I hope we get some follow up. Even blanks can be dangerous. But the media calls this a “misfire” yet it doesn’t sound like a misfire. Two people shot at least one woman dead. That’s not a misfire. Someone screwed up big time.
It wasn’t even the actors who were shot during shooting of a scene. It was someone behind the camera who is dead. A lot of things don’t add up here. Maybe a mistake. Maybe horsing around.
Nobody taught these people that all guns are loaded all the time. I support creative arts, and this is commercial creative arts. But something doesn’t add up. If I was in charge of making a film, the guns used wouldn’t even be chambered for any type of “normal” round. I would use a custom blank that only fit custom guns for movies. I wouldn’t use regular .45 or 9mm chambers. Almost nobody watching would know the difference. And with CGI for a lot of “art” (which is really just commerce, not art) a live-fire weapon isn’t even necessary.
I'm still rehearsing and worrying about how I'm going to teach my grandchildren about gun safety.
My guess here is carelessness because of hubris and self-importance.
We never have to take this pile of dung seriously ever again.
Alec's prop gun joins Teddy Kennedy's Olds in infamy.