Posted on 10/22/2021 7:38:59 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
It was one bullet that discharged from the prop gun on the Santa Fe movie “Rust” and killed the director of photography and wounded the movie’s director.
An eyewitness on set tells this column that the bullet went straight through the body of DP Halyna Hutchins and into the clavicle of the film’s director Joel Souza.
Very quickly the set was locked down. Ambulance and helicopters arrived. Hutchins and Souza were sent straight to the hospital. Hutchins died en route in a helicopter.
On the ground, Baldwin was in shock but composed. He kept asking why he was handed a “hot gun.” Our eyewitness said Baldwin kept saying “In all my years, I’ve never been handed a hot gun.”
“A hot gun” means a gun with real ammunition.
Baldwin, not knowing the fate of the victims, was taken immediately to the hospital. “He had no idea how badly they were hurt or Halyna was dead.”
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Yes, it is his fault. Each actor is responsible for checking their weapon and SHOWING the gun is empty to the other actors and crew before the scene. It’s called professional courtesy and a safety check. Always done prior to filming.
If you have a gun in your hand; you’re responsible.
If you pull the trigger of the gun in your hand; you’re responsible. <—— notice the period.
The armorer may be responsible for the weapons on set, but the person holding it is the last and final check. It’s always been thus.
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