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Weapons and Pro Athletes

By Steven Rodriguez

Recently, almost every week seems to bring a news story about another pro athlete being charged with illegal possession of a firearm. In February, Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills football team was charged with felony possession of a firearm here in California. New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a New York night club in November of 2008 and was charged with felony possession of a weapon. In addition to the criminal charges he faced, Burress was suspended from playing for the Giants the remainder of their season for violating the NFL?s weapons possession policies. A 2006 article in the Boston Globe listed several professional athletes, including basketball player Shaquille O?Neal, NFL standout Daunte Culpepper and New York Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano, as licensed gun owners...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).