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Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:43 am
by chasfm11
Fox News.com
March 03, 2011
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03 ... n-meeting/
"There are laws in place in Mexico that say that our agents should not be armed"
So US agents can be in Mexico, they just cannot defend themselves in Mexico. Geez, what a winning approach that appears to be.
Re: Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:51 am
by RPB
http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/tijuana/warning.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They shouldn't take pocket knives either.
There are directions on how to not be a crime victim, several people murdered on highways followed the instructions, however criminals disregarded the rules.
Re: Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:33 am
by ScottDLS
Agents assigned to foreign countries are usually accredited as diplomats by US and the host country, which would provide them the protection of the Vienna Convention (essentially, Diplomatic Immunity). They could not be prosecuted for carrying due to immunity, but I understand that the US agreed 10 years ago that they would not carry. I'll bet the CIA chief of station does though.
Re: Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:01 pm
by Texas Size 11
ScottDLS wrote:Agents assigned to foreign countries are usually accredited as diplomats by US and the host country, which would provide them the protection of the Vienna Convention (essentially, Diplomatic Immunity). They could not be prosecuted for carrying due to immunity, but I understand that the US agreed 10 years ago that they would not carry. I'll bet the CIA chief of station does though.
Tell that to the CIA guy in Pakistan who is being held even though he has immunity...
Re: Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:44 pm
by ScottDLS
Texas Size 11 wrote:ScottDLS wrote:Agents assigned to foreign countries are usually accredited as diplomats by US and the host country, which would provide them the protection of the Vienna Convention (essentially, Diplomatic Immunity). They could not be prosecuted for carrying due to immunity, but I understand that the US agreed 10 years ago that they would not carry. I'll bet the CIA chief of station does though.
Tell that to the CIA guy in Pakistan who is being held even though he has immunity...
Point taken. But I predict he will be released. Even the Nancy Boys at Foggy Bottom take the immunity issue very seriously. Already holding up funds to Pakistan and starting to withhold visas. Military is applying pressure too.
Re: Mexico is a Gun Free Zone
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:50 pm
by Ameer