{"id":43,"date":"2009-07-27T08:03:43","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T12:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2009-07-27T08:03:43","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T12:03:43","slug":"but-hes-a-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"But he’s a celebrity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau<\/a> actually wants ex-Giants<\/a> wide receiver Plaxico Burress<\/a> in jail for illegally carrying in NYC. According to today’s Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Negotiations in the gun-possession case against ex-Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress — who accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Midtown nightclub last November — fell apart earlier this year after prosecutors insisted he do two years’ state time on a plea to a lesser gun charge, the DA told The Post. The Super Bowl XLII star was willing to bite the bullet and do jail time, but he wouldn’t agree to more than a year, the DA said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether Morgenthau carries through on this remains to be seen. New York is known to pooh-pooh away gun charges against celebrities.<\/p>\n

Burress’ stupidity in carrying a Glock<\/a> stuffed into the waisteband cannot be understated. \u00a0Because of the safety lever on the trigger, Glocks need holsters which cover the trigger guard to prevent ADs like this from happening.<\/p>\n