Anyone remotely associated with the New York Giants is, in the wake of the Plaxico Burress arrest and suspension, being questioned about their stance on guns and whether or not it's acceptable for NFL players to carry said firearms.Brandon Jacobs is no different. However, he has a pretty spicy -- albeit fair -- response as to whether or not he should be holding onto a gun in his own home.
"All I will say is in the streets for me, there is no need for it," running back Brandon Jacobs said of carrying a gun. "But if you come in between that door frame of my home, I am going to kill you. Hands down."Look, there's nothing awesome about shooting another human being. Ever. But Jacobs has a point, constitutional interpretation be damned: he is allowed to own a gun in the privacy of his home and he has the right to use it in order to protect his family.
When asked if he owns a gun, Jacobs added, "Listen to the words that are coming out of my mouth," Jacobs said. "If you come between the door. ... If I am out in the streets, I don't have anything to do with that. But at my house, where I have my wife and son there ..."
That doesn't make volunteering his willingness to kill an intruder any smarter ... actually, on second thought, yes it does. I don't think that Sean Taylor flexing his private muscles would have kept him any safer. I do, however, think that a potential media-driven warning probably serves to push future violators away from his private property.
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12-03-2008 @ 5:05AM
pointandsqueezyfosheezy said...
"who's that peeking in my window??PPOOOWWW!...nobody now..."
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12-03-2008 @ 7:47AM
Rob said...
Wow. I sure hope that he has had proper gun safety training and keeps it in a secure place.
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12-03-2008 @ 7:57AM
hollis said...
God bless america for the right for Brandon Jacobs to be able to protest his family. This is a man who would kill or die for them and he has every right to do so.
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12-03-2008 @ 8:16AM
o-easy said...
remind me to never accept a dinner invitation at brandon jacobs' house.
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12-03-2008 @ 8:26AM
LARRY said...
a badge does not protect you
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12-03-2008 @ 8:28AM
Doomsday Beast said...
Right on Jacobs, Enough said, you made your point. I agree with what he has said. On the other hand, for all these athletes going out to clubs with guns, why go out if your saftey is at risk? and it's not going out that is a factor, it's the places you go out, the types of characters that are there, and these players know what kind of people hang out at these clubs, the players,drug dealers, gangbangers. Your suppose to be Professionals, and your certainly are upperclass, you need to be hanging out with your own kind, people that aren't going to be envious of your millions, fame and fortune. When people start to drink that liquid courage and they see someone with high profile status, they wanna challange them, to show that money doesn't buy power in a fight. All I am saying is, these athletes need to get there heads out of the clouds, this is a new era, think about where your going, and if you wanna have a good time why take a gun to ruin it? go to places that carry people with high profile status, you have no business paying or getting into a club that has a $10 cover charge.
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12-04-2008 @ 6:55PM
matt said...
So true. I like the guy, but what the ####? At least get some training on the weapon. Dont load it or put the safety on. I walked around with live ammo in the Army for years, never shot anyone. Especially myself!
12-03-2008 @ 9:48AM
jc said...
Wow someone quoted Three Steps From Nowhere! The dumbest thing that Harris Smith did was not having that gun registered. Any law abiding citizen has the right to carry a firearm, but you'd better get it now because there is getting ready to be a President who thinks the 2nd Ammendment gives you the right to wear tank tops.
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12-03-2008 @ 12:00PM
Eddie said...
Ssshhh! Our current President might hear you and not understand that you're kidding.
12-03-2008 @ 1:31PM
shonday said...
Shhhh....time to be quiet. You lost. Adults are in charge now.
12-03-2008 @ 9:52AM
kilgoretrout said...
I don't think that Jacobs needs a gun to kill an intruder.
He's gonna rip him apart with bare hands... 'cause he's a MEAST! :-)
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12-04-2008 @ 10:47AM
MindcrimeII said...
I agree with him. I am the same way. I will do anything that I have to do to protect my family. You come into my house and try to hurt my wife or kids............you will die.
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12-03-2008 @ 11:57AM
Eddie said...
B-Jac is such a beast. I mean, I thought he was badass before, but this seals it. You heard it here first:
Brandon Jacobs is one bad Mother F-er.
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12-03-2008 @ 12:37PM
bigflyer said...
How dare that paperboy ask for a tip at Christmas, where's my piece....?
The NBA mentality has migrated to the NFL.
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12-03-2008 @ 4:42PM
marcus said...
"Where's the paperboy?"
12-03-2008 @ 3:14PM
Eileen said...
Brandon would just run over anyone that threatened him. He really does not need to use firearms!!
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12-03-2008 @ 1:45PM
Scott_gp said...
Notice that the headline on the Fanhouse main page reads simply "I Am Going to Kill You." What sort of reaction are you guys fishing for? Pretty easy pickings this week to paint NFL players as trigger-happy madmen, but this is off base. Jacobs made a perfectly valid statement...don't use him to push your agenda.
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12-03-2008 @ 1:45PM
LEE said...
ME TOO, IF I WAS FILTY RICH AND SOMEONE STEP IN MY LAWN THREATENING MY FAMILY. THEY A DEAD MAN. I WOULD KILL THEM TOO. I PHREASE YOU JACOBS FOR SPEAKING UP LIKE A REAL MAN SHOULD. EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES.
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12-03-2008 @ 6:54PM
charles yount said...
it sure is strange that rich black men always feel so threaten!
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12-03-2008 @ 3:17PM
Eric said...
Please...Brandon doesn't want to catch a murder charge. Bear the pain of taking a another humans life for the rest of his, battle a lengthy trial and all that comes with that....Tough talk, from a tough guy
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