Gun Rights Groups Back Texas’ Invasion Defense at Mexican Border

Gun rights groups have come to the aid of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in urging a federal appeals court to let Texas defend the US-Mexico border through arrests and removals.

A filing Wednesday from a dozen nonprofits groups, including several that advocate for gun rights, argues that a surge of migrants entering the country unlawfully equals an invasion that Texas has a right to repel through a controversial new state law that the Biden administration opposes.

Texas’ S.B.4, currently on hold pending review by the US Supreme Court, makes it a state level offense to enter the country ...