Actor Faces Prison For Pointing Fake Gun While Making A Movie In New Jersey

By Bob Owens

New Jersey’s fear-filled Democrats have long made a mockery of common sense in their law-making, and their paranoid gun control laws have made the state a punchline for the rest of the nation for years. A string of high-profile arrests with the threat of long felony prison sentences for minor offenses has put the state under a microscope. Prosecutors have had to be publicly shamed into dropping absurd charges in some cases, while an apologetic Chris Christie has felt compelled to issue pardons in other instances.

It now appears that the state has another absurd incident to add to its list of absurd cases.

An actor is facing a decade behind bars for running afoul of the state’s gun laws for holding an airsoft gun while filming a low-budget movie.

Carlo Goias, whose stage name is Carlo Bellario, was charged under New Jersey’s strict gun law. It requires permits for firearms, including the airsoft gun Goias used while filming a car chase scene.

Goias rejected a plea deal offer Tuesday that could have sent him to jail for less than a year. He faces up to a decade behind bars because of prior felony convictions that prosecutors say include theft and burglary.

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