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Nope. His name was John Erik-Hexum, a TV actor, I believe. He was one of those good-looking guys in their early 20's playing a 'Nam vet back in the late 80's. It actually happened off-camera. After that, the prop-gun rental service, Stembridge Gun Rentals, instituted a policy of immediatly collecting up the weapons between takes, and safety training for the actors using their guns. They also started using rubber "dummy guns" in any take that did not require shooting.

Brandon Lee was killed accidently when he, during filming, got in front of a blank machine-gun burst at close range. He was, I believe, hit multiple times and died at the scene.

The story of Stembridge Gun Rentals goes back almost a hundred years in pictures. Their collection of Blank-only guns is a sight to behold. Someday, I hope someone there writes a book...it'd be a hoot to read all the stories they must have. Also, they still have weapons used in the '20s and '30s by the classic stars of the time. They all still work, too.