Bruce Willis has expressed his support for the constitutional right of Americans to carry guns.

The Die Hard actor has insisted that everyone should have the right to defend themselves with a weapon if necessary and pointed out that gun owners were not necessarily violent.

He commented: "If you take guns away from legal gun owners then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys.

"Even a pacifist would get violent if someone were trying to kill him or her. You would fight for your life, whatever your beliefs."