Comments on: Da’Quan Bowers arrested for carrying gun at airport

By: telemonianaias

telemonianaias — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:29:22 +0000

“Father to many, married to none and in case you’re unaware I carry a gun.” Beastie Boys- The New Style

By: badintent

badintent — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:12:09 +0000

He ‘lll fit right in with the Jets clown show.I’m thinking his name could be Bozo, Burris, or Cris Brown.

By: RedRuffensor

RedRuffensor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:20:50 +0000

Right about now, I expect the NRA and other assorted gun-nuts to defend Bowers’ “right” to carry a gun wherever he pleases.

By: onebucplace

onebucplace — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:23:37 +0000

So of course the story turns out to be not nearly the story that the media wants it to be.

Apparently he got to NY with a gun in his luggage, he flew in I believe. Anyways upon his arrival at the air port to go home, now having this gun with him and not knowing what to do, he went to the desk to find out how he should handle the situation. The gun is registered to him, but obviously not in the state of NY. He didn’t go through security or anything, he was asking how he should handle the situation. Then he was promptly arrested, all the news sites like this run stories saying he tried to take a loaded gun onto a plane (which wasn’t true) and now he’ll probably lose his right to carry a firearm and maybe go to prison. Once again for asking what he should do.

Well I can tell you what to do Bowers, rent a car and drive somewhere else. You might have made a stupid mistake but you’re not a criminal, not that anyone on this moronic message board or in the media cares since as we all know, even owning a gun in 2013 America is a criminal offense.

By: ee00ee

ee00ee — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:56:48 +0000

at least he didn’t try to sell someone a 40 0z soda there. Now that would have been serious!

By: trojan33sc

trojan33sc — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:33:12 +0000

Wonderful, so he earned his “Idiot Certification” in the process. This is too ridiculous to even report. I demand a drug test of his parents……..

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:21:15 +0000

Meanwhile, the 4th.-most-hated athlete on the planet, Jay Cutler, just made it possible for a bunch of diabetic kids to attend a place called Camp Carson in Indiana, second year in a row his foundation has done this. Camp Carson is geared for children with Type I diabetes, to help them cope and not feel they are struggling alone.

What’s sad is that the only place this is even mentioned is on the Bears website, apparently the mainstream media only cares about how Jay proposed to Kristin.

By: cubancigar10

cubancigar10 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:47:37 +0000

OK, guys. Do you have any idea of what is right and wrong? Is there life between your ears?

By: cdrion21

cdrion21 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:27:09 +0000

Barry Switzer is confused!

By: glinchey

glinchey — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:26:33 +0000

Pacman Jones approves this message

By: thereisfootballwestofjersey

thereisfootballwestofjersey — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:10:56 +0000

We now know the results of his Wunderlic test

By: Richard Dickson

Richard Dickson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:04:08 +0000

Apparently the gun was not loaded, but NY laws consider a gun being transported in the same container as its ammo to be loaded.

Bowers did not attempt to check the weapon, but alerted security that he had a weapon in his bag.

This sounds all the world to me like Bowers going through one set of procedures to take the gun on the place to New York, and not realizing there would be a separate set of procedures to take the gun OUT of New York. Hardly idiocy or stupidity, and hardly malice or intentional wrongdoing.

By: countyk66ers

countyk66ers — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:47:16 +0000

To me this is worse than the purple drank.

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:37:27 +0000

Heard plenty of these stories over the years of non-athletes (and sometimes highly educated people) also showing up at the airport with a gun in their carry-on. Most common excuse is “I forgot it was in this bag.”

Not being a gun person, I don’t quite get that…but definitely not a problem limited to “idiot athletes”. Kind of astounding how many illegal items (including firearms and other weapons) are seized in a year, most in the carry-ons of regular Joes who won’t get their names in the national media for it.

By: robrocker1959

robrocker1959 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:07:33 +0000

Wait a minute. If I am correct, Da’Quan is not a resident of New York. Did he buy the gun in New York? Oh, no wait, he must have driven to New York with his gun. Um, wait. New York dosen’t have reciprocal conceal carry laws. Now how in the hell did he get it to New York, on a plane trip up there?

There are some unanswered questions. Don’t ya think?

By: monkeyhateclean

monkeyhateclean — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:57:30 +0000

Like most gun owners, he probably has 20-30 guns. Its not that easy to keep track of where they are all the time.

By: retiredarmy3333

retiredarmy3333 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:40:20 +0000

This is so much BS! Check out what happens to an Airline Employee when they are caught. “Jaclyn Luby, a flight attendant for Republic Airways”. Google it. She got a Misdemeanor charge.

By: fdugrad

fdugrad — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:28:59 +0000

Another one of those well-trained, “we need MORE citizens packing heat,” NRA folks leading the way! What say you Mr. Wayne La Pierre?

By: riverhorsey

riverhorsey — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:28:16 +0000

how out of touch are you when you carry a gun into an airport?

Why is this guy even packing a gun? Because it’s legal or because he’s dealing?

By: donkeydrew

donkeydrew — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:23:41 +0000

lmao onebucplace is giving bowers a run for his money for the “special kind of stupid medal”

By: igotgamenj

igotgamenj — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:17:52 +0000

that is a federal offense

By: boogerhut

boogerhut — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:04:01 +0000

justintuckrule says: Feb 18, 2013 7:00 PM

How can you not tell us if he had a permit or not. This is the difference between a slap on the risk and getting the Plax treatment.
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Unless you’re a marshal a permit doesn’t mean squat. It has to be unloaded and in check on baggage only. Every state, every airport, same laws.

By: darkglobe1

darkglobe1 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:49:03 +0000

First they take away guns at the airport; then they take away our freedom!

By: Shinnbone

Shinnbone — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:44:36 +0000

Of all the states to get caught with a gun at an airport and he picks NEW YORK? This boy is in some serious trouble with Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo. Wow how stupid can you be….Loaded no less?

By: purplehayseuss

purplehayseuss — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:40:23 +0000

Onterrio Smith just heaved a huge sigh of relief. The golden Whizzinator award for the stupidest human on earth gets a new name on it today.

By: bkh405

bkh405 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:33:47 +0000

Typical “responsible” gun owner. Tell us again how more people should be carrying.

By: jimmysee

jimmysee — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:29:15 +0000

He needs a fake air marshall ID to get him out of tight situations like that.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:28:40 +0000

Thays not a gun sir. Thats my Adderall.

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:25:18 +0000

Are we saying they don’t read the paper or internet talk to no one never look at the news or turn on the radio to know the airport and guns don’t mix.

By: fdugrad

fdugrad — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:22:08 +0000

Football coaches MUST be the most intelligent of field generals. I always wonder when I read similar stories how in GOD”S name do these football coaches get these meatheads to carry out their individual assignments all together as a team at the second the ball is snapped, and SOMEHOW keep their pea brains focused for sixty minutes? How can they teach / instruct them to complete complex plays? These coaches MUST be geniuses!