Video still of Joe Jackson showing his gun onstage at the Black Music Awards in Las Vegas (©TMZ, http://aka.ms/JoeJackson)

Scarier than 'Thriller': Jacko's dad admits he packs heat

10/18/2012

Joe Jackson probably wasn't the person our forefathers considered when they discussed the right to bear arms. The Jackson family patriarch, known for raising his army of showbiz kids with an iron fist, revealed his penchant for packing heat this weekend at the Black Music Awards in Las Vegas. Jackson opened his suit jacket onstage, revealing a holstered handgun, and proudly told the crowd his piece is like an American Express card — he doesn't leave home without it. Why does the pop star spawner need to be strapped? He explained, "I've been threatened a lot of times and so I need to be safe." Yes, Joe Jackson running around with a gun sounds totally safe to us. [Source]

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