Tequila Shooter Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 As reported in Road and Track Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was reportedly detained for bringing a gun into Mexico in late January, leading to a significant fine. A press release from a prosecutor in the state of Quintana Roo claims that someone from Nevada named Kyle Thomas "B," presumably Busch, was found leaving the country with an illegal firearm and detained. In addition, it claims that the prosecutor obtained a conviction of "three years [and] six months in prison." This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Busch put out a statement this afternoon, confirming that he was briefly detained and claiming he "made a mistake by forgetting" that he was still carrying a concealed carry weapon he claims he is permitted to hold in the U.S. Busch goes on to claim that he "fully cooperated with authorities, accepted the penalties, and returned to North Carolina." The press release put out by the prosecutor claims he was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months of prison time in addition to a fine, however, Busch has returned to the U.S. since and "[considers] the issue closed." Presumably, that resolution does not include any sort of unannounced suspended jail time, either in Mexico or within the U.S. The incident reportedly took place on January 27th, more than a week before Busch raced in NASCAR's pre-season Clash at the Coliseum this past weekend. That marked his first race for Richard Childress Racing after 13 years and two championships at Joe Gibbs Racing. Childress, the owner of RCR, briefly served as the First Vice President of the pro-firearm lobbying group the National Rifle Association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Money goes a long way towards achieving freedom in the Mexican judicial system. Bonehead move taking a gun into Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 interesting - they can get him on this 'gun' but the cartels have an arsenal and they cant seem to touch them , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 6 hours ago, watab kid said: interesting - they can get him on this 'gun' but the cartels have an arsenal and they cant seem to touch them , See below! 10 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Money goes a long way towards achieving freedom in the Mexican judicial system. Bonehead move taking a gun into Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 13 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said: Presumably, that resolution does not include any sort of unannounced suspended jail time, either in Mexico or within the U.S. Why would he have any jail time within the US? Is it against US law to take a gun to Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Alpo said: Why would he have any jail time within the US? Is it against US law to take a gun to Mexico? I didn’t write the article, it was a story posted on Road and Track, as I stated at the beginning of my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Cartels are the only ones allowed to carry firearms in Mexico! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I’ve been carrying for 50+ years. I have never forgotten that I’m armed, or exactly where my firearm is. In fact All of my firearms. Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said: I didn’t write the article, it was a story posted on Road and Track, as I stated at the beginning of my post. And now confirmed and replied to by Kyle Busch. Dumb mistake, there should be no excuse for not knowing where your firearm is located at all times. I do wonder if the firearm was transported/found in his private plane or a commercial aircraft. Details would be nice but as pointed out, money goes a long way. Not just in Mexico either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Alpo said: Why would he have any jail time within the US? Is it against US law to take a gun to Mexico? The jail time would be in a Mexican jail. He violated their law and was in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: The jail time would be in a Mexican jail. He violated their law and was in Mexico. Illegal exportation of a firearm from the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Hmmm, wonder how much time those involved in Fast and Furious would get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I’ve been carrying for 50+ years. I have never forgotten that I’m armed, or exactly where my firearm is. In fact All of my firearms. Idiot. Ditto and amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 50 minutes ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: The jail time would be in a Mexican jail. He violated their law and was in Mexico. I agree that's why my original quote was from the article, where THEY said: 12 hours ago, Alpo said: Presumably, that resolution does not include any sort of unannounced suspended jail time, either in Mexico or within the U.S. I could see where there might be "unannounced suspended jail time" in Mexico. But why within the US? Made no sense. Unless he had broken a US law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 14 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: See below! i cant disagree , pretty stupid , i know where my guns are , i also know if im carrying or not , i guess once you rise to stardom your too wowed by your own brightness to be bright enough to keep the basics in mind , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Busch left the US by private jet. He obviously had the handgun with him and it wasn't picked up by any security. When he tried to leave Mexico by private jet, his luggage was scanned and the gun showed up. He violated Mexican law and was caught. I am assuming he violated US law by having an undeclared gun when he left the US. My problem is with NASCAR as they did nothing. setting a bad example to other drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin Charlie Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I will bet the bribes cost more than the fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: Busch left the US by private jet. He obviously had the handgun with him and it wasn't picked up by any security. When he tried to leave Mexico by private jet, his luggage was scanned and the gun showed up. He violated Mexican law and was caught. I am assuming he violated US law by having an undeclared gun when he left the US. My problem is with NASCAR as they did nothing. setting a bad example to other drivers. Why would NASCAR punish Busch for a non-violent crime, no matter where it was committed? I'm not a Kyle Busch fan, not by any stretch of the imagination. If he did get punished, I'd still say the same thing as I'm saying below. Kyle Busch was an idiot for carrying his loaded firearm out of the country regardless of manner of transportation. Evidently, the Mexican authorities have accepted whatever "compensation" they and he agreed to. Any normal person would still be in a Mexican jail (not) singing praises of his new amigo roomies. Money talks, especially in Mexico. I can't blame him for paying whatever it took to get out of that one. Betcha he'll never visit there again! The entire "Let me punish you for something that occurred away from the workplace" thing has gotten out of hand by a long way. People are getting fired, fined and monetarily punished for things that something that happened long ago. If it's violent crime or sexual crime, okay...I can see it and possibly agree with it. Did NASCAR setting a bad example by not punishing Busch? NO. IMO, NASCAR has already set a bad example by going woke and letting ONE mediocre, at best, driver dictate policy. What's next...a Paula Deen hit job? Since Kyle Busch didn't violate US laws on US jurisdiction, he should not be punished by "where he works". The only punishment that should be handed out from NASCAR should be to actions on the track or violations of the driver's contractual obligations as defined in the contract between NASCAR and the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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