Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
- ️Wed Dec 17 2008
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
CRIME
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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Ant | Musician | 3-Nov-1954 | Goody Two Shoes | |
| Benigno Aquino | Politician | 27-Nov-1932 | 21-Aug-1983 | Philippine opposition leader |
| Gilbert Arenas | Basketball | 6-Jan-1982 | All-Star NBA guard | |
| Notorious B.I.G. | Rapper | 21-May-1972 | 9-Mar-1997 | I love it when you call me big poppa |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard | Rapper | 15-Nov-1968 | 13-Nov-2004 | Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan |
| Christopher Boyce | Spy | 16-Feb-1953 | The Falcon | |
| Christian Brando | Relative | 11-May-1958 | 26-Jan-2008 | Son of Marlon Brando |
| Arthur Bremer | Assassin | 21-Aug-1950 | Shot Governor George Wallace | |
| Todd Bridges | Actor | 27-May-1965 | Diff'rent Strokes | |
| Young Buck | Rapper | 15-Mar-1981 | Straight Outta Cashville | |
| Plaxico Burress | Football | 12-Aug-1977 | NFL free agent | |
| Dan Burros | Activist | 5-Mar-1937 | 31-Oct-1965 | Antisemitic Jew outed by NY Times |
| William S. Burroughs | Author | 5-Feb-1914 | 2-Aug-1997 | Naked Lunch |
| C-Murder | Rapper | 9-Mar-1971 | Rapper, serving life for murder | |
| Jose Canseco | Baseball | 2-Jul-1964 | Troubled Oakland A's player | |
| Roger Caron | Criminal | 12-Apr-1938 | 11-Apr-2012 | Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars |
| Hurricane Carter | Boxing | 6-May-1937 | Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder | |
| 50 Cent | Rapper | 6-Jul-1975 | Wanksta, P.I.M.P. | |
| Beth Chapman | TV Personality | 29-Oct-1967 | Dog Chapman's wife | |
| Harry Connick, Jr. | Singer | 11-Sep-1967 | Golden voiced singer/actor | |
| Coolio | Rapper | 1-Aug-1963 | Gangsta's Paradise | |
| John Evander Couey | Criminal | 19-Sep-1958 | 30-Sep-2009 | Sex offender, killed Jessica Lunsford |
| Peter Criss | Drummer | 20-Dec-1945 | One of the original KISS quartet | |
| David Crosby | Musician | 14-Aug-1941 | Crosby, Stills, and Nash | |
| Trick Daddy | Rapper | 27-Sep-1973 | Thug | |
| Donald DeFreeze | Criminal | 16-Nov-1943 | 17-May-1974 | Symbionese Liberation Army |
| Snoop Dogg | Rapper | 20-Oct-1971 | Sippin' on gin, juice | |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | Actor | 4-Apr-1965 | The Gingerbread Man | |
| Sanjay Dutt | Actor | 29-Jul-1959 | Mission Kashmir | |
| David Lee Edwards | 7-Jan-1955 | $41.4M Powerball winner | ||
| Eminem | Rapper | 17-Oct-1972 | The Real Slim Shady | |
| Stefan Eriksson | Business | 14-Dec-1961 | Gizmondo exec, crashed Ferrari | |
| Fabolous | Rapper | 18-Nov-1977 | I Can't Deny It | |
| Dennis Farina | Actor | 29-Feb-1944 | Ray Barboni in Get Shorty | |
| Flavor Flav | Rapper | 16-Mar-1959 | Public Enemy | |
| Eddie Fontaine | Singer | 6-Mar-1927 | 13-Apr-1992 | Rock-a-billy singer and character actor |
| The Game | Rapper | 29-Nov-1979 | Ousted member of G-Unit | |
| Terry George | Film Director | 20-Dec-1952 | Hotel Rwanda | |
| Vincent Gigante | Criminal | 29-Mar-1928 | 19-Dec-2005 | Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family |
| Bernhard Goetz | Criminal | 7-Nov-1947 | Subway vigilante | |
| Omar Gooding | Actor | 19-Oct-1976 | Calvin on Barbershop | |
| Patty Hearst | Victim | 20-Feb-1954 | Kidnapped by SLA | |
| Gary Heidnik | Criminal | 22-Nov-1943 | 6-Jul-1999 | Sex torturer, murderer |
| John Hinckley | Assassin | 29-May-1955 | Shot President Reagan | |
| Mark W. Hofmann | Criminal | 7-Dec-1954 | Forger, murderer | |
| Doc Holliday | Doctor | 14-Aug-1851 | 8-Nov-1887 | Wyatt Earp's reliable friend |
| John Hostettler | Politician | 19-Jul-1961 | Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2007 | |
| Steve Howe | Baseball | 10-Mar-1958 | 28-Apr-2006 | MLB pitcher |
| Darrell Issa | Politician | 1-Nov-1953 | Congressman, California 49th | |
| Allen Iverson | Basketball | 7-Jun-1975 | Detroit Pistons point guard | |
| Ze'ev Jabotinsky | Military | 18-Oct-1880 | 4-Aug-1940 | Founder of the Jewish Legion |
| Jadakiss | Rapper | 27-May-1975 | Why? | |
| Jay-Z | Rapper | 4-Dec-1969 | Can I Get A... | |
| Young Jeezy | Rapper | 12-Oct-1977 | Boyz N Da Hood | |
| Meir Kahane | Activist | 1-Aug-1932 | 5-Nov-1990 | Founder of Jewish Defense League |
| Evel Knievel | Daredevil | 17-Oct-1938 | 30-Nov-2007 | Daredevil and one-time action figure |
| Queen Latifah | Rapper | 18-Mar-1970 | All Hail the Queen | |
| Martin Lawrence | Comic | 16-Apr-1965 | Martin | |
| Arthur Lee | Singer | 7-Mar-1945 | 4-Aug-2006 | Love |
| Tommy Lee | Drummer | 3-Oct-1962 | M�tley Cr�e drummer | |
| John Walker Lindh | Criminal | 9-Feb-1981 | The American Taliban | |
| Sonny Liston | Boxing | 8-May-1932 | 30-Dec-1970 | World Heavyweight Champion 1962-64 |
| Jennifer Lopez | Singer | 24-Jul-1969 | Maid in Manhattan | |
| Henry Lee Lucas | Criminal | 23-Aug-1936 | 12-Mar-2001 | Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas |
| Master P | Actor | 29-Apr-1967 | Rapper, CEO of No Limit Records | |
| Bat Masterson | Government | 26-Nov-1853 | 25-Oct-1921 | Frontier peace officer |
| John Matuszak | Football | 25-Oct-1950 | 17-Jun-1989 | Oakland Raider turned actor |
| John McAfee | Business | 18-Sep-1945 | Antivirus entepreneur and yoga wannabe | |
| John McVie | Bassist | 26-Nov-1945 | Bassist for Fleetwood Mac | |
| Russell Means | Activist | 10-Nov-1939 | 22-Oct-2012 | American Indian Movement |
| Ernesto Miranda | Criminal | 9-Mar-1941 | 31-Jan-1976 | Miranda v. Arizona |
| Sara Jane Moore | Assassin | 15-Feb-1930 | Tried to kill President Ford | |
| John Allen Muhammad | Criminal | 31-Dec-1960 | 10-Nov-2009 | Beltway sniper |
| Mystikal | Rapper | 22-Sep-1970 | New Orleans rapper, Ghetto Fabulous | |
| Charles Ng | Criminal | 24-Dec-1960 | On death row in California | |
| Brian Nichols | Criminal | 10-Dec-1971 | Allegedly killed judge, deputy during escape | |
| Noreaga | Rapper | 6-Sep-1977 | Niggas On the Run Eating | |
| Clifford Olson | Criminal | 1-Jan-1940 | 30-Sep-2011 | Killed 11 youths in British Columbia |
| Don Omar | Rapper | 10-Feb-1978 | Popular reggaeton artist | |
| Lee Harvey Oswald | Assassin | 18-Oct-1939 | 24-Nov-1963 | Assassin of John F. Kennedy |
| Petey Pablo | Rapper | 22-Jul-1973 | Dirty South rapper, Raise Up | |
| Al Pacino | Actor | 25-Apr-1940 | Michael Corleone in The Godfather | |
| Carl Panzram | Criminal | 28-Jun-1891 | 5-Sep-1930 | Relentless sociopath, serial killer |
| Talwinder Singh Parmar | Terrorist | 26-Feb-1944 | 15-Oct-1992 | 1985 Air India bombing mastermind |
| Chris Penn | Actor | 10-Oct-1965 | 24-Jan-2006 | Nice Guy Eddie in Reservoir Dogs |
| Lawrence Phillips | Football | 12-May-1975 | Troubled former pro football player | |
| Wilson Pickett | Singer/Songwriter | 18-Mar-1941 | 19-Jan-2006 | In the Midnight Hour |
| Robert Pickton | Criminal | c. 1949 | Canadian pig farmer, serial killer | |
| John Popper | Musician | 29-Mar-1967 | Harmonica player, Blues Traveler | |
| Spencer Pratt | TV Personality | 14-Aug-1983 | Husband of Heidi Montag | |
| Puff Daddy | Music Producer | 4-Nov-1969 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | |
| Chopper Read | Criminal | 17-Nov-1954 | Earless Australian killer, author | |
| Remy Ma | Rapper | 30-May-1980 | There's Something About Remy | |
| Busta Rhymes | Rapper | 20-May-1972 | Woo-Hah! Got You All In Check | |
| Slick Rick | Rapper | 14-Jan-1965 | Eyepatch-sporting rapper on Def Jam | |
| Carl Rowan | Columnist | 11-Aug-1925 | 23-Sep-2000 | Chicago Sun-Times columnist |
| Mike Rozier | Football | 1-Mar-1961 | Houston Oilers running back | |
| Jack Ruby | Assassin | 25-Mar-1911 | 3-Jan-1967 | Killed Lee Harvey Oswald |
| Ja Rule | Rapper | 29-Feb-1976 | Holla Holla | |
| Bobby Rush | Politician | 23-Nov-1946 | Congressman, Illinois 1st | |
| Bobby Sands | Activist | 9-Mar-1954 | 5-May-1981 | Irish hunger striker |
| Juelz Santana | Rapper | 18-Feb-1982 | The Diplomats | |
| Paul Schäfer | Criminal | 4-Dec-1921 | 24-Apr-2010 | Colonia Dignidad cult leader |
| Bobby Seale | Activist | 22-Oct-1936 | Co-Founder of the Black Panther Party | |
| Tupac Shakur | Rapper | 16-Jun-1971 | 13-Sep-1996 | All Eyez on Me |
| Silkk the Shocker | Rapper | 18-Jun-1975 | Younger brother of Master P and C-Murder | |
| Beanie Sigel | Rapper | 6-Mar-1974 | Rapper, Protege of Jay-Z | |
| Chris Simcox | Activist | 1961 | Founder, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | |
| Tony Sirico | Actor | 29-Jul-1942 | Paulie Walnuts | |
| Valerie Solanas | Activist | 9-Apr-1936 | 26-Apr-1988 | Shot Andy Warhol |
| Soulja Boy | Rapper | 28-Jul-1990 | Crank That (Soulja Boy) | |
| Sticky Fingaz | Musician | 3-Apr-1970 | Black Trash | |
| Sly Stone | Musician | 15-Mar-1944 | Sly and the Family Stone | |
| Willie Sutton | Criminal | 30-Jun-1901 | 2-Nov-1980 | Because that's where the money is |
| Tone-Loc | Rapper | 3-Mar-1966 | Wild Thing | |
| Rip Torn | Actor | 6-Feb-1931 | Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show | |
| Bianca Trump | Pornstar | 7-Nov-1972 | Rent-a-Butt | |
| Varg Vikernes | Musician | 11-Feb-1973 | Norwegian black metallurgist | |
| Hervé Villechaize | Actor | 23-Apr-1943 | 4-Sep-1993 | Boss, the plane! The plane! |
| Lil' Wayne | Rapper | 27-Sep-1982 | Tha Carter | |
| Randy Weaver | Victim | 3-Jan-1948 | Ruby Ridge Incident | |
| Charles Whitman | Criminal | 24-Jun-1941 | 1-Aug-1966 | University Tower sharpshooter |
| Jack Whittaker | c. 1947 | Powerball winner, $111,681,349 after taxes | ||
| Katt Williams | Comic | 2-Sep-1973 | The Pimp Chronicles | |
| Victor Willis | Singer/Songwriter | 1-Jul-1951 | Original cop in The Village People | |
| Aileen Wuornos | Criminal | 29-Feb-1956 | 9-Oct-2002 | Notorious serial killer |
| Tony Yayo | Rapper | 31-Mar-1978 | G-Unit, Talk of New York |
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