Meek Mill says he’s being unfairly targeted by police over gun possession, even though he’s licensed to carry in several states.
The 38-year-old rapper took to X on Wednesday (Nov. 5) to vent his frustration and ask fans how he could obtain firearm permits in every state to avoid further run-ins with law enforcement.
“Just thinking about how the cops blitz me for a firearm,” Meek wrote. “I got firearm license in like 40+ states … I also be with people that’s license to carry in nyc … somebody help me get my license in all states so I can remove that stuff from even chasing me to mess my life up.”
His post appeared to address a recent encounter with New York City police earlier in the week. On Saturday morning, Meek tweeted that he had been detained outside a nightclub in the city.
“They just pulled me out the car and cuffed me in front of the whole club, embarrassed the shit out of me in NYC! I’m not scared to go outside without a gun … they had guns in my face for no reason, smh I thought it was a prank,” Meek wrote.
“They tryna get me,” he added in another post.
According to TMZ, police stopped three men around 4 a.m. on Saturday after receiving a report about someone with a gun inside a vehicle. No weapon was found, and all three were eventually released.
Meek, who’s had a long and public history with the justice system, has since become one of the leading voices for criminal justice reform. He co-founded the REFORM Alliance alongside Jay-Z and business heavyweights like Michael Rubin, Robert Kraft, Clara Wu Tsai, and Daniel Loeb.
His activism was born from years of personal legal battles. Back in 2009, the “Dreams and Nightmares” rapper was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in prison on weapons and drug charges. Then in 2017, he was sentenced to two to four years for violating probation but was freed after five months when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court intervened, placing him on a ten-year probation term instead.
Six years later, Meek joined Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as the state passed three bills aimed at probation reform. Speaking at the event, he said, “We tried to be better but they labeled us as felons, sent us back to jail. I had to fight against that the whole time to gain my respect and be who I am today, and I’m proud of that.”
