Alec Baldwin ignored the No. 1 rule of gun safety: Hollywood weapons expert

NY Post ^ | October 23, 2021 | By Kerry J. Byrne and Dana Kennedy

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Sounds like Anti-gun Baldwin was “Hoist on his own petard” but someone else took the hit.

So anti-gun that gun rules did not apply to him.

[LeoWindhorse]

I hope this finally STFU’s this as erbic moron down. Been sick of this vile character for years . Him and his phony ditz wife. Arrogant losers with big mouths

[SkyDancer]

It still begs the question as to why live rounds were on the set in the first place.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Jerk was probably assing around . Gotta know who added the live round.

[Carriage Hill]

“...someone loaded the gun.”

That would be the film’s hired armorer.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

True. I’ve noticed, on the screen, that some non firing firearms actually were made of rubber.

[SecondAmendment]

As much as I dislike Baldwin from what I have heard about him, IMHO the blame for this tragedy falls on the armorer and director.

If the script had Baldwin shoot at the camera for the scene, the director should have either changed the scene, or somehow remotely operated the camera while having the armorer triple check the firearm.

Actors are paid for their expertise on acting, not weapons and safety.

[Steely Tom]

Here’s what I don’t get: how does a live round of any type, description, or nature, get on a movie set? For what possible reason is an actual, live round of ammunition present while making a movie? It is inconceivable to me. I can’t make it make sense, no matter how I twist my mind.

[Impala64ssa]

You tell us, Alec, you effing coke head

[Hot Tabasco]

The prop gun had misfired twice

How does a hammered revolver misfire, it has to be cocked first?

Maybe they're referring to the cartridge primer not igniting?

[Mean Daddy]

My best friend’s brother and his buddies were at their family cabin drinking. The brother pointed a 12 gauge at one of his buddies and then moved it about 12” and pulled the trigger. He had a deer slug in it he forgot about and blew a hole in the cabin wall.

[ASOC]

The dead woman was married to...a lawyer.

I’ve no doubt ‘sued out of existence’ is coming soon...

[Dilbert San Diego]

These are among the questions that should be asked, assuming they do a complete investigation into this tragedy.

[Mean Daddy]

Waiting for the SNL skit where he and Dick Cheney go hunting together.

[beef]

It is too bad that this happened, but given that it did I can think of no one who deserves being in this pickle more than Alec Baldwin.

[Fai Mao]

It was a cap and ball revolver. I think those missfire quite often.

[V V Camp Enari 67-68]

What goes around comes around….Karma

[Carl Vehse]

The word, "misfire," means that the gun failed to fire. It does not mean, while a person is holding it, the gun fires unexpectedly.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

With a real bullet? I doubt it.

If it weren’t for the Keystone Cops, I would think they’d be looking for who had access and has the ammo.

[x]

Very true. The way things are going, though, every word is going to mean what it means and the opposite.