Retarded Jerry Lewis says gun in baggage was telethon gift
Comedian Jerry Lewis said the handgun seized from his baggage by airport security in Las Vegas last month was an engraved gift given to him during his annual telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The 82-year-old entertainer, who was detained by police after the incident at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, explained why he was carrying a firearm in an interview with the TV show “Entertainment Tonight” airing on Thursday.
“I had a gun in my carrying case … which was given to me by a marvelous engraver,” Lewis said. “Last year, at the telethon of ‘07 he presented me with this gorgeous gift. I put it in that traveling case and I hadn’t traveled since that telethon.”
- from Yahoo
Not funny ha-ha, but funny bang — Jerry Lewis held over gun in hand luggage
From UK:
The 82-year-old actor and comedian was stopped at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, en route to Detroit, when staff spotted the gun during routine baggage screening.
Police detained Lewis and confiscated a .22-calibre handgun. He was cited for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, a spokesman for Las Vegas police said.
The star’s manager, Claudia Marghilano, said the gun was a “hollowed-out prop gun” which Lewis uses in his stage show, adding that it was incapable of firing.