Guns are real hot topic issue in today’s news. The nation seems divided on the issue of gun control. Recently, Avengers Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner opened up about his feelings about guns, opening up about his own personal arsenal. However, Renner doesn’t really need weapons. The action star also recently retold the story of how he had to choke out a drunk in order defend one of his co-stars.
Jeremy Renner’s Avengers character Hawkeye might be a deadshot with a bow and arrow, but Renner prefers a weapon with a little more punch in his personal life. Recently, Renner opened up to Playboy about his fear and respect for firearms:
“A gun is a really easy and terrifying thing to be afraid of. I like guns now, but I have only a couple--a couple at this structure and one at another. I got good at them, and then I found a love for them.”
Renner went on to add that he doesn’t carry a gun on him, but his home is stocked:
“For me it’s for home protection or sport shooting or target practice. I’m not a hunter. I spent a lot of time training for movies, shooting and getting comfortable with weapons. There’s no fear for me ever in a weapon now. I also have a few swords, but that’s because of what they mean to me; there’s a lot of history behind them. They’re all tucked away and hidden now that I have a baby.”
However, Renner doesn’t need a gun to defend himself and his loved ones. The action star went on to detail one time he had to take out a threat bare handed:
“A drunk guy in a bar--it’s always that scenario. A guy got really drunk and pushed Julia Stiles, my co-star [in the 2005 movie A Little Trip to Heaven]. I kindly choked him out and remedied the situation. I’ve also had to choke people out because they pushed my mom or knocked my sister down, but I’ve never felt like a bada**.”
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