Browns' former top draft pick pleads guilty to gun charges

SFGate.com ^ | April 19, 2002 | AP

[corsair]

Browns' former top draft pick pleads guilty to gun charge

Friday, April 19, 2002 Breaking News Sections

(04-19) 09:37 PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) --

Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Gerard Warren pleaded guilty to a gun charge Friday, five months after he was arrested while attending a party thrown by Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress.

Warren, the Browns' top draft pick last year, was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor firearms charge.

Police were questioning a passenger about suspected drug use in Warren's Chevrolet Suburban parked outside a nightclub on Nov. 20 when they spotted an empty gun holster.

According to a police report, a . 45-caliber Lock handgun belonging to Warren was found locked inside a console in the vehicle.

Warren had ownership papers for the weapon, but did not have a license for the gun.

[Billthedrill]

A very popular model, I'm lead to understand.

Uh, yeah. I had one but I traded it for an Imber. Olt makes a fine firearm as well. Reporters...

[Flyer]

he knew damn well that it was against the law but carried it anyway.

Pay no attention to unconstitutional laws.

[DrNo]

Yeah, that ol' 45 caliber Lock. A very popular model, I'm lead to understand.

Yup.

I'm sure you are familiar with the expression: "Lock and Load!"

;^)

[Alberta's Child]

I agree, but in this case the guy not only "paid attention" to an unconstitutional law, he pleaded guilty to violating it!

[Redbob]

Concealed handgun carry is perfectly legal and does not require any special permits in Texas if you are travelling.
That is, if you are on a trip away from home, not merely running down to the grocery store, but driving say from one city to another.

[Redbob]

BTW, might that handgun have been a (G)Lock .45?

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. That's interesting.

[glock rocks]

i just bought a new Ig P239, but kept the Locks (Combat Upperware).

[FreeTally]

Here in Florida, there would be zero problem.

Which, coincidentally, is where Gerrard Warren is from.

[Frohickey]

Warren had ownership papers for the weapon, but did not have a license for the gun.

Since when did you need a license in order to exercise a constitutionally-protected right?!!!

[SoothingDave]

Warren had ownership papers for the weapon, but did not have a license for the gun.

There is no such thing as a "license for a gun" in PA.

PA is a shall issue license to carry state, and this must be what the author is referring to.

In PA, without a carry permit, you are only authorized to transport a gun in a car if it is unloaded and stored in a seperate "compartment" from any ammo.

Additionally, you can only transport it to and from a place of practice (range), hunting, or repair/purchase.

So having a loaded (?) gun, or even an unloaded one outside a nightclub early in the morning is not legal.

SD

[SoothingDave]

And Pittsburg also has its own firearms laws, as I recall.

Philadelphia at one time had its own laws. But now the laws are uniform statewide and municipalities are forbiddden from enacting any.

SD