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Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills - skills he鈥檚 acquired over a very long career 鈥� that made him so convincing as a pro-gun character in the Taken series of films, that one gun company is boycotting him for not staying in character off screen.

鈥淔irst off, my thoughts and prayers and my heart are with the deceased, and certainly with all of France, yesterday. I鈥檝e got a lot of dear friends in Paris.聽There鈥檚 too many [expletive] guns out there. Especially in America,鈥澛燦eeson told media during an event in Dubai. 鈥淚 think the population is like, 320 million? There鈥檚 over 300 million guns. Privately owned, in America. I think it鈥檚 a [same expletive again] disgrace. Every week now we鈥檙e picking up a newspaper and seeing, 鈥榊et another few kids have been killed in schools.鈥欌��

That didn鈥檛 sit well with one gun company that has supplied props to the Taken film franchise.

In response, Para USA, which has provided firearms for Neeson鈥檚 latest film is calling the star a hypocrite for his pro-gun control statements to the media and is calling for an聽industry-wide boycott against him:

鈥淧ARA USA regrets its decision to provide firearms for use in the film "Taken 3". While the film itself is entertaining, comments made by its Irish-born star during press junkets reflect a cultural and factual ignorance that undermines support of the Second Amendment and American liberties,鈥� the company posted on its Facebook page. 鈥淲e will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring聽Liam Neeson聽and ask that our friends and partners in Hollywood refrain from associating our brand and products with his projects. Further, we encourage our partners and friends in the firearms industry to do the same.聽鈥�#鈥嶢merica聽鈥�#鈥�2A鈥�

The response to Para鈥檚 post was largely unprintable due to negative invective directed at the actor.

However, Facebook user聽Linda Walker聽posted, 鈥淎wesome, thank you for taking this stand.鈥�

Christopher Perisho聽replied, 鈥淚 approve! Do the same for Matt Damon. I'm doing my part, refusing to pay to see movies they are in. Hypocrites...鈥�

One or two responses questioned why the gun manufacturer had not done its homework on the widely outspoken actor prior to committing to supply weapons for his films.

Para did not respond to requests for interview.

Twitter fans also shot off their beaks calling Neeson a hypocrite for his statements.

According to a piece in聽Guns & Ammo Magazine聽from February 2012, this is not a new issue, as聽many action heroes聽who hit the screen with all guns blazing have come out as pro gun-control in their private lives.

Also, the聽Movie Firearms Database聽has a long list of weapons filmography on which weapons were seen in the hands of actors, including those mentioned in the Guns & Ammo story who in their private lives support gun-control.

Anti-gun action stars listed by G&A from that issue include:聽Kevin Bacon聽who often pairs firearms with his characters;聽Mark 鈥淢arky Mark鈥� Whalberg聽whose rapper career was popular among those living the gun culture; Danny DeVito often wields a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snubnose in 鈥淚t鈥檚 Always Sunny in Philadelphia;鈥� Matt Damon who played a.k.a. action hero character Jason Bourne;聽Sean Connery聽who played James Bond who famously packed a Walther PPK and Rambo/Expendables 1-3 star and producer Sylvester Stallone.