January 4, 2010
Second Amendment Rights, NBA Edition
Words fail even worse, NBA edition. Washington Wizards (formerly Bullets) player Gilbert Arenas reportedly could lose a $100 million contract as the result of bringing guns (plural) into the locker room in a city where possession of them is as illegal as it is here in NYC -- and then deciding to threaten teammate Javaris Crittenton with one, rather than pay off on a bet ... only to have Crittenton draw his own gun in return!This is post-Plaxico, no less. When members of a local NBA team were asked for comment, "Nets say 3 out of 4 players pack heat"..
I was in a band where the guys would threaten each other with guns at rehearsals. That probably set back my appreciation for the Second Amendment by ten years.
UPDATES: Taranto adds: "This is almost as embarrassing to the Wizards as their record, although perhaps they'll make a virtue of necessity and embrace the tough-guy image. They could even change the team name to something firearm-related--say, the Washington Bullets."
Gun Rights Posted by John Kranz at January 4, 2010 1:31 PM
Where guns are outlawed only outlaws and pro athletes have guns.
Posted by: johngalt at January 4, 2010 2:30 PMLet me guess - machine guns in violin cases?
Posted by: Boulder Refugee at January 4, 2010 2:58 PMSingers with semi-automatics actually. We played at some bad addresses and they were always surprised that I was not packing. But these guys were not really models for firearm safety.
Posted by: jk at January 4, 2010 4:58 PM | What do you think? [3]