Sarah Palin's parents have given a frank interview to the Bbc in which they admit to fearing for their daughter's safety, and sleeping with guns themselves. Chuck and Sally addressed some of the less favourable aspects of their daughter's fame and admitted that the entire family have received death threats.
Speaking from the couple's home in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin's mother said, "As a mother I do have concerns about her safety and that of the kids she knows how I feel, that it's risky", her father added, "We sleep with the guns".
Chuck recalled a particularly unsettling package that arrived at the family's home, saying, "One guy from Pennsylvania sent us and other people copies of a gun he'd bought, copies of a receipt for a gun he bought, copies of a one way ticket to Anchorage The interview comes amid increased speculation that Palin will run as the Republican candidate for the 2012 Presidential Election.
Sarah Palin reacted to her parent's worries by telling the Bbc, "Our family is pretty thick-skinned. For the last 20 years in political office our family has put up with a lot of flak.