TMZ Flashback: O.J.'s Gun Moves

Posted Sep 17th 2007 11:49AM by TMZ Staff

Back in 1979, O.J. Simpson was about to move into the infamous Rockingham mansion -- which has since been completely torn down -- and didn't want a moving company handling his trophies. So he asked his neighbor for a little help, and then took the time to pose for these curious photos.

The neighbor helped O.J. load his trophies, including his Heisman, into a 1978 Chevy pickup, and Simpson posed with this Belgian machine gun that he also didn't trust to the moving company.

When asked why he had the gun, O.J. said, "Because Muhammad Ali and I have received death threats."

Filed under: Wacky & Weird, O.J.


Tags: heisman, moving, rifle, simpson

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1. LOL....

Posted at 12:33PM on Sep 17th 2007 by GET REAL

2. What a hunk of man---and such a big, long gun he is packing.

Posted at 12:33PM on Sep 17th 2007 by ivana jercough

3. WOW, is that a gun in his pocket or is he just happy to see me.

Posted at 12:34PM on Sep 17th 2007 by Mary

4. Too bad they were just threats and not promises!

Posted at 12:34PM on Sep 17th 2007 by Dawn Day

5. You should be more worried when he has a knife- Nicole

Posted at 12:35PM on Sep 17th 2007 by Rev Al Sharpton

6. wow, tmz really is cutting edge!! a picture of OJ with a 7.62x51mm FN FAL (which by the way is an excellent weapon)!! So what does this mean? He has good taste in firearms? I guess Lindsay Lohan, paris hilton, britney spears are all sleeping late today.

Posted at 12:37PM on Sep 17th 2007 by stanley bourdomis

7. He was about as non controversial and All-American as anybody could ever be perceived in 1979. It is strange that he would be receiving death threats - back then.

Imagine what it is like now?!

Posted at 12:37PM on Sep 17th 2007 by MISS UNIVERSE

8. WHAT a TOTAL ASS !!!!!!!!! In JAIL TIL,at LEAST,WED. AMEND to THAT

Posted at 12:41PM on Sep 17th 2007 by dmw

9. White cops framing him!

Posted at 12:45PM on Sep 17th 2007 by DumbBlackPerson

10. Yeah, I saw this one on tape about him and his guns too...
http://tinyurl.com/ytha5x
Can you guys believe him?

Posted at 12:46PM on Sep 17th 2007 by Michze

11. He looks so natural like that ...

Posted at 12:46PM on Sep 17th 2007 by Nicole Was Right

12. "Strange that he was getting death threats back then"???? What color is the sky in your world miss universe. Hes a succesfull black man who has always had an affinity for white women. Thats reason alone for any of the good ole' boys south of the mason dixon line, or some of your more "devout" Christians to want to put his lights out.

Posted at 12:48PM on Sep 17th 2007 by stanley bourdomis

13. Premonition, OJ?

Posted at 12:48PM on Sep 17th 2007 by The Truth

14. Let's see ... If someone came up to me and said,

"You know that property you were trying to hide from a LEGAL COURT JUDGEMENT? I think somebody stole it from where you were hiding it! Let's go get some guns and
steal it back (as well as some OTHER stuff) ... So you can re-hide it!!!!"

-- I'm afraid I would have to say no.

But that's just me.



Posted at 12:50PM on Sep 17th 2007 by **burp**

15. I don't understand why OJ is plastered all over the page today. He is like 90 years old and he's really not that interesting. Didn't anybody drink and drive after the Emmy's, show up a a party without any panties, wear someone else's jeans that had cocaine in the pocket or get knocked up? C'mon, give us somethng else to chew on for a while, a neighbor with a gun? Is it a really slow day.

Posted at 12:51PM on Sep 17th 2007 by wazzupwitdis?

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