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Production crew walked off Alec Baldwin movie set hours before shooting in row over conditions and were replaced 'on the fly' by locals: Workers feared for gun safety after 'TWO misfires' days before Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer
Daily Mail ^ | 10/22/2021 | Jennifer Smith

Posted on 10/22/2021 3:12:39 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

The crew of Alec Baldwin's movie set were already concerned about gun safety before he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and they had walked off the set hours before she was killed, after they complained about long hours, shoddy conditions and two other incidents involving the 'misfire' of weapons.

The workers had been complaining about the fact they had to stay overnight in Albuquerque - an hour's drive from the set - and not Sante Fe because production wouldn't pay for their hotels, according to sources cited by The Los Angeles Times and multiple social media posts by film and TV insiders.

When they turned up to set to clear their things on Thursday, they found they'd been replaced by locals.

It begs the question of who those local workers were, what their training was and to what extent did they check the weapon before handing it to Baldwin, suspected to have possibly been loaded with a live round.

Deadline also cites an unnamed source who said a gun had gone off 'in a cabin' while someone was holding it in a cabin.

'A gun had two misfires in a closed cabin. They just fired loud pops – a person was just holding it in their hands and it went off,' they said.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 10/22/2021 3:12:39 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Sounds like a lawsuit is going to follow this.


2 posted on 10/22/2021 3:15:01 PM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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“Locals”

Just happened to be there, did someone log into ‘www.scabs4hire.com’?


3 posted on 10/22/2021 3:15:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Why do they keep calling it a “misfire”?


4 posted on 10/22/2021 3:16:49 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi

Baldwin blasted her in the stomach. During a scene rehearsal. Without checking the chamber for a live round.


5 posted on 10/22/2021 3:20:05 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Live round in a gun 6 hours after disgruntled workers walk off the set. Interesting


6 posted on 10/22/2021 3:22:51 PM PDT by Barking Aardvark
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To: marcusmaximus

A misfire is when the round doesn’t go off.


7 posted on 10/22/2021 3:23:26 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: MileHi

Negligent manslaughter at least ..


8 posted on 10/22/2021 3:25:50 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: marcusmaximus

One version is that the director wanted another take and he swore (jokingly), pointed the gun at them and fired thinking it would be a blank.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4005866/posts?page=73#73


9 posted on 10/22/2021 3:25:55 PM PDT by CedarDave (Wearing a mask to keep you safe from the virus is like putting up chicken wire to keep out mosquitos)
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To: marcusmaximus

A set expert said they never, ever actually aim at people. The live fire filming always uses angles to make it seem like a direct aim but it never is. So Baldwin did not follow standard safety protocols.


10 posted on 10/22/2021 3:26:11 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: MileHi

Because they are setting up the narrative that this was just an accident which could not have been prevented.

I don’t know if we have all the facts yet.


11 posted on 10/22/2021 3:28:31 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: marcusmaximus

Ruh Rho.


12 posted on 10/22/2021 3:33:35 PM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: MileHi
A misfire is when the round doesn’t go off.

Exactly, and how did two "rounds" go off accidentally while holding a single action revolver, which I assume they were using since it is a Western they're filming, unless it was cocked or dropped onto the floor twice?

13 posted on 10/22/2021 3:33:55 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: marcusmaximus

Excuse me, Mr. Baldwin, I have just one more question.....


14 posted on 10/22/2021 3:33:58 PM PDT by CletusVanDamme (Well I'm all broken up about that man's rights...)
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This was no "misfire". Baldwin addressed his victims right before they were killed. Baldwin yelled something to the effect of "I ought to blow your [effin] heads off" and discharged the weapon. It was not a misfire. Baldwin meant to fire the gun. He could have thought the gun was harmless. Obviously it wasn't.

They are going to try to gin up a "misfire" alibi, but there are witnesses who will testify otherwise. Reckless endangerment at the minimum.

15 posted on 10/22/2021 3:35:32 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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and how did two "rounds" go off accidentally

It's been reported that a single projectile hit both people, by passing through the woman and then striking the guy. Which does sometimes happen.

16 posted on 10/22/2021 3:36:53 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Set safety experts say this can’t happen if standard industry safety protocols are adhered to. The scabs at the last moment probably was the cause.


17 posted on 10/22/2021 3:37:29 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: marcusmaximus

There some serious negligence involved. The only question is, does rise the level of criminal negligence.


18 posted on 10/22/2021 3:37:32 PM PDT by Kazan
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It was reported that a bullet passed through Halyna's body and then into the body of the man was injured in his clavicle. There was only one shot fired according to reports.

19 posted on 10/22/2021 3:39:05 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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I guess hotels are too expensive for the cheap ass producer of this crap attempt at entertainment. Maybe that’s why he shot a couple so he could save on the bills 🤪


20 posted on 10/22/2021 3:39:37 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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