Speaking of militants:
Minuteman Leader: When I Said To Come To The Border Locked And Loaded, I Didn’t Mean Locked And Loaded

Mercer said she received a more feverish response than she expected and decided the group couldn’t shoulder the responsibility and liability of what could occur, she said.

“People are ready to come locked and loaded, and that’s not what we are all about,” Mercer said. “It only takes one bad apple to destroy everything we’ve done for the last eight years.”