PushthePile Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 There is no difference to you with a guy who has a handgun, say, tucked in the waistband of his jeans, and a guy with his gun locked in a box in the trunk? No. The charge was possession of unlicensed firearm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Quint Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I don't think so at all. I don't think the trunk thing was for days later. I didnt hear about it for several days, and I pay close attention, and I didnt even necessarily believe it because it was, as I recall, more of the unsourced "rumored to be in the trunk" kind of thing. I know myself that when I heard it was in the trunk and not on his person I felt a lot different about it. Not that it wasn't stupid to be carrying a concealed weapon you shouldnt be. I think the trunk makes it significantly different. And probably made the charges and plea significantly different. I agree that I felt better about it after I learned that. To me, it's two totally different situations. Carrying it on you shows that you're ready to use it if provoked. Locked in the trunk? It's still accessible, but not nearly as close. It would be alot easier to walk/drive away from something if the gun is in the trunk, IMO. I think what the article is saying is that the situation is different than what everybody thinks now, and I don't see how that is possible. So far, we're lead to believe that the gun was unlicensed, in the trunk, and belonged to Marshawn. We know that because he's come out and said all of that. I think that the "source" is saying that it's different. I just can't see (short of Marshawn going in and saying that he was covering for someone else) how it could change in his favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 No. The charge was possession of unlicensed firearm. So you think Lynch would have got one misdemeanor if he had the gun in his jeans? Yeah, right, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Licensed gun by the way.....but he doesn't have a carry permit. There is a huge difference. The fact that it was in the trunk helped him out too. Stupid thing to do, but it's not like he was walking around waving the thing in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Quint Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Licensed gun by the way.....but he doesn't have a carry permit. There is a huge difference. The fact that it was in the trunk helped him out too. Stupid thing to do, but it's not like he was walking around waving the thing in the air. Like James Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I met with my boss and told him that I had struck a pedestrian and been caught with an unliscenced weapon and pot. He said: "You're fired" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOR Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Like James Hardy Naw, Hardy gunned down father of the year in cold blood. He got better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 a. He wasn't busted with pot. b. You, more than likely, do not work under an employment contract negotiated by Collective Bargaining. c. The gun charge was CONCEALED...not UNLICENSED. There is a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I met with my boss and told him that I had struck a pedestrian and been caught with an unliscenced weapon and pot.He said: "You're fired" Good point. Car washes have become a LOT more strict lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Licensed gun by the way.....but he doesn't have a carry permit. There is a huge difference. The fact that it was in the trunk helped him out too. Stupid thing to do, but it's not like he was walking around waving the thing in the air. Fair enough, I stand corrected. The two are vastly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Cool It looks like it will be anywhere from 0-2 games, and most likely 1 game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I agree that I felt better about it after I learned that. To me, it's two totally different situations. Carrying it on you shows that you're ready to use it if provoked. Locked in the trunk? It's still accessible, but not nearly as close. It would be alot easier to walk/drive away from something if the gun is in the trunk, IMO. I think what the article is saying is that the situation is different than what everybody thinks now, and I don't see how that is possible. So far, we're lead to believe that the gun was unlicensed, in the trunk, and belonged to Marshawn. We know that because he's come out and said all of that. I think that the "source" is saying that it's different. I just can't see (short of Marshawn going in and saying that he was covering for someone else) how it could change in his favor. You may be right. My reading of that statement of it's "not as it has been portrayed" is simply that people reading the headlines probably think he had an unlicensed gun in his wasteband and smoking pot with a few thugs in South Central, as opposed to it being licensed and locked in a case in the trunk and a small amount of pot in blunts were found but he wasn't even accused of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I met with my boss and told him that I had struck a pedestrian and been caught with an unliscenced weapon and pot.He said: "You're fired" Why did you tell him? One big difference between Lynch, and most of us, is when we commit a misdemeanor, out bosses aren't likely to find out about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 This begs the question again, are the Bills going to try and do better with Fred Jackson than a 1 year deal??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Licensed gun by the way.....but he doesn't have a carry permit. There is a huge difference. The fact that it was in the trunk helped him out too. Stupid thing to do, but it's not like he was walking around waving the thing in the air. http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/090226/lynch.pdf COUNT 3On or about February 11, 2009, in the County of Los Angeles, the crime of CARRYING LOADED FIREARM, NOT REGISTERED, in violation of PENAL CODE SECTION 12031(a)(1), a Misdemeanor, was committed by MARSHAWN TERRELL LYNCH, who unlawfully carried a loaded firearm on the person and in a vehicle and said firearm was not registered to the defendant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 You may be right. My reading of that statement of it's "not as it has been portrayed" is simply that people reading the headlines probably think he had an unlicensed gun in his wasteband and smoking pot with a few thugs in South Central, as opposed to it being licensed and locked in a case in the trunk and a small amount of pot in blunts were found but he wasn't even accused of it. From a legal/suspension standpoint you are making great points. As a Bills fan who has witnessed last years Chippewa incident and the pieces involved with this story, I have to be a little skeptical of Marshawns ability to stay out of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/090226/lynch.pdf Stop with facts. Facts suck on a message board. It's not like he was seen in the airport with Cook and Coach Seifert carrying the licensed/unregistered loaded weapon. Afterall, he is a Buffalo Bill and therefore can do no wrong, but those *pats, fish, bows, etc... are instantly guilty and should be banned of life if they drink a beer in their own living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/090226/lynch.pdf I reverse my, stand corrected. Thanks Lori. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 http://a.espncdn.com/media/pdf/090226/lynch.pdf I am not saying I know what happened but was this the charge that he was convicted on, or one of the others? It's very possible that it was registered, he just couldn't prove it, was given the charge which was later dismissed. Like you're driving without your license or registration and get a ticket but it's dropped later when you show you have one. Especially because it wasnt his car or city he lives in. Like I said, I don't know if that is the case, and havent seen whether or not it was registered, but that document is not really proof to me. Perhaps it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I am not saying I know what happened but was this the charge that he was convicted on, or one of the others? It's very possible that it was registered, he just couldn't prove it, was given the charge which was later dismissed. Like you're driving without your license or registration and get a ticket but it's dropped later when you show you have one. Especially because it wasnt his car or city he lives in. Like I said, I don't know if that is the case, and havent seen whether or not it was registered, but that document is not really proof to me. Perhaps it is. He pleaded on the concealed weapon (Count 1). http://da.co.la.ca.us/mr/030509b.htm Under the terms of negotiated plea agreement, two misdemeanor counts were dismissed at sentencing. Lynch, 22, of Oakland, was charged last month in connection with an incident on Feb. 11 when Culver City police recovered a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic firearm from the trunk of his 2006 Mercedes Benz. The weapon was found in a backpack that also contained other items belonging to Lynch, prosecutors said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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