'To protect yourself from the police.'
Ice T goes on British TV to defend gun rights in America. The actor speaks with Channel 4 London in the hours after the Colorado shooting.
Ice-T: Well, I'll give up my gun when everybody does. Doesn't that make sense? If there were guns here, would you want to be the only person without one?
Anchor: So do you carry guns routinely at home?
Ice-T: Yeah, it's legal in the United States. It's part of our Constitution. You know, the right to bear arms is because that's the last form of defense against tyranny. Not to hunt. It's to protect yourself from the police.
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UPDATE - White House Press Release Warns - Don't Photoshop Obama Gun Pic
"This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House."
Update:
PHOTOS - A look at US presidents holding guns
This is outstanding:
Rob Lowe Stuns Piers Morgan: "The Last Thing People Want Is Another Hollywood Actor Telling Them ANYTHING About Guns"