The fact you can see daylight through the barrel while facing Cruz is meaningless to the issue of whether or not it’s a good carry technique when there are people behind him.
But its not like the shotgun Cruz held for this photo-op was ever loaded either, so maybe it doesn’t matter.
In the video, Cruz never sweeps anyone with the muzzle of the gun.
The idea that some people are somewhat behind him is irrelevant if he never points the gun at them. It is doubly irrelevant when he is carrying a break action shotgun in this safe manner.
You must be watching a different video than I have. Cruz never sweeps anyone with the muzzle, and the video shows him shooting a pheasant.
Hard to do that with an unloaded gun.
I get the feeling you’re grinding on this just because you don’t like Cruz. You wouldn’t admit that, of course. And this Siler jerk is holding his gun by the barrel, which is worse than anything Cruz did. Siler strikes me as either an attention-seeking leftie or a self appointed range Nazi. Most shooters will be familiar with the latter term.