[CFW]

Another meanwhile:

How Sean Penn got gun permit

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Penn admitted to using marijuana 20 years ago and had a couple of arrests for assault and driving recklessly, factors that could have disqualified him for a permit for carrying a concealed weapon. In this case, however, Penn got FBI and state Department of Justice clearance and completed firearms training early last year.

[GhostofWCooper]

He's in the special group, the celebrities.
Another protected, special group are the verrry Rich. and let's not leave out the politicians, (the over-lords) they are allowed to keep assault rifles in their Washington DC homes. These groups lives are vastly more valuable than the lives of the working class Americans, who require considerable watching and regulation.