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EXPERTS SAY BALDWIN IGNORED RULES

posted 3 years ago by bozo_500 (13151)
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Alec Baldwin ignored the golden rule of gun safety by pointing the prop at someone but the gun never should have been loaded with live ammunition to begin with, experts say.

Zak Knight, a pyrotechnic and special effects engineer who is a member of Local 44, told DailyMail.com on Friday: 'There should have never been live rounds on a movie set, that's number one. Number two is every single person on a movie set has a right to inspect a weapon before it's fired. And number three is, there is no reason to ever put a person in front of a weapon that's firing.

'Anytime you see a movie where the barrel is pointed down the camera lens, there should not be an operator behind it. It's obvious that the considerations of this resulted in that gun being pointed directly at two people.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10123493/Alec-Baldwin-ignored-golden-rule-gun-safety-never-loaded.html

[–] Rorikon (17940) 3 years ago

In the end it's a line of succession. Baldwin should receive the lowest charge if convicted since he was the last person in the line with handling the gun. Inexperienced Prop master -> Arrogant Assistant Director -> Pointing at someone Baldwin.

[–] bozo_500 (13151) 3 years ago

Yes but Baldwin is also one of the producers so depending on how much of a producer he was on this (most likely the main one as it seems to be a passion project whereby he cowrote the script too) he could be culpable for the set/safety protocols that wernt up to scratch

[–] TMC-4 (20181) 3 years ago

Alec Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw when he accidentally killed cinematographer: Halyna Hutchins 'stumbled backwards' and 'couldn't feel her legs' after being shot

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10127317/Alec-Baldwin-pointed-gun-camera-weapon-fired-rehearsal.html

[–] spraghetti (33) 3 years ago

How many people have to die before liberals are forced to take gun safety classes?

[–] bozo_500 (13151) 3 years ago

more on the 24y old armourer that makes such awks reading https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10134763/Rust-armorer-subject-numerous-complaints-previous-film-infuriated-star-Nicolas-Cage.html