Plaxico Burress (old news) Help me understand?

Did you hear that? I think I just shot myself in the leg!

Burress makes millions of dollars every year. He can afford just about anything he could possibly want. So please help me understand why in the World would you carry a loaded gun into a night club???? Mr. Burress you can hire an army of bodyguards to walk every step with you and surround you in your VIP room but yet you felt the need to carry a loaded gun? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Now lets talk about the not so wonderful weapon of your choice that you were carrying. Hmmm I believe it was a Glock. Now readers please correct me if I am wrong but I do believe the Glock in question here has the safety situated right on the trigger. So if someone like, I don't know, Plaxico Burress were to stick his huge hands into his pocket and one if his fingers happened to hit the trigger and pull up there would be a very good chance that the gun might just go off. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

So to wrap things up, someone anyone please help me understand why these athletes decide to carry weapons? I understand they are celebrities and are potential targets but this is what happens when you decide to be a professional athlete. They are being paid millions. Is it worth losing everything????

Let me know your thoughts....