Exactly.
The mantra for gun safety is “every gun is loaded and dangerous, even when they aren’t loaded” or “consider every gun to be loaded at all times”
People can personally unload a gun themselves, set their gun in a corner or wherever, leave, then days later take the gu. Out and there is a round in the chamber because while they were gone, someone used the gun and forgot to unload it.
Everyone handling a gun, prop or otherwise, needs to treat the gun as though loaded with real ammo, even if they THINK it has blanks in it, or that it is unloaded.
There are simply no do-overs. Accidents can be fatal- and there are no second chances. You don’t get to start over with a fresh life. Everyone on set should have been taught that, repeatedly. Alec, being tne producer out of all since he was running the show it was u,timatel6 his responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone along with the help of expert handlers.
Sadly he has had to learn a very hard life lesson at the tragic expense of another human being.
12. Ensuring that any actor who is required to stand near the line of fire be allowed to witness the loading of the firearms.
https://www.csatf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/01FIREARMS.pdf