Hmm.
Starting to appear that some are not upset about the shoot, but offended..in their view.. that Baldwin isn't contrite and humble enough about it.
"Yes, I had to shoot in self defense, and God almighty guided my hand but gosh,,sure wish he was still alive and I didn't have to do that."= ok
"The fool came up on me wanting to start s*** and I gave him some because he had it coming. Then I went home and slept like a baby."= not ok.
One of my long time good friends flew F4 phantoms in Vietnam for the Navy. 202 missions, one of 32 pilots to fly that many, and never lost a plane. Watched McCain get shot down, as well as many other things that are absolutely mind-blowing.
The things this guy says can be startlingly offensive. He's not particularly rude, but he also doesn't care about your sensitivities.
This pilot and Baldwin are obviously cut from the same uber alpha-male cloth. Folks get all upset about their abrasive personality, until they need a fighter pilot or professional race truck driver...which to be successful, pretty much require exactly that type of gtfo of my way and hold my beer type attitude.
My advice, fwiw, is protect your sensitivities and isolate yourself from these kind of people, or learn how to deal with it. They're not going away.