It looks like he intentionally pointed and pulled the trigger...I suspect out of ignorance of the impact of such things. I find it amazing that a guy who's been acting for decades would not realize it. I suppose other possibilities is that he pointed it without intent to pull the trigger and twitched or that it was a ruse to commit murder (maybe I watched too many Monk episodes).
Damn. Terrible.
I read a very good explanation on prop guns. there is always a risk it will misfire, but if it's loaded properly, it shouldn't, and he wasn't wrong to point and pull the trigger, as far I as read. But this will be unspeakably traumatizing for him. I feel for the family of the deceased, but holy shit, I can't imagine living with accidently killing someone.
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It looks like he intentionally pointed and pulled the trigger...I suspect out of ignorance of the impact of such things. I find it amazing that a guy who's been acting for decades would not realize it. I suppose other possibilities is that he pointed it without intent to pull the trigger and twitched or that it was a ruse to commit murder (maybe I watched too many Monk episodes).
Damn. Terrible.
I read a very good explanation on prop guns. there is always a risk it will misfire, but if it's loaded properly, it shouldn't, and he wasn't wrong to point and pull the trigger, as far I as read. But this will be unspeakably traumatizing for him. I feel for the family of the deceased, but holy shit, I can't imagine living with accidently killing someone.
Admittedly, I don't know anything about prop guns. I suppose if the gun was meant to fired in filming, then the risk is generally low. His pointing it and shooting at someone between takes as a joke (I think) is unnecessary. Had he not, would it have been likely to have done the same thing while filming or rehearsing?
And, I totally agree that while you feel for the victim and her loved ones, I first put myself in his place. I can't imagine...
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It looks like he intentionally pointed and pulled the trigger...I suspect out of ignorance of the impact of such things. I find it amazing that a guy who's been acting for decades would not realize it. I suppose other possibilities is that he pointed it without intent to pull the trigger and twitched or that it was a ruse to commit murder (maybe I watched too many Monk episodes).
Damn. Terrible.
I read a very good explanation on prop guns. there is always a risk it will misfire, but if it's loaded properly, it shouldn't, and he wasn't wrong to point and pull the trigger, as far I as read. But this will be unspeakably traumatizing for him. I feel for the family of the deceased, but holy shit, I can't imagine living with accidently killing someone.
I thought the whole point of a prop gun was that it can’t fire real bullets? Why not use real guns then? This reminded me of The Crow. Been a while, but if I remember that was a string of bad events and no one person was blamed. I think the real looking bullets they used had the powder emptied and the primers discharged. Then they load it up with blanks for the shootout. One of the primers was still live, which was just enough power to dislodge the bullet and get it stuck in the barrel. Then when they used switched over to use the blanks that had enough power to actually fire the bullet.
Curious how close this case is. Seems incredibly stupid they’re still using objects that can be fired though.
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So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
depends who is found to be negligent. the armory person most likely, but it depends on Baldwin or whether he was acting reckless in pointing the gun at the cinematographer or not or if he was rightly pointing it at the camera for a legit shot (not sure the chain of events).
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So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
depends who is found to be negligent. the armory person most likely, but it depends on Baldwin or whether he was acting reckless in pointing the gun at the cinematographer or not or if he was rightly pointing it at the camera for a legit shot (not sure the chain of events).
In any other case, the “I didn’t know it was loaded” excuse wouldn’t protect the shooter from liability. Maybe actors shouldn’t be pretending with real guns…. As far as law goes, Alec chose to point a real gun (regardless of not knowing whether or not it was loaded with “real” bullets) at a woman and chose to pull the trigger. I feel bad for him, but I feel bad for anyone that accidentally kills someone with a gun…that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have charges brought up against them for negligence. Alec himself was negligent in inspection of the gun. Anyone that does not know how to inspect a firearm has no business holding a real one, including actors.
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
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not related to current times, but i am reading this book called A Strange and Blighted Land, Gettysburg The Aftermath of a Battle.
it tells one story of a 3 year old boy who was accidently shot and killed by his 5 or 6 year old brother who found a loaded rifle near the battlefield a few days after the battle. it is sad, but it showed me that these kinds of things have been happening here for over a century and a half.
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So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
Apparently there were crew members that raised concerns, and subsequently walked off the set, in the first few days of shooting (the movie).
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
Apparently there were crew members that raised concerns, and subsequently walked off the set, in the first few days of shooting (the movie).
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
Apparently there were crew members that raised concerns, and subsequently walked off the set, in the first few days of shooting (the movie).
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
It doesn’t even sound like the person in charge of the guns was very knowledgeable of them. Not sure about “real experts”… And the actor was obviously pointing it at someone’s mid-section. My argument is that Baldwin shouldn’t have even had it in his hands if he doesn’t know how to operate it and do his own safety check.
Simple firearm basic safety rules: ”treat every gun as if it were loaded” ”never point at something you do not wish to destroy”
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
It doesn’t even sound like the person in charge of the guns was very knowledgeable of them. Not sure about “real experts”… And the actor was obviously pointing it at someone’s mid-section. My argument is that Baldwin shouldn’t have even had it in his hands if he doesn’t know how to operate it and do his own safety check.
Simple firearm basic safety rules: ”treat every gun as if it were loaded” ”never point at something you do not wish to destroy”
no, there are real experts in this field. from what I've read, there are many variables involved in a prop gun being used safely, so there's a ton of training and expertise involved.
it's not just the costume guy moonlighting as a prop gun guy.
doing a "safety check", as I said, would have been moot if it had been baldwin, or even a trained firearm enthusiast. As I stated, a layman wouldn't know the difference between a real loaded gun and a prop gun loaded with blanks, even opening the chamber, it looks the same apparently; it is virtually indistinguishable just to look at. only the person loading it would know, and you have to trust they did their job correctly.
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So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
It doesn’t even sound like the person in charge of the guns was very knowledgeable of them. Not sure about “real experts”… And the actor was obviously pointing it at someone’s mid-section. My argument is that Baldwin shouldn’t have even had it in his hands if he doesn’t know how to operate it and do his own safety check.
Simple firearm basic safety rules: ”treat every gun as if it were loaded” ”never point at something you do not wish to destroy”
no, there are real experts in this field. from what I've read, there are many variables involved in a prop gun being used safely, so there's a ton of training and expertise involved.
it's just the costume guy moonlighting as a prop gun guy.
doing a "safety check", as I said, would have been moot if it had been baldwin, or even a trained firearm enthusiast. As I stated, a layman wouldn't know the difference between a real loaded gun and a prop gun loaded with blanks, even opening the chamber, it looks the same apparently; it is virtually indistinguishable just to look at. only the person loading it would know, and you have to trust they did their job correctly.
From what I’ve read, it’s a far cry from “a ton of training and expertise”:
“ In particular, the incident has put a spotlight on the role of a set’s armorer, or a firearms specialist — and the lack of formal training required to become one.”
“There is no standard test to become an armorer, according to Tristano, and training mainly consists of internships or other work under master armorers, the industry term for experienced armorers who oversee those with less experience.”
So who should be charged with firearm negligence? Alec? The armory person?
I wouldn’t think Baldwin would or should be charged if the industry standard was to have a firearms expert on site and trust his knowledge. I would also think that standard might change to make anyone handling a gun (if they even use real guns after this) be trained and responsible for the final inspection.
I get many actors probably don’t own or use guns and just trust the experts working with them. But honestly, even if I was anti-gun, I’d want to take a safety training course and be able to inspect any firearm someone just hands me and says to go point it at someone and pull the trigger, it’s fine.
If my first sentence is true, I think the standard should change to include anyone who held the gun in the chain of events be held responsible. Don’t just trust someone a gun is empty and take their word for it.
If someone gave you a gun and said “don’t worry, it’s not loaded”, and you pointed it at someone and shot them, who would be liable? In the end, it’s always (with adults anyway)the person holding/pointing/shooting the gun that is responsible for where that bullet lands and the damage it does. I don’t give him a pass just because he is an actor.
But this isn't just any old backyard shenanigans. this is a controlled setting with real experts knowing what is inside the gun and what isn't. Baldwin wouldn't have known just by looking at it. this is one of those cases where the liability, in my view, would only fall on him if:
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
It doesn’t even sound like the person in charge of the guns was very knowledgeable of them. Not sure about “real experts”… And the actor was obviously pointing it at someone’s mid-section. My argument is that Baldwin shouldn’t have even had it in his hands if he doesn’t know how to operate it and do his own safety check.
Simple firearm basic safety rules: ”treat every gun as if it were loaded” ”never point at something you do not wish to destroy”
no, there are real experts in this field. from what I've read, there are many variables involved in a prop gun being used safely, so there's a ton of training and expertise involved.
it's just the costume guy moonlighting as a prop gun guy.
doing a "safety check", as I said, would have been moot if it had been baldwin, or even a trained firearm enthusiast. As I stated, a layman wouldn't know the difference between a real loaded gun and a prop gun loaded with blanks, even opening the chamber, it looks the same apparently; it is virtually indistinguishable just to look at. only the person loading it would know, and you have to trust they did their job correctly.
Since this was a western. I’m assuming it’s all old cowboy style revolvers. Would be the worst western ever if they were running around with a 9mm. It’s very easy to check a revolver. Not that difficult to check the chamber of a pistol either, but that doesn’t apply here. Anyway, my point is that it’s not difficult. With 3 minutes I could teach anyone to check for a live bullet or a blank. It’s just a matter of someone not doing their job as part of a safety check.
You can literally see the bullets on most revolvers like that. And if not, if you’re the safety guy in charge, take the 5 seconds to remove each round and check for yourself.
Funny, all this Alec speculation, and nothing about two people killed and four injured during a mall shooting in Idaho today.
Ho hum…just another day, folks.
so talk about it. i certainly don't hear about every single shooting in the US. a famous actor killing a person on set of a movie is big news, like it or not.
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Funny, all this Alec speculation, and nothing about two people killed and four injured during a mall shooting in Idaho today.
Ho hum…just another day, folks.
so talk about it. i certainly don't hear about every single shooting in the US. a famous actor killing a person on set of a movie is big news, like it or not.
Whoa, reading into my post or just defensive? I’m allowed to opine too, dangnabbit. It IS just another day here.
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personally not sure the baldwin thing belongs here. yes a terrible thing happened. its missing a critical element. intent.
aside from the events involving little kids as shooters, the rest involve harm intentions
true, I wondered the same thing myself if it should be here. I suppose one could argue that it's relevant because of the pervasiveness of gun culture and how that might be somewhat intertwined with this incident, but fair point.
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Funny, all this Alec speculation, and nothing about two people killed and four injured during a mall shooting in Idaho today.
Ho hum…just another day, folks.
so talk about it. i certainly don't hear about every single shooting in the US. a famous actor killing a person on set of a movie is big news, like it or not.
Whoa, reading into my post or just defensive? I’m allowed to opine too, dangnabbit. It IS just another day here.
Ho hum!
not defensive at all, but quite possible I read it wrong. I took as you lamenting that we weren't talking about what you thought would be more important. If I was wrong, I apologize.
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And, I totally agree that while you feel for the victim and her loved ones, I first put myself in his place. I can't imagine...
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This reminded me of The Crow. Been a while, but if I remember that was a string of bad events and no one person was blamed. I think the real looking bullets they used had the powder emptied and the primers discharged. Then they load it up with blanks for the shootout. One of the primers was still live, which was just enough power to dislodge the bullet and get it stuck in the barrel. Then when they used switched over to use the blanks that had enough power to actually fire the bullet.
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As far as law goes, Alec chose to point a real gun (regardless of not knowing whether or not it was loaded with “real” bullets) at a woman and chose to pull the trigger. I feel bad for him, but I feel bad for anyone that accidentally kills someone with a gun…that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have charges brought up against them for negligence. Alec himself was negligent in inspection of the gun. Anyone that does not know how to inspect a firearm has no business holding a real one, including actors.
a) as the producer, knowingly cut corners with the union and safety protocols
b) as an actor, pointed it somewhere he shouldn't have been pointing it
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it tells one story of a 3 year old boy who was accidently shot and killed by his 5 or 6 year old brother who found a loaded rifle near the battlefield a few days after the battle. it is sad, but it showed me that these kinds of things have been happening here for over a century and a half.
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Apparently there were crew members that raised concerns, and subsequently walked off the set, in the first few days of shooting (the movie).
Crew on Baldwin film raised prop gun concerns before fatal shooting | Alec Baldwin | The Guardian
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"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
And the actor was obviously pointing it at someone’s mid-section.
My argument is that Baldwin shouldn’t have even had it in his hands if he doesn’t know how to operate it and do his own safety check.
”treat every gun as if it were loaded”
”never point at something you do not wish to destroy”
it's not just the costume guy moonlighting as a prop gun guy.
doing a "safety check", as I said, would have been moot if it had been baldwin, or even a trained firearm enthusiast. As I stated, a layman wouldn't know the difference between a real loaded gun and a prop gun loaded with blanks, even opening the chamber, it looks the same apparently; it is virtually indistinguishable just to look at. only the person loading it would know, and you have to trust they did their job correctly.
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“ In particular, the incident has put a spotlight on the role of a set’s armorer, or a firearms specialist — and the lack of formal training required to become one.”
“There is no standard test to become an armorer, according to Tristano, and training mainly consists of internships or other work under master armorers, the industry term for experienced armorers who oversee those with less experience.”
Anyway, my point is that it’s not difficult. With 3 minutes I could teach anyone to check for a live bullet or a blank. It’s just a matter of someone not doing their job as part of a safety check.
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Ho hum!
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