From reading the article below, NYJ Damian Robinson was arrested for having a Bushmaster, 30 round magazines and ammunition when bomb sniffing dogs alerted police at the Meadowlands.
Hmmmm, I'm guessing here, but the only law I believe broken here was possession of 30 round magazines. Jeeez, the gun was unloaded and in a hard case. The article eluded to the gun being a fully auto.
Glad I don't live in NJ!
[url]http://www.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,4414057_59,00.html[/url]
Jets' Robinson charged, fined for possession of assault rifle
Oct. 16, 2001
SportsLine.com wire reports
NEW YORK -- New York Jets safety Damien Robinson was fined a week's pay by the NFL team after being charged with taking an assault rifle into a Giants Stadium parking lot.
Damien Robinson(AP)
The arrest took place in East Rutherford, N.J., several hours before the Jets beat the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Robinson, a free safety, played in the game.
Police found in the trunk of Robinson's truck a Bushmaster .223 assault rifle, three high-capacity magazines that hold 30 rounds each, and two boxes of ammunition containing 100 rounds each. The rifle and the magazines are illegal under a 1990 New Jersey law that bans the sale and possession of many kinds of automatic weapons.
Robinson could face up to five years in prison if convicted. He was released Sunday night on his own recognizance, and the matter will be turned over to the county prosecutor. He has waived arraignment.
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