The crisis at the southern border is no secret—except, apparently, to the Biden-Harris administration and their friends in the mainstream media. But for the people of Del Rio, Texas, the reality of the situation is hitting close to home, literally. As border security crumbles under the disastrous policies of the current administration, the residents of Del Rio are taking matters into their own hands. And they’re doing it the American way—by exercising their Second Amendment rights.
Gary Humphreys, a lifelong Texan and owner of Humphreys’ Gun Shop, has seen it all since opening his store in 1973. But nothing quite like this. “Since this border opened up, we’re getting new people that never owned guns coming in and buying them,” Humphreys told Fox News Digital. And it’s not just your typical gun enthusiasts showing up. Humphreys has seen a marked increase in women purchasing handguns for self-defense. “Getting a lot of women that never owned a gun before coming in and buying them,” he said. Why? Because it’s “pretty scary out there,” Humphreys explained, recalling a recent incident when his own shop’s front door was broken.
The surge in gun sales in Del Rio isn’t just a local anomaly; it’s a direct response to a national security crisis unfolding right in our own backyard. For three years now, since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office, the border has been effectively wide open. And while Harris crisscrosses the country campaigning for the White House, promising more of the same failed policies, Del Rio residents are living in fear of what could happen next.
“People that don’t live on the border don’t realize what is really happening,” Humphreys emphasized. And he’s right. It’s easy for coastal elites and D.C. bureaucrats to ignore the chaos when they’re miles away from the front lines. But for the families in Del Rio, this isn’t a political talking point—it’s a daily reality. They’re the ones seeing their communities overrun, their property damaged, and their safety compromised. And who do they blame? The very administration that promised to “build back better.”
So, who are the people of Del Rio turning to for a solution? Not Kamala Harris, that’s for sure. “100% Trump,” Humphreys said without hesitation, reflecting the overwhelming sentiment among border town residents. They remember a time when the border was actually secure, when law and order meant something, and when the president of the United States didn’t treat national security like a political football. They want a leader who will reinstate the policies that worked—policies that Harris and her far-left allies have recklessly dismantled.
And it’s not just Del Rio. According to a recent Fox News poll, concern about the border is rising sharply across the board: among young people, Black voters, Democrats, Hispanic voters, and women. It’s clear that Americans are waking up to the fact that the Biden-Harris administration’s lack of enforcement at the border is a national crisis. Seventy-one percent of those surveyed said the administration’s inaction is to blame, far more than those who point fingers at Trump or the Senate GOP.
So what’s Kamala Harris’s grand plan to fix the mess she and Biden have made? At the Democratic National Convention, she announced her support for a so-called “bipartisan” Senate border bill—a piece of legislation that many conservatives see as nothing more than a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. The bill would reallocate unspent funds for border security, but conspicuously lacks new funding for one of the most effective tools we have: the border wall. Once again, it’s all talk and no action from Harris, whose advisors seem more interested in playing political games than securing our nation.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who’s running for the presidency in 2024, holds a commanding 19-point lead over Harris on who is most trusted to tackle border security. And why wouldn’t he? Under Trump’s leadership, illegal border crossings plummeted, the wall was being built, and Americans on the border felt safer. The contrast couldn’t be starker: under Trump, America had a strong, secure border. Under Biden and Harris, we have chaos and fear.
So, what’s the takeaway? It’s simple: when you open the border, you open the floodgates to crime, instability, and danger. And when the government fails to do its job, the people will do it themselves. That’s why Gary Humphreys’ gun shop is busier than ever, why women who’ve never even held a gun before are arming themselves, and why Del Rio—and America—are crying out for real leadership.
