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Vermont gun group leader says Alec Baldwin ‘broke every single rule of basic firearm safety’
NY Post ^ | October 28, 2021 4:04pm | Lee Brown

Posted on 10/28/2021 3:04:51 PM PDT by conservative98

Alec Baldwin may want to lie even lower if he’s still in Vermont.

The leader of a pro-gun group in the state where Baldwin is thought to be hiding out has publicly blamed the “Hollywood hypocrite” for his deadly on-set shooting — saying the star “broke every single rule of basic firearm safety that exists.”

Eric Davis, president of Gun Owners of Vermont, penned a scathing op-ed that ran in the Vermont Daily Chronicle on Wednesday — hours before photos emerged of Baldwin hiding out in the Green Mountain State.

He ripped Baldwin for “mismanagement,” “hubris” and not taking “individual accountability” for accidentally shooting dead his cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the New Mexico set of his movie “Rust” last Thursday.

“It was AFTER he was given a loaded firearm, from a questionable armorer under HIS supervision, whom he did NOT personally watch load the weapon, that he deliberately pointed a firearm at two people (presumably holding the camera) and pulled the trigger,” Davis wrote.

He then listed four basic safety rules that Baldwin, 63, appeared to have broken — all of which are “the very first thing one learns in an NRA safety class,” he wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: alecbaldwin; banglist; halynahutchins; hollywood; joelsouza; rust; vermont
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To: nascarnation

That could be, thanks for the info. It took a few versions for that to come out.


21 posted on 10/28/2021 5:03:17 PM PDT by Paddy Irish
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To: conservative98

Has he been on a movie set before and know the protocols


22 posted on 10/28/2021 5:04:56 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;pag, and that)
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To: qwerty1234

“how and why should he be expected to know how to handle a gun?”

He failed to follow well established published safety rules concerning the handling of firearms on a movie set. Whether or not he has any gun handling skills isn’t relevant.

All he had to do was follow the GD safety rules established by the movie industry and that woman would be alive.

But he didn’t. Because he’s Alex MF’ing Baldwin.

That’s why this woman is dead.

L


23 posted on 10/28/2021 5:10:34 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: qwerty1234
I friggin hate this guy, and if he is and his fake hispanic wife dropped dead tomorrow, it would be great for civilization - but he is an actor - and as far as he was concerned it was a prop - how and why should he be expected to know how to handle a gun?

As an actor who has handled firearms in the past, he should have known the basic safety rules by now. Actors get into their role by watching and interacting with real-life people they're portraying. This is no different. Want to handle firearms on the set? Know how to handle them first.

24 posted on 10/28/2021 5:23:08 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: conservative98

Applying the Pelosi and covid shots for kids rules, Baldwin is not guilty...

Because you have to fire the gun to know if anything is in it...


25 posted on 10/28/2021 5:57:07 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Loud Mime
He broke THE MOST IMPORTANT rule.

Don’t give loaded guns to hot-headed lunatics nor to Democrats in general.

26 posted on 10/28/2021 7:41:44 PM PDT by sjmjax
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