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BajaBill74
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What is it about Marines?
Today a retired Marine was arrested for crossing into Mexico a Ciudad Acuna for carrying weapons. He was going to a deer lease which is private
property about 70 miles from the border. (near Rocksprings TX.) He made a "wrong turn" and entered Mexico by accident with his guns.
This sounds like Andrew Tahmooressi entering Tijuana about a year ago. Do the Marines have a qualification that your IQ must below a certain point?
A 70 mile wrong turn?
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motoged
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Nope.....just the indoctrination that you have a right to carry whatever kind of gun whenever and wherever you want.... 
Don't believe everything you think....
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Eye doesn't gnow wat da IQ hass too bee butt thay token mee sew itch much bee veery lowe too geten in.
Seriously, the bottom line is that some people, jar heads or not feel bullet proof when they get back from war. I have no idea of his deployment and
have no idea what this knuckleheads story is and APPEARS to be guilty as sin but lets not forget, war does funny things to the brain. Most get over
it but some don't. In no way I'm I making excuses for him.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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as a veteran, let's thank him for his service to keep this country great and not belittle him.
if this was a guided hunt, which it sounds like, one would think that the hunting service would have provided EXPLICIT instructions on how weapons
should be handled.
not everybody is aware of the laws of mexico regarding guns.
when i cross the border at san ysidro and tecate, there are signs that are very hard to miss stating no guns or ammunition is allowed.
i'm not sure if those disclosures are posted where he crossed.
hopefully, the hunting service will come to his aid and have him released.
oops...after rereading the initial post, the deer service was in texas, not mexico. nonetheless, we should not downgrade our service people.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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chippy
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I`ve crossed at the Del Rio Texas/Ciudad Acuņa many times. I don`t know how anyone could not know you are on your way to Mexico. I mean you cross the
Rio Grande/Bravo bridge for one, then there all those signs about the INTERNATIONAL border. Agent orange??
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motoged
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A staggering number of US citizens attempt to cross into Canada from the USA every year with declared and/or undeclared firearms.
So....it isn't a "Mexico thing"..... and as some of those caught with guns coming north, might have a military background, others caught do not.
BUT, they all have a belief that carrying guns is a god-given right (or some such NRA logic)....and I believe THAT is the issue/problem here.
I respect those who have and do serve in armed forces protecting our countries.....so, I don't have a problem with military service.....
I haven't watched tv news yet today, so I haven't seen the latest whacko killing/mass shooting in the States ....but I anticipate one around the
corner after the latest Planned Parenthood tragedy... 
Don't believe everything you think....
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pauldavidmena
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According to this news article, the retired Marine, Jeromie Slaughter, has been released. I'm still trying to find independent confirmation.
[Edited on 11-30-2015 by pauldavidmena]
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pauldavidmena
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There's also this article, with slightly different text but the same fortunate result.
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Ateo
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Get ready for some GIFS.
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alacran
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I am an ARMY vet, in order to serve we had to know how to read and use common sense.
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BeemerDan
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Quote: Originally posted by motoged  | A staggering number of US citizens attempt to cross into Canada from the USA every year with declared and/or undeclared firearms.
So....it isn't a "Mexico thing"..... and as some of those caught with guns coming north, might have a military background, others caught do not.
BUT, they all have a belief that carrying guns is a god-given right (or some such NRA logic)....and I believe THAT is the issue/problem here.
Ged.
You've never respected anyone from the USA, You treat people from the US with nothing but contempt.
Just a thought.
Ship your bike.
Fly, and avoid all your fears
I respect those who have and do serve in armed forces protecting our countries.....so, I don't have a problem with military service.....
I haven't watched tv news yet today, so I haven't seen the latest whacko killing/mass shooting in the States ....but I anticipate one around the
corner after the latest Planned Parenthood tragedy... |
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BornFisher
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| Quote: Originally posted by motoged |
BUT, they all have a belief that carrying guns is a god-given right (or some such NRA logic)....and I believe THAT is the issue/problem here.
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Maybe people down here think they have a God-given right to protect themselves and families.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by BeemerDan |
Ged.
You've never respected anyone from the USA, You treat people from the US with nothing but contempt.
Just a thought.
Ship your bike.
Fly, and avoid all your fears
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Dan,
That is not true. I have enough American friends to disprove your assumption.
You don't know me or how I treat people from the USA.
I am not afraid of the US and have no need to fly over it, nor ship my bike any where other than to different continents.
It is true that I think your country has some problems with its attitude to guns. Funny thing is that a lot of your countrymen also share that belief.
I don't mind the flaming for some of my views...bullying won't change my ability to express my opinions.
Some of my American friends are from your state and have been made through beemer riding over the years....the majority of them share my views about
the gun problems in your country...
Canada has its share of criminal gun violence...as well as those who are indignant about the notion of gun control....
My comments are not anti-American....they are anti its prevalent gun attitude.
[Edited on 12-1-2015 by motoged]
Don't believe everything you think....
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BeemerDan
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I'll grant you your views, and I acknowlege them.
I bet you and your liberal friends don't know this little fact about my state.
Its called a "Shall Issue State"
That means anyone who's "not" a convicted felon can carry a firearm concealed. Granted with a permit of course.
Does it bother you if you don't know who's armed or not
I travel up to Canada all the time, and am asked the same ? Any firearms? No of course not. I know the law.
Per Capita you have just as many nutcsaes.
Just sayin.
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chuckie
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Every year, I am one of those Americans that contribute to the "staggering numbers" of firearms going into Canada. We seem to be welcomed because we
contribute a "staggering amount" of money to the Canadian economy. We are called "hunters". Taking guns into Canada is as easy as filling out a form
in advance, stopping at the RCMP post at the border, and going on your way.....Not much subversive about that...eh?
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Ricardo
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Per Capita the US has 7 times more gun homicides than Canada (approx.)
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Is it because it's gang related? Chicago has some pretty tough gun laws but the highest or near the highest murder rate using guns.
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before being drafted and going to vietnam, i had no idea that people that stupid existed. i was shocked. ....oh, and please don't thank me for my
service. i have never regretted anything as much as that.
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Saw the post title and thought this would be a discussion of the good attributes of those who serve, or have served, and put themselves in harm's way-
but I'm biased: my dad was a career Marine. He participated in the Marshall Plan reconstruction, Korea combat tour, Bay of Pigs...
Being one of the "first to fight" is not an easy choice, and all Marines are there by choice- no one is ever drafted into the Corps.
Then I read the posts and realized not all share my positive "bias."
As for the subject of the original post: I wish him well, and success in his future hunting trips.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | Every year, I am one of those Americans that contribute to the "staggering numbers" of firearms going into Canada. We seem to be welcomed because we
contribute a "staggering amount" of money to the Canadian economy. We are called "hunters". Taking guns into Canada is as easy as filling out a form
in advance, stopping at the RCMP post at the border, and going on your way.....Not much subversive about that...eh? |
Chuckie,
I have no issues with responsible firearm management....and hope that it is folks like you and Beemerdan who demonstrate such responsible behaviour.
My issue is with the fearful notion that a person needs to be packing in order to feel safe....or the assumption of entitlement that some folks have
around the need for a gun.
What made all that happen is really the question and issue.
"protecting my family"????? Really???? .... how many nomads have shot someone at home or elsewhere in self-defense (military situations aside)?
Hunters might contribute some $$$, but killing for sport doesn't appeal to me any more.....it did when I was a young feller but I grew out of that.
Don't believe everything you think....
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