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When they turned up to set to clear their things on Thursday, they found they'd been replaced by locals.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.
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Sounds like a lawsuit is going to follow this.
“Locals”
Just happened to be there, did someone log into ‘www.scabs4hire.com’?
Why do they keep calling it a “misfire”?
Baldwin blasted her in the stomach. During a scene rehearsal. Without checking the chamber for a live round.
Live round in a gun 6 hours after disgruntled workers walk off the set. Interesting
A misfire is when the round doesn’t go off.
Negligent manslaughter at least ..
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
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.
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.
Ruh Rho.
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?
Excuse me, Mr. Baldwin, I have just one more question.....
They are going to try to gin up a "misfire" alibi, but there are witnesses who will testify otherwise. Reckless endangerment at the minimum.
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.
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.
There some serious negligence involved. The only question is, does rise the level of criminal negligence.
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 🤪
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