seems absurd and dangerous to a provincial fellow like myself. other laws may be already on the books...maybe they're absurd and dangerous too. *shrug* even if such a law is likely meant to be used to prosecute big time operators who work on both sides of the border, i don't like how else it could be used. i'm afraid for the wedding planning industry in particular.
If I (a US citizen) know the latest in plastic explosives technology and setup an improvised explosives operation in Yemen, where I'm sure it's legal, what's the problem?
If I bring the bombs over here, that's illegal and I'm arrested, right? What's the problem?
If I (a US citizen) know the latest in plastic explosives technology and setup an improvised explosives operation in Yemen, where I'm sure it's legal, what's the problem?
Of course they are. But if you as a US citizen play any role in it, you can be found guilty of breaching the foreign corrupt practices act -- even if you did 100% of the transaction on Mexican soil.