Baldwin rips NRA spokeswoman: Second Amendment isn’t a ‘moral credit card’

by Morgan Gstalter - 03/05/18 9:56 AM ET

Actor Alec Baldwin took a swipe at National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch, telling her the Second Amendment is not “a moral credit card.”

“I see that @DLoesch wants to ‘take back the truth,’” Baldwin tweeted Monday. “And she doesn’t care how many dead bodies she has to step over in that pursuit. The Second Amendment is not a moral credit card that buys you all the guns you want. That law needs to be rethought.”

I see that @DLoesch wants to “take back the truth.”
And she doesn’t care how many dead bodies she has to step over in that pursuit.
The Second Amendment is not a moral credit card that buys you all the guns you want.
That law needs to be rethought.

— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) March 5, 2018

Baldwin’s tweet came after NRA TV released a trailer for Loesch’s new show on Sunday night, before the Academy Awards.

{mosads}Loesch in the clip tells the media and Hollywood, “Your time is running out.”

“We’ve had enough of the lies, the sanctimony, the arrogance, the hatred, the pettiness, the fake news. … We are done with your agenda to undermine voters’ will and individual liberty in America,” Loesch says.

“To every lying member of the media, to every Hollywood phony, to the role model athletes who use their free speech to alter and undermine what our flag represents…Your Time is running out. The clock starts now.”
–@DLoesch #Oscars90 pic.twitter.com/SDVjeTxyfB

— NRATV (@NRATV) March 4, 2018

Baldwin has been a vocal supporter of gun control and a frequent critic of President Trump, famously portraying him on “Saturday Night Live.”

NRA TV’s Twitter account went after Hollywood during the Oscars on Sunday night, sharing a number of clips of supporters criticizing celebrities who call for gun control.

“Millionaire celebrities giving speeches about how oppressed women are under our president. If you want to know what true oppression is…Muslim-majority countries where by law women cannot go to school or drive. Where a woman can be killed if she is raped.” –@DomRasoJr #Oscars90 pic.twitter.com/2wcoBnNn4V

— NRATV (@NRATV) March 4, 2018

“Here’s the truth about the Hollywood celebrities…They want you to surrender your freedom for a false promise of government-provided security they will never rely upon themselves.” #NRA-ILA’s @ChrisCoxNRA. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/fr8G0NRPw4

— NRATV (@NRATV) March 4, 2018

Common slammed the NRA during his Oscar performance of the nominated song “Stand Up for Something” and praised the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for fighting against them following the deadly shooting at their high school last month.

The NRA responded by stressing its commitment to helping veterans.