Texas Military Investigating Loaded M4 Carbine Found in Unguarded Truck

A loaded semi-automatic M4 carbine was found unattended in a vehicle this week and is thought to belong to Texas Military Department (TMD) soldiers.

But an attended weapon is the least of border security activist Kelly Perry’s worries.

Perry lives in Kinney County where the southwest Mexico-Texas border spans 13 miles.

“I’m more concerned about the drugs, and the kids, and the humans, and the state of Texas just being destroyed here where I am,” she said.

“We can only catch so many [illegal] migrants. All the rest of them are coming through. Border patrol is outnumbered.”

An unsecured M4 carbine was left unattended in a truck and was taken by Kelly Perry to a secure location. (Courtesy of Kelly Perry)

Perry made the comments in response to reports that Marianna Wright, director of the National Butterfly Center, recovered an unsecured firearm from an unlocked vehicle on the side of a road near Mission, Texas.

“It should have never been left,” Perry told The Epoch Times. “I see it’s not a safe thing, but so many of the illegals have guns anyway.”

The TMD confirmed Wright’s report in an email.

“A weapon was left unsecured in a vehicle during the apprehension of illegal migrants,” TMD public affairs staff told The Epoch Times.

“This incident remains under investigation. The Texas Military Department remains committed to providing safety and security along our southern border.”

Wright did not respond to requests for comment.

Instead, she posted critical comments and photos of the weapon on Twitter on June 27.

“In the name of public safety, I removed the weapon from the abandoned, unlocked vehicle on the side of the road and secured it where Texas National Guard was able to reclaim it,” she wrote.

She said they “didn’t even realize it was missing when