echo5sierra
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I am starting a group in FB County to gather veterans and citizens together to form a group that can respond to emergencies, disasters and generally support law and order in Fort Bend County.
We are meeting at the IHOP at the corner of Sweetwater and 59 one week from today, April 10, at 1130.
Our goal is to form teams unified under the main group composed of people who have useful skills, like SAR operations, medical experience, etc. We would also be looking to form teams that can do small unit ops.
There is the Texas Border Volunteers in South Texas that operates off this model, and they are very successful at it. They have forged very strong relationships with law enforcement up and down the chain of command in South Texas. This is our objective, to prove that citizens can effectively mobilize to assist the sheriff and help maintain law and order in perilous times.
I spoke to the sheriff about this, and he has given his informal approval. When I spoke to him about this, I was trying to form a militia. After doing the research, I discovered that we can't form a militia unless there is a state statute that authorizes it, because the militias that existed until the earl 20th century were state sponsored. After doing the due diligence, my planning partner and I decided to change the name to better reflect the legal reality. We also discovered that we get a very favorable response from people we talk to in the county. we have put some signs to advertise this in gun stores and outdoor stores, and we had one guy join up who I have never met before.
If you are interested, please let me know, or just show up Saturday at IHOP at the corner of Sweetwater and 59 at 1130.
Thanks
I am starting a group in FB County to gather veterans and citizens together to form a group that can respond to emergencies, disasters and generally support law and order in Fort Bend County.
We are meeting at the IHOP at the corner of Sweetwater and 59 one week from today, April 10, at 1130.
Our goal is to form teams unified under the main group composed of people who have useful skills, like SAR operations, medical experience, etc. We would also be looking to form teams that can do small unit ops.
There is the Texas Border Volunteers in South Texas that operates off this model, and they are very successful at it. They have forged very strong relationships with law enforcement up and down the chain of command in South Texas. This is our objective, to prove that citizens can effectively mobilize to assist the sheriff and help maintain law and order in perilous times.
I spoke to the sheriff about this, and he has given his informal approval. When I spoke to him about this, I was trying to form a militia. After doing the research, I discovered that we can't form a militia unless there is a state statute that authorizes it, because the militias that existed until the earl 20th century were state sponsored. After doing the due diligence, my planning partner and I decided to change the name to better reflect the legal reality. We also discovered that we get a very favorable response from people we talk to in the county. we have put some signs to advertise this in gun stores and outdoor stores, and we had one guy join up who I have never met before.
If you are interested, please let me know, or just show up Saturday at IHOP at the corner of Sweetwater and 59 at 1130.
Thanks