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Alec Baldwin says part of Rust film shooting charge unconstitutional

Alec Baldwin's legal team is mounting an aggressive legal fight against the shooting charges. (AP: Seth Wenig/File photo, file)

Alec Baldwin has asked a US judge to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him, saying it is unconstitutionally based on a law passed after the shooting on the set of the film Rust.

A firearm sentencing enhancement is a provision in criminal law that increases the penalties for a crime if a gun was used or involved.

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