PICS: Rihanna Sports a Gun

Rihanna is sporting a new gun on her person...a gun tattoo, that is.

Rihanna, allegedly battered by her boyfriend, Chris Brown, is rocking a new tattoo of a gun on her ribcage, according to Us Weekly.

New York-based artist BangBang gave the singer the tattoo March 19 after drawing up some ideas on her arm. It wasn't until the gun advocate proposed the concept of a pistol that Rihanna decided on the artwork.

Rihanna also has  tatts down her back, a music note on her ankle, a Pisces astrological sign behind her right ear, a star inside her left ear and the word "Shhh..." on her index finger, similar to the ones Lily Allen and Lindsay Lohan recently got.

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