[fidelis]

I will wait to find out if the gun really had “real ammunition or not” but my guess is it wasn’t. Few (it seems) know the “wadding” in a blank becomes a projectile when filed and can be deadly at close range.

That’s my stance as well: reserve judgment until more facts come out. I can tell you from my military and DOD training experience that even when using blanks, PLENTY of projectile still comes out of weapons barrel. At night, especially, you can see it blowing out all over the place.

[norcal joe]

Read how Brandon Lee died by a prop gun accident (remnant cartridge piece in barrel). It could have happened that way or something similar.