The sheriff of a Texas county said he is buying pepper ball and tear gas launcher rifles to deter migrants from entering the country through the territory.
Concretely, Brad Coe had his request accepted by Kinney County commissioners and will use the weapons "in the event that something happens like what happened in El Paso." He was likely making reference to two separate events in the area earlier this year, where hundreds of migrants rushed ports of entry in hopes of overpowering National Guard stationed there and entering the country.
