Posted on 11/02/2021 1:17:07 PM PDT by conservative98
SANTA FE, N.M. — “What the f--- just happened?”
Alec Baldwin repeated the words again and again with growing urgency as the sound of the shot reverberated throughout the wooden church.
Mere seconds before, the actor had been preparing to film a scene in which he, as a grizzled 1880s Kansas outlaw, becomes involved in a shootout in a church. He was just going through the motions, giving the camera crew a chance to line up their angles.
“So,” he had said, placing his hand on the Colt .45 revolver in its holster, “I guess I’m gonna take this out, pull it, and go, ‘Bang!’”
No projectile was supposed to be in the firearm. Just a dummy round that contained no gunpowder. Baldwin was simply showing the director and the cinematographer of “Rust,” a low-budget indie western film, what he was going to do when cameras began rolling.
Instead, he shot them.
A lead bullet flew out of the weapon Baldwin had been assured was a “cold gun.” It hit cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who stumbled back, falling into the arms of the head electrician. As she was laid to the ground, she could see the blood pouring from her chest. Behind her director Joel Souza was also down, clutching his shoulder; the bullet had gone through Hutchins’ body into his.
“What the f--- was that? That burns!” Souza screamed.
Baldwin put the gun down on a church pew. He looked down in horror at his two injured colleagues, repeating his initial question like a mantra.
“Medic!” someone yelled, as various crew members huddled around Hutchins, trying to stanch the bleeding. A boom operator looked into her eyes. “Oh, that was no good,” the sound guy said.
“No,” Hutchins replied. “That was no good. That was no good at all.”
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Still no reason to aim at the camera gal and director!!
He was suppose to be aiming directly into the camera lens.....
Instead, Baldwin was aiming the gun at the crew, not the camera. He cocked the gun ......then fired.
NO EXCUSE for what happened.
During a rehearsal, there should have been nothing in the firearm, not even dummy rounds.
A state that should have been personally verified by the Armorer, immediately before handing the weapon to the Actor.
And of course, there should never have been live rounds within miles of that set.
Industry-standard safety procedures that were never followed. The Producer is at fault for that negligence.
He won’t if he dies instantly.
And more importantly is L.E.O. Eric Esparza going to testify?
I agree.
I agree.
On TV, anyone who’s shot either dies instantly (unless some last words are needed) or is able to run, jump, fight, etc. without much inconvenience. In the real world, not so much.
Any intel on the DA?
So no charges likely. It was clearly the gun's fault.
He did not just pull the trigger. He had to insert the round in the chamber, cock the hammer, aim the gun, then pull the trigger. It was not a simple mishap with a hair trigger.
What’s true is that combat vets who get hit by rifle fire say they never hear the shot that got them. The reason is that high power cartridges are supersonic so the slug gets there before the sound. In this case the 45 round most likely was not supersonic so sound and slug got there about the same time-——give or take a microsecond or so.
Updated: “So,” he had said, placing his hand on the Colt .45 revolver in its holster, “I guess I’m gonna take this out, then I have to pull the hammer back half cock then to full then point the gun at a women then pull the trigger.
He did not need to pull the hammer back at all. He I bet was showing off and this was the result.
#1 gun safety rule… Treat all guns as if they are always loaded.
Seems Hollywood developed its own rules that are antagonistic to basic safety for everyone else.
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