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 DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
#6923628
12/09/11 01:26 AM
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I hope this isn't a repost. I saw it on the local news tonight and thought it was pretty cool. Here's a quote from the story: "Our adversaries, the Mexican drug cartels, are leveraging military tactics and weaponry and terrorist tactics," explained Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven C. McCraw. The solution is a new weapon aimed to stop smugglers and criminals before they reach Texas' shores. At 34-feet long, powered by three 300 horsepower engines and armed with six machine guns; the "JD Davis" resembles a military patrol boat. Link to story
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/09/11 01:32 AM
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txwhitetail
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/09/11 01:37 AM
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craigfish
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Is this going to be patrolling at Falcon?
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/09/11 01:49 AM
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The article opens with the Hartley incident but the boats are to be used wherever necessary on the border. I like that each boat is anmed for a DPS officer who was killed in the line of duty, protecting our border.
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12/09/11 02:06 AM
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JD/76708
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Do they come with side imaging?...
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/09/11 02:15 AM
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J-2
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I hope this isn't a repost. I saw it on the local news tonight and thought it was pretty cool. Here's a quote from the story: "Our adversaries, the Mexican drug cartels, are leveraging military tactics and weaponry and terrorist tactics," explained Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven C. McCraw. The solution is a new weapon aimed to stop smugglers and criminals before they reach Texas' shores. At 34-feet long, powered by three 300 horsepower engines and armed with six machine guns; the "JD Davis" resembles a military patrol boat. Link to story  I want to see this sucker!
Last edited by J-2; 12/09/11 02:17 AM.
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#6923813
12/09/11 02:18 AM
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scottsvault
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Here is a link with video from Austin click DPS Boat
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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#6923933
12/09/11 02:54 AM
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those will be a good help to the Safe Boats that Parks and Wildlife has been running for a while now. There are 17 safe boats right now that have been named for fallen Game Wardens. here are a few pics of what they look like. they all have machine guns now that aren't pictured. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/warden_photos/
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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#6924312
12/09/11 05:29 AM
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L a r r y
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Those are some pretty sweet looking bass busters......Price tag of $580,000 oooohhhhhh lawwwwwdddddddddd thats a lot of money
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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#6924538
12/09/11 12:47 PM
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The Tacklesmith
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/09/11 02:51 PM
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ssmith
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580,000.00 that would buy a lot of fence or pay more real law enforcement to protect our southen border just saying.
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12/09/11 04:11 PM
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Weekender1
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Price may be high but without the right tools for the job more bodies are not going to help. I think it is a good investment for Texas and would like to see quite a few more built.
Jody
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/10/11 05:44 AM
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Evan O'Brien
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Those are some pretty sweet looking bass busters......Price tag of $580,000 oooohhhhhh lawwwwwdddddddddd thats a lot of money See if they have any pro staff positions available.. Maybe they'll make you a heck of a deal! 
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Re: DPS unveils high powered border patrol boats
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12/10/11 11:48 AM
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River Rat316
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money well spent, with all the money that is thrown around at state and national levels there is no way I would ever bitch about a 5.2 million dollar expenditure that helps protect our borders and our border patrol agents. Now all the need is a fleet of drones that are armed and ready for action!
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