Ted Poe actually said...

They were sent to prison for 11 and 12 years. Part of the reason was a mandatory requirement that, because they had a gun and discharged it, they got an extra 10 years, even though peace officers, by law, must carry guns.

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Poe discusses the harsh sentencing of Border Patrol agents due to mandatory minimums.

07/13/2009

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