border Patrol agents had to take cover when the rounds were richocheting around them," said Gohmert, who has been in the area for the last week to get a first-hand look at the border situation.

"When the shooting stopped, about 40 to 50 people came out on the U.S. side and turned themselves in. So clearly the rounds were being fired to suppress every effort to stop anybody intervening with anyone or anything coming across," Gohmert added. "We have no idea what or how many or whom came across with the other illegal immigrants."

Sources said they believe the gunfire came from members of Mexican drug cartels, which include former military members trained in shooting that type of weaponry.

Border Patrol sources said the rounds were clearly identifiable because .50- caliber weapons make a distinctive noise when fired. Sources said they also believe this is the first time that Border Patrol agents have taken direct fire from the Mexican side of the river in this area.

"I don't know why we're out here like sitting ducks," one Border Patrol source said. "We need help."

As of Saturday evening, a Border Patrol spokesman did not immediately return FoxNews.com's request for comment.

The Rio Grande sector has been the busiest part of the 2,000-mile border with Texas in recent months as a surge of illegal immigrants, many from Central America, has poured in to the U.S. in the mistaken belief that U.S. policy allows for them to remain in America once they make it in. More than 60,000 unaccompanied children had crossed in the last nine months. But Border Patrol officials have warned that the deluge has left the border largely unattended, and vulnerable to cartel infiltration.

We need to invade and conquer Mexico once and for all. That would end the illegal immigration problem.

The big "O"s on vacation… again!

We can stop our tanks at the Panama canal.

Manifest Destiny

I tried BMing him.

HockeyDad

wouldn't we then s a conquering nation be responsible for the car and safety of the nation we conquered. ho many American lives are you willing to ive for your noble cause.

is your wife responsible for the family budget? your short term planning seems quick and easy. but one has to have food every day.

Thundergerbil I got real close except the ears.....


Uncle Rick you admit a nations gov't is responsible for safety?

ZRX1200 Offline #13 Posted: Today, 6:59 PM

when I was in high school I remember reading something called the constitution and if memory serves me and it does well, it was mentioned in that article.

Do you really think that O doesn't know what is going on?

Only Clinton has had less vacation days then Obama out of the last three presidents. I don't know where you get your information but if you think that Obama is taking more vacation days then previous presidents your information is wrong.

How many rounds of golf as the big "O" been able to play? Golfing isn't a vacation either I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX6VCjpI0S0

They make plenty of cars in Mexico. They can be responsible for their own cars.

Would you hate her if she did? Stop being so threatened by strong women. Besides, budgets are un-American and soon everyone will have food stamps.

As for the OP itself, I think the great wall of Texas has a nice ring to it. Put in gun turrets at set intervals. Problem solved. Betting this could be done with 3.8 billion.

Vic you're really not paying attention.

The boarder patrol has taken fire multiple times. Most recently ROCKET FIRE from a helicopter.

Any denomination bills are accepted but I prefer small non sequential smaller bills by the briefcase full.

I heard that Homeland Security intends to use yelling and screaming on cigar forums as a social experiment to improve the gene pool. After all they have to do something with their stockpiled ammunition.

A stripper pole?

I wasn't dragging you into anything, I was just certain you'd be along shortly to get everyone squared away on
" what YOU think " is happening and why...... Nut Job? ME? .....mebbe but I think it's more likely that you've been spending a lil too much time looking in the vanity glass Victoria....and recognize the nut job looking back

He was right though


I love Paul playing the honey badger, and Victor putting out fires with napalm. Good work guys!

Working in Austin, I've talked to several State Troopers about incidents like this. I'm surprised this is the first time there has been any mention of weapons such as the .50 being used. From what they've told me, they've gotten into small firefights plenty of times where they've taken fire from what they have suspected were .50's.

Because they've done such an outstanding job so far in controlling the cartels....

In both. Let me add the sarcasm alert smiley thing right quick.

Do we need a Beer Summit you two old goats?

Then again congress should only get 2-3 weeks vacation and/or accept no pay.