“A grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of ‘Rust,’” ABC News reported Friday. “The indictment charges Baldwin, 65, with involuntary manslaughter (negligent use of a firearm) or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter (without due caution or circumspection), both fourth-degree felonies.”
X reactions were unsurprisingly celebratory, with an assortment of sentiments expressed from “Karma,” to “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy,” to what’s become something of a meme:
“I stand behind Alec Baldwin because I wouldn’t want to stand in front of him.”
While irreverence and dark humor is not unexpected for anyone charged with negligently taking a life, there’s a heightened sense of schadenfreude when the target of scorn is a Hollywood celebrity in general and Alec Baldwin in particular, especially among gun owners. And that’s no doubt because of the prevalent entitlement and hypocrisy of an industry that makes billions glorifying phony “action heroes” saving the damsel, the day or the world with guns that then turns around and uses its massive privilege and platform to propagandize for citizen disarmament and promote gun-grabbing Democrat politicians.
Baldwin, through word and deed, has made himself the poster boy for “the enginer Hoist with his own petard,” which as fittingly noted in the quote, “‘tis sport.” He’s earned the ridicule and contempt being sent his way through years of acting like an obnoxious hothead and being a doctrinaire Democrat stooge. Some examples, in no particular order, include:
He compared Joe Biden to “the Democratic Ronald Reagan” (which, in fairness, wasn’t totally off base).
“One storm after another,” he declared, joining other Hollywood elites to demand citizen disarmament in the post-Newtown celebrity blood dance. “#GunControlNow.”
He joined “A coalition of celebrities, activists and policy experts,” including surprisingly famous unfunny comedienne Amy Schumer “to launch NoRA, an initiative hoping to curb the NRA’s influence.”
Noting his hostility to the means of self-defense, he threatened to assault a reporter (understandable enough) using “homophobic” slurs that would get a “conservative” actor canceled for life:
“[I’d] put my foot up your f—ing ass, George Stark, but I’m sure you’d dig it too much,” the actor tweeted shortly after the Daily Mail’s article was published. “I’m gonna find you George Stark, you toxic little queen, and I’m gonna f–k you … up.”
If a prominent Second Amendment advocate had tweeted that, he’d have been booted off the platform and reported to law enforcement. As an aside, it’s interesting how people who seemingly can’t – or won’t – control themselves are so insistent on controlling everyone else.
He campaigned for anti-gun Democrats in Virginia.
He shared a post calling for UK-style gun bans.
“The Second Amendment is not a moral credit card that buys you all the guns you want,” he tweeted in 2018. “That law needs to be rethought.”
With a history of personal nastiness combined with repeated demands to lay claim to the rights of his countrymen, it’s natural that the targets of Baldwin’s obsession would see the humor in his becoming victim of his own hubris. The only ones who don’t appreciate the irony are his fellow gun-grabbers. That was best illustrated by the perennially subversive Los Angeles Times in a 2021 hissy fit by resident snark dispenser Robin Abcarian, who advised anyone witless enough to turn to her for opinions, “Don’t expect the gun-drunk conservatives mocking Alec Baldwin to feel shame. They have none.”
That’s “progressive” entitlement. They can call names and fixate on gun owner endowments, but the minute people they want to disarm (who know better than to point a gun at someone and pull the trigger) beat them at their own ridicule game, they howl with affected indignation and call it “slimy and predictable.”
People who don’t trust others with their rights always did project.
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
The tragedy on the movie set was the result of a violation of every one of the gun safety laws, so firmly inculcated into responsible gun owners. If this case goes to court and the prosecution puts on the witness stand any firearms expert explaining gun safety, I don’t see any chance for Baldwin to be acquitted.
well, when someone pontificates about something and then does exactly what they are pontificating about is someone who really deserves the reward they are talking about.
now, do you think this will make him change his prog mind?
he was irresponsible when he had a firearm in his possession and is responsible for everything that happens with that firearm.
Most of the Hollywierd types are hypocrites.
“There are too many f-ing guns in America.”
Liam Neeson
Does this guy ever do any real acting or will he just keep killing away in the same old plot in a different setting.
You used the magic word. Progressive. Progressive New Left ideology is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. Whether it be Replacement Theory or Identity Group Organization right thinking (sic) folks are seeing through the glass darkly in to the inner workings of that which plagues our once-constitutional republic. Progressive contempt for ‘the people’ is the Achilles Heel and we see this with a dimwit Hollywood type like he who is now indicted. These folks parade about behind a wall of armed security and tout the idea that folks like you an me, you know, the folks who actually… Read more »
Baldwin has lived in Manhattan since childhood. Many Manhattan liberals live their entire lives and never once touch a firearm.
None of the following would come as any surprise to me… Baldwin will never admit responsibility for his blatantly careless, negligent actions. Progressives will cry loudly about how unfair this is to poor Alex, who’s already been through so much. A Go-Fund Me page will be setup for his legal expenses (as if he needs it). As a defense, his lawyers will blame any or all of the following… The dangerous firearm. Firearm manufacturers. The ammunition. Ammunition manufacturers. Current laws that allow these incredibly dangerous weapons of war to be so readily available. Of course the NRA is behind it… Read more »