Alec Baldwin is finally taking a bold stand against his own self.
Actor Alec Baldwin wrote on social media Monday that a police officer should be present for every movie production that uses guns, “fake or otherwise,” following the on-set mishap that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin, who shot and killed Hutchins on the set of his Western “Rust” in late October after he was handed a gun he was told was safe, posted the missive on his now-private Twitter account early Monday morning.
“Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety,” Baldwin, 63, wrote, sharing the same message to his Instagram account.
Typically, that burden falls on trained and professional armorers who oversee weapons on-set and follow strict safety guidelines, which Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed claims she abided by in the moments leading up to the on-set tragedy.
If you’re thinking “this isn’t about guns, it’s about Alec Baldwin and his crew being completely irresponsible,” then you’re a racist.
But seriously – he is trying not to get sued over this.
Gun control is one of these issues that is fundamentally important on the face of it, but gets spun into endless, dumb polemics. The Alec Baldwin event was good for both sides of the argument.
Or you could… let’s say… just spend more money and hire actual union professionals that know what they’re doing?!? Just a thought. I’m just spitballing here pic.twitter.com/jcCqR81vR0
— Wyatt “Kranksgiving” Duncan (@WyattDuncan) November 8, 2021
Typical democratic statement…blame someone else. First rule of gun safety, always check the weapon when you first pick it up.
— David Buisson (@dbuisson55) November 8, 2021
Why not an NRA certified safety officer?
— Estadidad o Muerte (@EstadidadOmuero) November 8, 2021
If only we had an organization that teaches gun safety that could train all of the people on set for a small fraction of this cost…. It could be called No Real Ammo or something like that?
— Trespasser (@Trespas20755680) November 8, 2021
How about mandatory NRA safety courses and hiring qualified prop managers?
— Dan Rafty (@RaftyOV) November 8, 2021
Or we could start teaching gun safety in school again.
— Tyler Wilkins (@Tylerjwilkins) November 8, 2021
But they want to defund the police……
— Scottish – Whisky – Coffee (@scottishcoffee1) November 8, 2021
Anything to deny his own accountability
— Trismegistus (@Trismegistus__) November 8, 2021