Brad Pitt's safety lies in his gun

The Killing Them Softly actor Brad Pitt is protective of his fiancee Angelina Jolie, and the children they raise - Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - and feels owning a weapon is "in his DNA" as an American.

Brad, 48, points out how he was exposed to guns at an early age but still turned out to be a responsible adult.

He added: "I got my first BB gun in nursery school, my first shotgun by first grade, a handgun by third grade and I grew up in a pretty sane environment."

Even though Brad and Angelina have busy acting schedules, they always take their family with them, and make a point of always eating breakfast together.

Brad explained: "Right now, Angelina is working but the day always starts with breakfast, all of us together."