It looks like Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “Plaxico precedent” may have claimed another one.  Earlier this week we told you how scientist were giddy about the opportunity to test their new DNA testing toy out to determine if Lil Wayne indeed was in possesion of the loaded handgun found on his tour bus.  Realizing he wasn’t escaping the wrath of science, Lil Wayne pled guilty yesterday an “attempted” possession of a loaded illegal firearm.

The charge stems from an incident occuring on July 22, 2007 in which New York City police pulled over his tour bus after it left the venue, citing that they’d both seen and smelled marijuana smoke when it was parked.  Upon searching the vehicle they discovered a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun in a Louis Vutton bag that police observed Lil Wayne having possesed.   DNA evidence tied him to the weapon and New York prosecutors say that the rapper wasn’t licensed to carry a weapon in the state of New York.

So!  This is the same city in which just over a month ago, Hip Hop influenced football star, Plaxico Burress was sentenced to 2 years in prison in large part due to the Mayor Bloomberg stating publicly he would like to see him get the maximum allowable.  No one was hurt except the defendant in that case which is similar to Lil Wayne’s predicament minus the discharge.  While Bloomberg is unlikely to again go on record about this case, given the public backlash he received for speaking out of turn, the precedent however has been set.

If even the least bit of differential is sensed in prosecuting given the high profile nature of the case, drama will ensue especially when you examine the tale of the tape.  Burress had no previous felony convictions while Wayne still faces felony charges stemming from a January 2008 arrest at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Arizona for possessing 29 grams of cocaine, 105 grams of marijuana, 41 grams of ecstasy and a handgun on his tour bus not to mention he’s admitted drug addictions- to cough syrup, which contains promethazine and codeine, an opiate.

The judge will take all of this into account during sentencing and will likely rule harshly.  Lil Wayne is likely looking at extensive time similar if not more than what Plaxico received on a plea deal.   Might want to stock up on that music (if you like it) because it could be the last you hear of it for quite some time.