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What Went Wrong? Gun Prop Experts on Alec Baldwin Disaster (Producer Baldwin hired non-union gun handlers)
Daily Beast ^ | 10/22/2021 | Cheyenne Roundtree Justin Rohrlich

Posted on 10/22/2021 10:26:23 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

The production of the upcoming western movie Rust came to a tragic halt on Thursday afternoon in New Mexico, after actor and producer Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that resulted in the death of the film’s cinematographer.

Halyna Hutchins, 42, was reportedly struck in the stomach and was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she died, according to Deadline.

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“Rule number one, when you’re doing these rehearsals, the firearm, even though it has blanks, it’s never fired at anybody, the angles are always cheated,” Howell says. “Those angles always look to the viewer as though it’s directed at them, but it isn’t, it’s always aimed off. So, the actors train, train, train, and then when the armorer decides that rehearsal is fine and lets everybody know, then you go ahead. So, it’s very, very controlled—health and safety risk assessments before you get there, and everybody is aware when there are live firearms on the set firing blanks.”

“We never point that barrel at another actor, even if it’s a gun that has a block barrel, it’s just good training,” Hunter added. “If you don’t point a gun at another human, it won’t kill them. You’re never supposed to have live ammunition on the set, but just because there’s no live ammunition does not mean that something can get in the barrel of a gun and become a projectile.”

It is unclear if the gun was fired during a scene rehearsal or filming, but Hunter explained that the firearm should never be placed in the actor’s hand until the last possible minute.

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To: Delta 21

Alec killed a woman. Shot her in the stomach.


21 posted on 10/22/2021 10:40:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: IYAS9YAS

If there was a labor dispute involving gun handlers, it makes one wonder if a disgruntled worker did this intentionally.


22 posted on 10/22/2021 10:41:11 AM PDT by Stingray51 ( )
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To: fella

Baldwin is blaming the non union gun handler, too.


23 posted on 10/22/2021 10:41:24 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Alec Baldwin has killed more people than the January 6 “rioters.” Change my mind.

Why would there ever be live ammo on the set for a prop gun?


24 posted on 10/22/2021 10:41:37 AM PDT by cdcdawg (How long before Biden refers to himself as "Brandon?" )
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To: marcusmaximus

Alec the Terrible just got worse.


25 posted on 10/22/2021 10:41:38 AM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: marcusmaximus

What were live rounds doing on the set in the first place?


26 posted on 10/22/2021 10:42:45 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If at first you don't succeed, so much for skydiving)
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To: No Left Turn
Where in the script did it call for the shooting of an off-camera cinematographer?

The script writer was also the Director who was also shot.

27 posted on 10/22/2021 10:43:51 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: rktman

And we definitely know the name of one of them.


28 posted on 10/22/2021 10:45:46 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: marcusmaximus
Maybe Baldwin killed Halyna Hutchins because he was a jilted lover?

Here are a couple of pictures of Halyna Hutchins and I think most on this forum would be happy to date her:


29 posted on 10/22/2021 10:46:19 AM PDT by WMarshal ("Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither.")
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To: Bob434

The gun might be pointed at the camera for a shot that does not allow “cheating” the angle, but I would expect the crew to get out of the line of fire.


30 posted on 10/22/2021 10:46:38 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: hoe_cake

What happened is that Baldwin did not check his gun when it was handed to him. He should have known enough to check for live ammunition and not hire out his responsibility for gun safety.


31 posted on 10/22/2021 10:46:52 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: immadashell

Alec may just be the biggest asshole in the US.


32 posted on 10/22/2021 10:46:52 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: marcusmaximus

Was it pre-meditated? Did Baldwin have a reason to want this person dead? He has a known history as a hothead, I’m sure they’re looking into everything (sarc!)
He’s a protected class...radical leftist.


33 posted on 10/22/2021 10:47:01 AM PDT by Fireone (When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Revenge on Baldwin for hiring non union ??


34 posted on 10/22/2021 10:47:47 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: marcusmaximus

Barwin should be investigated for criminally negligent homicide. That’s why he’s feeling bad - he’s worried about his own skin.


35 posted on 10/22/2021 10:47:56 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Bob434
"Scenes like that could be done with a remotely controlled camera perhaps?"

That or digital effects.

36 posted on 10/22/2021 10:48:27 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

Why do they need live ammunition anyway? What am I not understanding?


37 posted on 10/22/2021 10:48:57 AM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: marcusmaximus

Maybe Henry Hyde will rise from the dead and stone Alec Baldwin to death. :-P


38 posted on 10/22/2021 10:49:15 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: marcusmaximus

Proving yet again, Alec Baldwin is nothing more than a Hollyweird phony. I hope he gets charged with something heavy duty.


39 posted on 10/22/2021 10:49:31 AM PDT by Lucky2 (I'm maskless and proud )
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To: Fireone
Was it pre-meditated? Did Baldwin have a reason to want this person dead?

Exactly. This needs to be investigated. The police need to look to see if Alec had a motive.

Where did the live ammo come from? Did Alec handle the round before it was fired.

There may be fingerprints on the ammo.

40 posted on 10/22/2021 10:49:47 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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