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Alec Baldwin, who discharged a prop firearm on a film set Thursday, killing a cinematographer, has a history of speaking out against the National Rifle Association and other gun rights activists.
Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of the western film “Rust” in New Mexico, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and injuring director Joel Souza, 48,.
Too bad Mr. Baldwin never understood some of the most important “gun control” measures NRA teaches to American citizens. After reading 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 that he has been blinded by his own perception of the importance of the NRA’s role in gun safety and training.
