Sean Penn: actor, pacifist, assailant…gun owner?

Berkeley, CA--Sean Penn left the Venus restaurant in Berkeley after having lunch on Tuesday to discover that his 1987 Buick Grand National had been stolen.  Even more surprising, however, was that the vocal pacifist had left a loaded 9mm Glock semi-automatic handgun and a.38 Smith and Wesson revolver in the car. 

 

Now there's some responsible gun ownership!
 
While most law-abiding Californians are denied their right to carry a handgun for personal protection, Penn (who served jail time in 1987 on an assault conviction) holds one of only 38 coveted Marin county permits to carry a concealed weapon.

 

Neither Hollywood nor Berkeley residents appear bothered by the actor's casual possession of "killing sticks."

 

From Cox and Forkum: