Jay Leno Cancels Gig at Pro-Gun Event After Pressure From Gun-Control Activists

By Dave Urbanski

Comedian Jay Leno canceled a gig for a Newtown, Connecticut, pro-gun group after gun-control activists criticized the former “Tonight Show” host for taking the job, the New York Daily News reported.

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“Jay was asked to do what was positioned as a sportsman show, and when he found out it was a pro-gun lobby show, he canceled,” Leno’s spokesman Bruce Bobbins told the paper Wednesday night.

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Via:: The Blaze