There was a soap opera actor some years ago, who was playing around with a blank pistol. He put it to his temple and pulled the trigger. Even though the pistol had a blank, the fire and powder emitted from the gun penetrated the skull and killed him instantly.
IOWs any gun is dangerous. Alec Baldwin and people like him are clueless.
Bruce Lee’s son was killed by a “blank”. Debris got into the barrel, lethally propelled by the blank cartridge.