A growing number of celebrities have begun applying for gun licenses to protect themselves from crazed fans, said the New York Daily News. Among those now licensed to carry a weapon include Robert De Niro, Donald Trump, shock jock Howard Stern, and singer Marc Anthony. “With the Internet, it’s much easier to find people,” says lawyer John Skylar Chambers. “[Celebrities] don’t want to find someone on their lawn at 5 in the morning.”
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