Plaxico Burress wears sweatpants to accommodate his injured hamstring muscle. He wanted to go out, but couldn’t get into a nightclub wearing sweatpants unless he wore lots of gold. He needed a gun to protect the gold, but couldn’t register his 40. cal Glock because police know he fights with his wife. He put the unregistered gun in his waistband because sweatpants don’t have pockets, and shot himself when the gun slipped out of the waistband elastic. He gave a false name at the hospital but got caught anyway.
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