Brad Pitt Chats About Getting His Grandfather's Shotgun At The Age Of Six
Posted on Tue Oct 14th, 2014 9:15am PDT By X17 Staff
Brad Pitt headed to a press junket in New York City on Tuesday for his new World War II film Fury, and the 50-year-old actor flashed a smile -- and a peek at his wedding band! -- when he waved to photographers.
The WWII flick hits theaters on Friday, and it also stars Shia LaBeouf, among other actors. And speaking of war and weapons, Pitt, who has previously been very outspoken about his opinion on gun laws, recently chatted with the Radio Times about just how pro-gun he is.
"There’s a rite of passage where I grew up of inheriting your ancestors’ weapons," he said. "My brother got my dad's. I got my grandfather’s shotgun when I was in kindergarten." But don't worry -- Pitt's parents gave him an air gun first, and he wasn't allowed to fire a handgun until he was eight. You know, after plenty of practice!
Pitt, who was raised in Missouri, also stated that he doesn't feel as though his family is safe unless there is a gun in the home. "The positive is that my father instilled in me a profound and deep respect for the weapon," he said.
From guns in the house to feeding his kids Coke for breakfast (and McDonald's and Cheetos), the Jolie-Pitt clan are sort of a modern day Beverly Hillbillies!
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