Kyle Busch arrest / handgun in a foreign country

[TackDriver284]

Kyle Busch, a well known NASCAR driver was arrested in Mexico while trying to go home from his vacation in Cancun, but got caught with a .380 in his luggage. How can he not know the laws on concealing a handgun in a foreign country. He was sentenced to 3.5 years, but they have not decided how the sentence will be carried out.
I would check every law in a different country before I head there with a handgun, concealed permit or not.

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch apologizes after he was arrested in Mexico for handgun possession

NASCAR champion Kyle Busch explains his detainment in Mexico following a January vacation during which a handgun was discovered in his luggage.

www.usatoday.com

 

[FOTIS]

Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid.....John Wayne.

 

[salmonchaser]

Last year and this year we really got checked at the Mexican border. We rent gun/ammo storage in Why Arizona. Just south of Ajo. I wouldn't consider trying to sneak a gun into Mexico.
Didn't happen this year but last year we went through 10 military checkpoints as well. They checked the trailer every time.

 

[KinleyWater]

There are a lot of snarky comments in my head. I'll keep my peace.

 

[JD338]

He wasn't very smart with his decision.

JD338

 

[RL338]

I would check every law in a different country before I head there with a handgun, concealed permit or not.

Not if your ego gets in the way. Enough said on Mr. Busch.

 

[hunter24605]

I worry about crossing into a state I’m not certain what the laws are, so I read up and make sure I’m 100% in the right. I wouldn’t think about crossing a border with an illegal gun. I think he assumed his celebrity status would allow him to cross unchecked. Don’t know about now, but it used to be just as easy to get out of trouble in Mexico as it was to in trouble, if you had the cash.

 

[possum]

I have to say that he's very lucky to be back in the USA. I imagine there were some palms getting greased over the ordeal.

 

[Charlie-NY]

I have to say that he's very lucky to be back in the USA. I imagine there were some palms getting greased over the ordeal.

What happened to the 3.5 years?

 

[possum]

What happened to the 3.5 years?

Darn good question; We will likely never know the real facts

Busch, 37, considered "this issued closed." He was arrested on Jan. 27 and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and fined $1,100, but the statement from Mexico Prosecutor General’s office does not explain how Busch’s sentence would be handled.

 

[JD338]

Darn good question; We will likely never know the real facts

Busch, 37, considered "this issued closed." He was arrested on Jan. 27 and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and fined $1,100, but the statement from Mexico Prosecutor General’s office does not explain how Busch’s sentence would be handled.

I bet he doesn't vacation in Mexico anymore.

JD338

 

[Vince]

I was raised on the line and haven’t crossed it in twenty years and likely never will again in my lifetime.

Vince

 

[Johnly]

Being an excellent stock card driver doesn't equate to always having sound judgement.
Clearly had this happened to a commoner, the outcome would have been different.

 

[PJGunner]

I live about 52 miles from the Mexican border. I've been to Nogales Sonora exactly one time back around 1982. I've never been back with no desire to ever go back.
Paul B.

 

[gbflyer]

What happened to the 3.5 years?

Probably cost him $10K. No problem.