*waits for the usual 2nd amendment defenders to show up and defend him*

oh wait he's black.

nevermind.

i'm guessing the gun was illegally obtained or something, right? probably didn't have a license for it, serial numbers scraped off?

i can only imagine that being the case if he was sentenced to a year AND being a celebrity... i mean Lindsey Lohan has done worse than that and she spent what...24 hours in jail?

From another article: The 27-year-old admitted attempted criminal possession of a weapon

Attempted possession? That's a new one to me.

<Urkel>Did I do that?</Urkel>

Rikers Island?

This is one away mission I never heard of.

But will he be offed, by the very same bikers?

/Sure beats Rikers.

So he will spend a year in protective custody for a non-violent crime.

But the story will read: "A year at Rikers, OMG Thug!". The man is dedicated to his career, I'll give him that.

Thought he had a prior felony so the gun charge might have been a violation of his probation/parole...

xanadian: Butterflew: i'm guessing the gun was illegally obtained or something, right? probably didn't have a license for it, serial numbers scraped off?

If I remember correctly, it's illegal to be in possession of a gun AT ALL in NYC. 1 year, mandatory. Doesn't matter who you are.

Of course, someone could've just been feeding me a cock-and-bull story, but that's the story I heard some 20 years ago. From a gun nut. So take it as you will. :-/

I have heard that as well.

FTA: The second had to be rearranged after a fire broke out in the New York court complex.

And Lil' Wayne didn't put it out?

They found the gun on the tour bus and several people tried to say it was their gun other than Lil' Wayne. But they found skin cells that matched Lil' Wayne, so they chose to go after him. Plus I think the gun was registered to someone else on the bus, but in NYC that doesn't matter.

/seems like a crock to me

A gangsta rapper in trouble with the law?
Nothing to see here - move along.

This seems like a good thing for his resume, given his profession.

I am Ahab: FTA: The second had to be rearranged after a fire broke out in the New York court complex.

And Lil' Wayne didn't put it out?

/golfclap

He's so farking ugly he could be a creature from "Legend" or one of the LOTR films.

What's the deal with that?

"A tiny handful of cells -- anywhere from two to 16, visible only via microscope, all presumably sloughed off skin cells -- were swabbed off the grip and trigger and matched to Lil Wayne's own genetic profile."

NY Post Story About It (new window)

HotWingConspiracy: This seems like a good thing for his resume, given his profession.

Not so much. They were talking about this on Howard Stern this morning, and they all called him a pussy for not going into general population.

wild9: Thought he had a prior felony so the gun charge might have been a violation of his probation/parole...

xanadian: Butterflew: i'm guessing the gun was illegally obtained or something, right? probably didn't have a license for it, serial numbers scraped off?

If I remember correctly, it's illegal to be in possession of a gun AT ALL in NYC. 1 year, mandatory. Doesn't matter who you are.

Of course, someone could've just been feeding me a cock-and-bull story, but that's the story I heard some 20 years ago. From a gun nut. So take it as you will. :-/

I have heard that as well.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's do not be in possession of a gun in NY without the correct permits, etc.

First Plaxico and now this guy. NY doesn't give a shiat who you are.

What's interesting is that Donte Stallworth KILLED a person while drunk driving, and served less time in prison than Plaxico, who only shot HIMSELF.

So to recap: Possession of a gun in NY - 2 years prison. Drunken Manslaughter in I think Louisiana - 8 months or so.

turtle553: They found the gun on the tour bus and several people tried to say it was their gun other than Lil' Wayne. But they found skin cells that matched Lil' Wayne, so they chose to go after him. Plus I think the gun was registered to someone else on the bus, but in NYC that doesn't matter.

/seems like a crock to me

Wasnt there also a ridiculous amount of drugs on the bus? From what I remember, they were on the tour bus. And cops just came on the bus, and Wayne was holding a black bag. He threw the bag across the bus when he saw the cops and obviously, in the bag was a handgun and lots o drugs. Frankly, the guy did something wrong. Why the drugs were left out of the case, and they focused on the gun I dont know. I actually heard that Wayne is not a big fan of guns, because he shot himself when he was really young. But who knows. I suppose its not fair to just let people off the hook, but it this case, they wanted HIM. They didnt really seem to care about what was truth or not, they wnated him. Whether he was the actual culprit or not didnt seem to matter.

You can legally have a weapon while driving through NYC, but it has to be according to the Firearm Owners Protection Act.

Link (new window)

I'm waiting for SCOTUS to tell Chicago and NYC how unconstitutional handgun bans/limitations are. In NYC you can only buy one handgun every 90 days. Like that ever stopped any crime.

PawisBetlog: wild9: Thought he had a prior felony so the gun charge might have been a violation of his probation/parole...

xanadian: Butterflew: i'm guessing the gun was illegally obtained or something, right? probably didn't have a license for it, serial numbers scraped off?

If I remember correctly, it's illegal to be in possession of a gun AT ALL in NYC. 1 year, mandatory. Doesn't matter who you are.

Of course, someone could've just been feeding me a cock-and-bull story, but that's the story I heard some 20 years ago. From a gun nut. So take it as you will. :-/

I have heard that as well.

If there's one thing I've learned, it's do not be in possession of a gun in NY without the correct permits, etc.

First Plaxico and now this guy. NY doesn't give a shiat who you are.

What's interesting is that Donte Stallworth KILLED a person while drunk driving, and served less time in prison than Plaxico, who only shot HIMSELF.

So to recap: Possession of a gun in NY - 2 years prison. Drunken Manslaughter in I think Louisiana - 8 months or so.

I believe it was Florida. So that kind of explains itself.

turtle553: They found the gun on the tour bus and several people tried to say it was their gun other than Lil' Wayne. But they found skin cells that matched Lil' Wayne, so they chose to go after him. Plus I think the gun was registered to someone else on the bus, but in NYC that doesn't matter.

/seems like a crock to me

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to felony gun charges involving a semiautomatic pistol found on his tour bus in 2007.

Read more:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/08/2010-03-08_no_more_delays_ra pper_lil_wayne_sentenced_to_one_year_in_gun_case.html#ixzz0hhIsxsl8 (new window)


/you sound uninformed

Oh_Enough_Already: He's so farking ugly he could be a creature from "Legend" or one of the LOTR films.

What's the deal with that?

I like Wayne, but if you put a white hand on his face... yeah that's all the make-up you'd need to put him in Saruman's army.

Lil' Wayne gets a year in pris...gains authenticity

I think I wouldn't mind spending a year in Pris:

Hobodeluxe: *waits for the usual 2nd amendment defenders to show up and defend him*

oh wait he's black.

nevermind.

Actually, I would defend him. I don't know the details, but if he hasn't committed an actual crime with the gun there should be no charge. I think licensing is bullshiat (though I went through the process myself).

dittybopper: I think I wouldn't mind spending a year in Pris:

Ba-dum *tssshhh*

Whew! Another scary gun off the street! Now the mayor can approve a gun permit and give it to one of his well connected buds!

PawisBetlog: wild9: What's interesting is that Donte Stallworth KILLED a person while drunk driving, and served less time in prison than Plaxico, who only shot HIMSELF.

So to recap: Possession of a gun in NY - 2 years prison. Drunken Manslaughter in I think Louisiana - 8 months or so.

According to Progressive Auto Insurance, had I killed a person with my vehicle (Vehicular manslaughter), my insurance would have been lower than getting a Reckless ticket for racing.

I think the law (and in turn, insurance companies) looks at gun possession as something people might repeat doing - therefor stiffer penalties apply. Driving while drunk and killing someone is something people never do more than once.

Fuggin Bizzy: IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE A GUN with the proper licenses granting the legal right.

I think that's what you meant.

Fuggin Bizzy Guns don't kill people. People jealous husbands with guns kill people

/FTFY

Hobodeluxe: *waits for the usual 2nd amendment defenders to show up and defend him*

oh wait he's black.

nevermind.

I'll defend him: NYC's gun laws are draconian. If he wasn't threatening anyone or misusing it in any way (other than possessing it, of course), what is the harm?

Having said that, he also faces felony drug and gun charges in Arizona. A conviction on those charges would make him federally ineligible to own a firearm.

"His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

Fuggin Bizzy: IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE A GUN

In NYC it is close to being illegal. Handguns must be registered. In NYC, even getting the permit to obtain a pistol is hard. Also, it is damn near impossible to obtain a permit to carry unless you are famous or work in security.

I think Lil Wayne's problem, correct me if I am wrong, is that he didn't have a permit to possess a firearm. Being a non-resident, that is an impossibility, but the law is the law no matter how screwed up it is.

Hobodeluxe:

*waits for the usual 2nd amendment defenders to show up and defend him*

New York's gun laws are idiotic.

Hobodeluxe:

oh wait he's black.

nevermind.

Regardless of his skin pigmentation (and New York's asinine gun laws), he's a felon. Even most pro-gun rights folks will allow for felons to be disarmed.

Beeblebrox: "His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

Had most of his gold and shiat in his teeth removed.

wild9: Beeblebrox: "His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

Had most of his gold and shiat in his teeth removed.

Wait, that shiat is permanent?

Beeblebrox: "His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

He needed his grill taken out, before it got ripped out by the other prisoners.

dittybopper: I'll defend him: NYC's gun laws are draconian. If he wasn't threatening anyone or misusing it in any way (other than possessing it, of course), what is the harm?

I think the harm is that if you're not responsible to understand and abide by the laws put forth to carry a handgun, you're probably not responsible enough to own a handgun in the first place.

Beeblebrox: wild9: Beeblebrox: "His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

Had most of his gold and shiat in his teeth removed.

Wait, that shiat is permanent?

Obviously not...

Hobodeluxe: *waits for the usual 2nd amendment defenders to show up and defend him*

oh wait he's black.

nevermind.

"Damnit" thinks Hobodeluxe "Where all all those dumb farks who like the second amendment?" Bunch of redneck racists! C'mon, someone justify my comment. Please!"

I don't recognise that forehead tattoo. Which Goa'uld does he serve?

/article failed to mention it was a zat gun

Prison? But he looks like such a good and upstanding citizen, and he is sooooo talented too.

FuelCycle: Beeblebrox: wild9: Beeblebrox: "His sentencing came after several delays. The first date was postponed to allow the rapper to have dental work."

The article says he's 27. What kind of serious dental works does he need?

Had most of his gold and shiat in his teeth removed.

Wait, that shiat is permanent?

Obviously not...

You know what I meant. I thought they just came out like a retainer or something. I didn't know you needed a dentist to put them in or remove them.

I'm from Idaho, give me a break...

You can take the kid out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of the kid.



/michael vick?
//I keed