tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post460551356252929591..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Marine Veteran Hopes for Release from Tijuana PrisonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-23601291582710424292014-05-11T11:47:33.543+02:002014-05-11T11:47:33.543+02:00Actually I have a lot of sympathy for this guy. Th...Actually I have a lot of sympathy for this guy. The tags I used were the ones that seem to explain what happened. Even 40 years ago when I made that trip myself the signs warning of the approaching border crossing were so well posted, and so big, that it's hard to understand how anyone could miss them.<br /><br />So, yes I have lots of sympathy for guys like this, assuming they made an honest mistake and aren't trying to cover up a botched smuggling attempt - this guy seems like an honest one. The trouble he gets for this mistake is disproportionate to the act. It's exactly the opposite of the idiots who bring guns to the airport. The price they pay is too little.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-53175908960042194562014-05-11T00:30:07.337+02:002014-05-11T00:30:07.337+02:00Again, I don't see any sympathy from Mike for ...Again, I don't see any sympathy from Mike for a man imprisoned for simple gun possession. Instead we see name calling, like "stupid", "dangerous", and even the wildly speculative "drunk" accusation.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-69256570029488276532014-05-08T21:56:24.941+02:002014-05-08T21:56:24.941+02:00Locked case for handguns. Long arms can be open s...Locked case for handguns. Long arms can be open so long as they are unloaded.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-74618828236106512062014-05-08T20:00:04.067+02:002014-05-08T20:00:04.067+02:00I think you're right that a gun being unloaded...I think you're right that a gun being unloaded and inside of a case would be legal inside a vehicle in California. I looked it up one time. If that was true in this case, that might help this man in the Tijuana courthouse. Just to prove that he was abiding by the laws of the State of California before missing the turn back to the U.S. I'm also glad that he wasn't able to kill himself or be killed by the guard.<br /><br />It's good news that the Dallas trucker can at least see the light at the end of the tunnel of his ordeal. His story seems believable. It almost amounts to being a political prisoner. I don't think Mexico is going to yield an inch on sovereignty to the U.S., considering the dangerous relationship between our two countries. A country that fifty years ago was just a playground to us Gringos.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-34650367875257562932014-05-08T12:32:42.356+02:002014-05-08T12:32:42.356+02:00I can feel for the guy considering the last guy to...I can feel for the guy considering the last guy to make a wrong turn into Mexico under similar circumstances,<br /><br />"A Dallas truck driver who says he made a wrong turn into Mexico with a trailer full of ammunition may soon be released from a Mexican prison after paying a fine.<br /><br />Bogan, 27, has been in a maximum security prison in Veracruz since he crossed from West Texas into Juarez, Mexico, in April. He had faced up to 30 years in prison on an ammunition trafficking charge, but the judge reduced the charge to possession of ammunition after testimony from Mexican customs agents contradicted prosecutors’ claim that Bogan hid 268,000 bullets under floorboards."<br />http://www.dallasnews.com/news/nationworld/mexico/20121109-mexican-judge-dallas-trucker-jailed-on-ammunition-smuggling-charge-can-pay-fine-go-free.ece<br /><br /> Seven months in a maximum security prison awaiting trial for taking a wrong turn. He would likely still be there if it hadn't been plea bargained down. There is no mention of how the weapons were stored in the cab. Junior, had you read anywhere else whether the firearms were properly cased? In most states, its perfectly acceptable to transport cased and unloaded firearms in the cab of a pickup. The guiding intent being that they aren't readily accessible to the driver. Can you tell us if California has similar rules regarding transport of firearms?<br /> ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-72036928784331020052014-05-08T08:00:45.653+02:002014-05-08T08:00:45.653+02:00Here is the link to the article from the San Diego...Here is the link to the article from the San Diego Union-Tribune:<br /><br />http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/May/03/tijuana-marine-andrew-tahmooressi-mexico-weapons/?#article-copy<br /><br />As far as I know it's not legal to drive around with weapons in the cab in California unless they are broken down or you have a CCW permit. Unfortunately there is no trunk in a Ford F-150. Cops here don't like people driving around with guns in their cars and neither do I. A peace officer is sworn to stop and question drivers under many different circumstances under the implied consent law. They don't need the added drama of disarming a potential threat. Moreover, an accident can occur at any time. A person needs to be ready to face law enforcement at any given moment when they are driving an automobile in the U.S. Also road rage can incite violence. Bad idea all around. Guys who need to drive around with their weapons in their cars are better off back in Florida.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.com