Gilbert Arenas--the dumbest gun slinger in the west

Just when you thought it was safe to say you are a fan of the NBA some idiotic player finds some way to shame you once again. By now you are aware, and Tiger Woods is certainly happy, that Gilbert Arenas allegedly stored and brandished a weapon or weapons in his team's locker room. As if that isn't the most asinine situation you've heard in a minute, his excuse surely is.

Now all of this came to light when Mr. Arenas allegedly brandished one or more of his weapons threatening a teammate in an incident related to a gambling debt, a debt which Arenas denies exists. Nevertheless, the primary issue still remains---he brought to and stored weapons at his place of employment. His excuse, he didn't want the weapons in his home because of his children. Nice. Dilbert, eh em, I mean Gilbert did you ever think of a safe deposit box? A weapons exchange program? Selling them? There are several alternatives more appealing and certainly more appropriate than storing weapons at work. He should lose his job and should have been escorted from the premises in handcuffs. At any other place of business this would have been the case even if the weapons were only stored in the trunk of a vehicle on company property. Unless he moonlights as a police officer, bouncer, security guard, FBI agent, CIA agent, or member of the armed forces, I see no reason for him bringing a weapon to work. His stupidity is especially egregious considering the level of security that is standard for NBA players at work.

Commissioner Stern has suspended Gilbert Arenas indefinitely. He should be terminated, though the history of punishment of the NBA makes that look unlikely. I would ask Gilbert, "How stupid can you be?", but I am afraid he may answer.