Keep in mind when you live in states who have incredibly harsh laws for gun control, this is pretty common. Remember Plaxico Burress? The NFL Wide Receiver? He

Keep in mind when you live in states who have incredibly harsh laws for gun control, this is pretty common. Remember Plaxico Burress? The NFL Wide Receiver? He spent two years in federal prison for shooting HIMSELF in the leg with a firearm that wasn't licensed in NY or NJ: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4493887 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4493887 Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau insisted that the former New York Giants wide receiver serve at least two years in prison for violating the city's strict gun laws. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had also publicly called for Burress to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. On July 29, Burress took the rare and risky step of testifying before the grand jury, hoping to convince the panel that the gun was not used in the commission of a crime and that he was the lone victim. But days later, Burress was indicted on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment. He faced a minimum sentence of 3½ years if convicted at trial. I'm pretty sure in a state like Texas, they wouldn't even bother him once they knew his connection to the gang was minimal.