Posted on 12/04/2008 5:34:20 AM PST by St. Louis Conservative
New York Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress is facing a mandatory 3½ years in prison and the end of his football career. His crime? Not having a license, which New York City never would have issued him, for the exercise of his constitutional right to bear arms.
Plaxico Burress is led to his arraignment in Manhattan. To be sure, Mr. Burress got caught because of what appears to have been stupid and irresponsible behavior connected with the handgun. But he does not face prison for shooting himself. His impending mandatory sentence highlights the unfairness and unconstitutionality of New York City's draconian gun laws.
Mr. Burress had previously had a handgun carry permit issued by Florida, for which he was required to pass a fingerprint-based background check. As a player for the Giants, he moved to Totowa, N.J., where he kept a Glock pistol. And last Friday night, he reportedly went to the Latin Quarter nightclub in midtown Manhattan carrying the loaded gun in his sweatpants. Because New York state permits to possess or carry handguns are not issued to nonresidents, Mr. Burress could not apply for a New York City permit.
At the nightclub, the handgun accidentally discharged, shooting Mr. Burress in the right thigh. He was not seriously injured, but he has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
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The second amendment says why you should be able to carry arms as well as that the right shouldn't be infringed. It is a personal right that brings personal responsibility. He blew it and he should pay just like anyone else.
Yeah, I know....some of your best friends are wide receivers, right?
They’re not too difficult.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_Act#Notable_New_York_City_license_holders
No doubt the man has screwed up. He shot himself in the leg and ruined his career.
Just intersting to see you argue strongly for gun control while most of the rest of us argue for Constitutional freedoms.
Tell that to the NYC judge ...
“You sound exactly like robertpaulsen did.”
Bingo!
Funny how people who do not understand the Constitution are often the most vocal in their misperceptions.
What other Constitutionally protected Right requires a permit before exercising? Or requires you to prove you are not a criminal via paperwork that violates two other Amendments?
Were you out of the country when R had his motorcycle accident?
Running your on business requires a permit.
If I did what he did, I would expect to go to jail. No one would know because I don't catch footballs and I do not carry tens of thousands in cash so I can "make it rain" at a strip club.
I am a family man with a gun collection and a concealed carry permit. I also understand the constitution. The second amendment is conditional. The extent of the implied conditions have never been fully tested. Someday soon, we may be able to carry in NYC legally. It is illegal now.
When it is, I hope that they require idiots like Plaxifool to learn what a safety is and why it is important before they are allowed to own a gun. I carry legally all the time and am in no danger of shooting myself.
Celebs pi$$ so many people off with their Leftist views they need a weapon for protection . Funny thing is most of them are against the Second Amendment and use the saying “Do as I say and not as I do !”
If somebody could get him arrested, I’ll be one of those to tar and feather him before he leaves. He’s breaking the law with impunity.
Try again...
I am against most gun control. I just think it is stupid to ignore existing law rather than fighting them. If you break existing law, you should pay the existing penalty. I don't believe our tax code is constitutional, but if I didn't pay, I would expect to go to jail.
ya a Doxen people out of how many million. All had enough money to buy somebody.
There is more to the constitution than just the BoR's. Please do some research on constitutional law.
With every post of yours on this thread, you refute this statement.
Individual arms kept for individual self defense and for militia use should they be required, in no way imparts a government power to require a license to carry.
Rights are protected not given in the Constitution. Further, explicit limits are placed on government power. Requiring a license to exercise RKBA violates the 2nd, the 10th, the 4th, the 5th, and Art 6 Para 2.
You got that right. You could sell a lot of tickets to that event.
Back at you sparky... Exactly where is it that the power to grant business license's was given to the FedGov... Further, where is the Right to Run a Business?
That is a State matter.
For the record, due to Federal "commerce clause" abuse, I would fully support another Amendment establishing a "separation of State and Economy".
Any other Bigger Government/anti-Rights arguments you'd care to make?
Oh, I get it, I'm a racist? No, I am sick of Plaxico. He is a problem. He has already been suspended this season, fined by the league, and allegedly fined 40 or 50 times by the team. He doesn't work hard and has a sense of entitlement. He has probably gotten away with so many things that he is shocked that he is being held accountable now. I love Heinz Ward and Troy Polamolu because they have class. Plaxifool is poison like Pacman
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