Greg Abbott: “The cartels and the drug dealers are crossing the border…”

“To your knowledge ever been confronted with a Mexican drug cartel? Absolutely. There are plenty of. Sorry. Every month you'll have. There are shootouts all over Mexican drug cartels and farmers. Yeah, you said confronted The cartels and the drug dealers are crossing the border, confronting ranchers on an ongoing basis in the state of Texas. They deserve under the second amendment to have the ability to meet force with force, which is what the second amendment guarantees. And so these ranchers need to be able to protect themselves.” (03:41–03:49)

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