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Plaxico Hit With 2 Years

Former New York Giant will go to prison for 2008 illegal handgun incident

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(Newser) – Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress was sentenced today to two years in prison for possessing an unlicensed gun—the gun with which he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a New York nightclub in 2008, TMZ reports. The footballer, joined by his wife, son, and father at the sentencing, apologized and thanked his family for their support before being taken into custody.

Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress carries his son, Elijah, as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court for his sentencing, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York.
Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress carries his son, Elijah, as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court for his sentencing, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York.   (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
This is a July 29, 2009, file photo showing former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress leaving Manhattan Criminal Court after testifying to a Grand Jury, in New York.
This is a July 29, 2009, file photo showing former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress leaving Manhattan Criminal Court after testifying to a Grand Jury, in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
In this Jan. 13, 2008 file photo, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress (17) is seen on the field in an NFC divisional playoff football game in Irving, Texas.
In this Jan. 13, 2008 file photo, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress (17) is seen on the field in an NFC divisional playoff football game in Irving, Texas.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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Timinator2K
Sep 22, 09 10:36 AM CDT
Plaxico, you should have run over somebody and killed them instead...would have gotten a MUCH lighter sentence. WHAT TOTAL BS. Reply
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Forderon
Sep 22, 09 11:05 AM CDT
Indeed. Mandatory sentences are stupid.
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BoZo
Sep 22, 09 10:36 AM CDT
Thankfully the idiot did not kill or injure somebody else when his gun went off. Reply
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youngblood
Sep 22, 09 10:52 AM CDT
Great Player who is DUMB!! NYC Laws for carrying an unlicensed gun are very strict as they should be! Reply
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Derni
Sep 22, 09 11:19 AM CDT
We can't confuse physical ability with common sense and intelligence. Many different intelligencies-and Reply
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