Of course, it wasn't his idea

The Los Angeles Times has an article by Harriet Ryan and Ashley Powers about the continuing OJ saga:

A former golfing buddy testified today that O.J. Simpson ordered him and another man to arm themselves for a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers last year, even after the Hall of Famer was warned that guns might attract law enforcement. "Fuck the police," Walter Alexander quoted Simpson as telling him. "What are they going to do, take me to jail for trying to get my own shit?"
Alexander was the first witness at Simpson's armed robbery and kidnap trial here to tell jurors the guns were Simpson's idea. He said the former NFL and USC star initially told him and another friend, Michael "Spencer" McClinton, to leave the weapons in their waistbands, but as they approached the hotel room where the meeting was to occur, he told McClinton to draw his weapon.
"O.J. told Spencer to take the gun out and put it in his hand," Alexander said, adding that a sense of woe immediately consumed him.
Jurors appeared rapt by Alexander's account, with some moving forward in their seats and others requesting new pencils to write in their notebooks. At the defense table, Simpson shook his head slowly and muttered to his attorney.

Rico says he had to restore the euphemisms used in the original. But we've seen the OJ-muttering-and-shaking-his-head act before...