Raymond Felton Gun Trouble?

New York Knick Raymond Felton was arrested early Tuesday morning for possessing an unlicensed firearm in his Manhattan apartment. Making things worse, when the handgun was recovered by police, loaded with 18 rounds of live ammunition, according to prosecutors, and had a 20-round magazine, triggering a felony violation. In New York State, it is a misdemeanor to possess an unlicensed handgun in your home, and anyone doing so faces up to one year of imprisonment. If Raymond Felton is found guilty of the felony count of illegal possession of an extended magazine, he is likely going to serve real jail time, and never be aloud to play in the NBA. While earlier reported Raymond Felton's wife said, that he threatened her with a firearm. Felton returned to practice Wednesday and will play in Thursday's road game against Miami Heat, Felton might also choose to take a voluntary leave from the team. Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Raymond was focused on basketball at practice. He said he did not know all the details surrounding Felton's legal situation but added there was never any internal discussion about sitting him for a few games. Lucky for Raymond he is still able to play, most coaches in the NBA would not tolerate that. Raymond said, "I'm here to concentrate on this team, finish this season out with the New York Knicks and see what happens, man,Trying to make it to the playoffs. We're 5 and a half games out of 25 games left, so I'm really focusing on that with these guys, with the team and trying to make that happen."I believe that Raymond cought himself in a major situation, who knows if his wife and him were going threw problems, or maybe he really did threatend her. If I was in Raymond's shoes I personally would have never even had bought a gun, not that there isn't anything wrong with owning a gun, it's just that he was probably going threw some problems with his wife and she decided to say he pointed a gun at her.

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