On Friday, October 31, 2014, Sgt. Andrew Paul Tahmooressi, a U.S. Marine reservist was released from Mexico's El Hongo Federal Prison after serving 214 days on weapons charges. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Montel Williams and others negotiated his release. Mr. Tahmooressi served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, stationed in California, suffering from PTSD, took a wrong turn and ending up in Tijuana, Mexico. He just so happened to have a .45 caliber pistol, a pump shotgun and an AR-15 rifle in his vehicle. Now, exactly what he was planning to do with those weapons, we may NEVER know, but it does seem suspicious. It had been stated that the Mexican officials had been abusing him, but due to on slaught of media coverage, they stopped the abuse and actually gave Mr. Tahmooressi better treatment.
I want to say "Thank You" to members of the media who did not forget about this young man, his service to our country, and the need to bring him home.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/01/world/americas/mexico-u-s-marine-freed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Why do you say he was doing something bad with those weapons? Many people keep weapons in their car and on their person. Lots of people even have rifles in racks in their trucks. Are you saying that those who lawfully carry weapons are automatically suspect of committing crimes? Given that citizens with weapons carry licenses commit 19 times less crime than those without weapons carry licenses, I fail to see how you came to your assertion.
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