Alec Baldwin has a history of speaking out against gun rights activists.
Baldwin, 63, accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Thursday in what he described as a “tragic accident” on the set of his film “Rust.” The shooting also sent director Joel Souza to a hospital for emergency care. Souza has since been released.
Alec Baldwin has been an outspoken advocate for gun control.
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Production for the film has been indefinitely halted.
In 2018, Baldwin joined a celebrity coalition, No Rifle Association (NoRA), whose goal was to shine a light on the National Rifle Association’s alleged hold on the United States government.
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Halyna Hutchins was killed by a prop gun fired accidentally by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of ‘Rust.’ (Getty Images)
“We’re going to shine a bright light on what you and your organization do to America,” the NoRA Initiative wrote in a 2018 letter to NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre (via Deadline). “We’re going to make sure the whole world sees your bloody hands. We’re coming for your money. We’re coming for your puppets. And we’re going to win.”
The “It’s Complicated” star has also gone after former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on social media.
“I see that @DLoesch wants to ‘take back the truth,'” Baldwin tweeted in 2018.
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“And she doesn’t care how many dead bodies she has to step over in that pursuit. The Second Amendment is not a moral credit card that buys you all the guns you want. That law needs to be rethought.”
Alec Baldwin pictured on set of ‘Rust.’
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Baldwin broke his silence on the death of Hutchins on social media Friday morning.
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“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours,” Baldwin wrote.
“I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred, and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son and all who knew and loved Halyna,” he concluded.
Too bad Mr. Baldwin never understood some of the most important “gun control” measures NRA provides to American citizens. Without ever reading any of the nonsense about a “misfire”, which was being reported, I already know that some glaring and deadly mistakes were made by Baldwin and supporting crew.
Safe gun handling rule taught by the NRA: Never point a gun at anything or anyone you don’t want to shoot. Mr. Baldwin violated this rule of firearms safety and has nobody to blame but himself. And, the firearm did not fire by itself; he pulled the trigger! There was no misfire!
It’s imperative that anyone presenting a firearm to another person be personally responsible to demonstrate that a firearm is safe to handle before handing it over to another person. Obviously, this was not done.
Furthermore, if Mr. Baldwin was aware of gun-safety protocol, he would never have accepted the firearm from anyone without having that person show him it was safe.
So sad.