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A group that identifies itself as a coalition of "Patriots" has put out a call for people to go to the Texas-Mexico border and help with a citizen militia operation called "Secure our Border - Laredo."

A spokeswoman for the group, Denice Freeman, said the operation is a call for civilian militia members - both armed and unarmed - to voluntarily guard private property in the Laredo area and other Texas locations where owners feel threatened by "drug cartels and from gangs, particularly the MS-13 gangs," a Salvadoran-based gang that is considered among the most dangerous in this country by law enforcement.

Freeman said she expected militia members to become visible in border communities, including the Rio Grande Valley, in the coming weeks but she wanted to stress that the operation's commander - Chris Davis - is warning members against using any violent means.

"This is not a 'go-in-guns-blazing' kind of thing," Freeman said. "This will be handled with the utmost professionalism and security and safety for everyone involved."

However, in a 21-minute Youtube video featuring a man who identifies himself as Cmdr. Chris Davis, the person said it's time to secure the borders. "How?" he asked on the video. "You see an illegal. You point your gun dead at him, right between his eyes, and you say, 'Get back across the border or you will be shot.'"

Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra said the self-appointed militia is not needed in the Rio Grande Valley.

"We don't need their services on our border. If we ever did I'm sure we have enough good people in Hidalgo County that I can call up," Guerra said.