New Jersey man faces 10 years in prison for firing prop gun in film

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

People's Republic of New Jersey. Without government, who would arrest and imprison comedians for firing prop guns on a movie set?

A New Jersey actor faces 10 years in prison for firing a prop pellet gun while filming an independent film.

Carlo Goias, who uses the stage name Carlo Bellario, was charged with firing the fake gun without a state gun permit as part of the Garden State's insanely strict gun laws. In New Jersey, all guns require a state permit, even non-lethal airsoft guns like the one Goias was using.

New Jersey man faces 10 years in prison for firing prop gun in film

 

[Auld Phart]

And some see nothing wrong with that insanity.

scary

 

[J.E.D]

He should have used his finger. Then maybe he'd only face 5 years in prison.

 

[Steven_R]

The America I grew up in is long dead.

"The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."

 

[Alex.]

There is more to the story

"He faces up to a decade behind bars because of prior felony convictions that prosecutors say include theft and burglary"
New Jersey nonsense: Actor faces 10 years in prison for using a prop gun in movie - Hot Air

 

[Fang]

People's Republic of New Jersey. Without government, who would arrest and imprison comedians for firing prop guns on a movie set?

A New Jersey actor faces 10 years in prison for firing a prop pellet gun while filming an independent film.

Carlo Goias, who uses the stage name Carlo Bellario, was charged with firing the fake gun without a state gun permit as part of the Garden State's insanely strict gun laws. In New Jersey, all guns require a state permit, even non-lethal airsoft guns like the one Goias was using.

New Jersey man faces 10 years in prison for firing prop gun in film

This falls under "common sense". A fine maybe? Sure. 10 years in prison? That's absolutely laughable.

 

[bucs90]

He won't get 10 years in prison. Probably probation.

 

[Blackrook]

He won't get 10 years in prison. Probably probation.

That's not good enough. He should not be charged with a crime at all since the gun he was using was not a real gun, but a prop. And the witnesses who reported him should have known that a movie was being filmed because of the cameras.

If Chris Christie hasn't fixed these oppressive gun laws by now (he hasn't), then he has no business seeking higher office, including Vice-President.

 

[asaratis]

Gun laws that negate the CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT of citizens to bear arms should be repealed.

Reserving that right to all except juveniles, the mentally ill, those who may be physically disabled such that they cannot properly use or maintain possession of the gun, convicted felons, those with a record of violent attacks on others and possibly a few other categories I have not named....is perfectly fine with me.

To arrest an actor for using a prop weapon to make a movie is ludicrous. But then again, it was in New Jersey. What else can one expect from New Jersey?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

He won't get 10 years in prison. Probably probation.

He already rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for one year, so it sure sounds to me like the DA is out for blood.

 

[Blackrook]

He is a felon who has committed violent crimes. That's why the prosecutors are determined to punish him. Once the criminal justice system (police, prosecutors, judges) decides you are a bad man, the system doesn't change its mind.