Gun ownership is surging in the U.S. Will the Alec Baldwin shooting have any effect on firearm sales?
As details continue to emerge surrounding the Alec Baldwin prop-gun shooting last week that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, another story about firearms in America is also unfolding — namely, the fact the gun sales have been soaring since the start of the pandemic.
Baldwin fired a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust” Thursday, killing 42-year-old Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her. Assistant director Dave Halls reportedly grabbed a gun off a cart and gave it to Baldwin, indicating that it was safe by shouting “cold gun,” court papers said.
“People are injured and die by firearms in so many different situations,” said Josh Horowitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The continuing sales surge speaks to societal fears brought upon by the pandemic and the civil unrest of last year, NSSF spokesman Mark Oliva said.“‘There’s still a lot of concern for personal safety.’”
Oliva doesn’t think the Baldwin shooting will necessarily change or reshape the larger debate around gun control. Rather, he said it will simply reinforce the need for a deeper understanding of gun safety: “The answer is to get better education.” — Josh Horowitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence But he said the Baldwin shooting speaks to something that needs to be emphasized increasingly in terms of gun safety, even if the situation involves a prop or toy gun: “I don’t care what precautions you’re taking. I never willingly put myself on the other end of the barrel.”
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