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Alec Baldwin and his Rust crew are accused of breaking at least FOUR movie industry gun safety rules before actor shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
Daily Mail ^ | November 3, 2021 | Ariel Zilber and Andrea Blanco

Posted on 11/03/2021 2:32:00 PM PDT by conservative98

Alec Baldwin and the crew of Rust have been accused of breaking at least four key movie industry gun safety protocols before the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins.

Baldwin and his co-workers appear to have violated rules from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, against pointing a gun at a member of the cast or crew unless absolutely necessary.

The alliance's rules - last revised in April 2003 - warn: 'Refrain from pointing the firearm at anyone, including yourself. If it is absolutely necessary to do so on camera, consult the property master or other safety representative... Remember that any object at which you point a firearm could be destroyed.'

Guidance goes on to state that live ammunition must never be brought onto a set, with the document also warning 'BLANKS CAN KILL.'

It continues: 'TREAT ALL FIREARMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE LOADED. "LIVE AMMUNITION" IS NEVER TO BE USED NOR BROUGHT ONTO ANY STUDIO LOT OR STAGE.'

Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office say they believe a live round was loaded into the gun that killed Hutchins, 42, on October 21.

They are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy, amid recent claims the bullet feared to have killed Hutchins may have been deliberately loaded into the gun as an act of foul play.

Any weapons on set are also never to be used for 'horseplay', the alliance guidelines state, and must never be left attended.

But according to reports, the gun the 63-year-old actor used to accidentally kill Halyna Hutchins was used by crew members to shoot at beer cans just hours before the incident, in a game known as 'plinking.'

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


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To: conservative98

Yeah Alec that one in a trillion ‘accident’ is the result of not following industry standards and procedures for safety. So really no accident at all.


21 posted on 11/03/2021 3:18:23 PM PDT by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: conservative98

“Never trust an actor with a gun”

Abe Lincoln (supposedly)


22 posted on 11/03/2021 3:20:15 PM PDT by Republican in occupied CA (I will not give up on my native State! Here I was born, here I fight and die!!)
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To: Clutch Martin

The chimp has a higher IQ and better ethics.


23 posted on 11/03/2021 3:20:53 PM PDT by Republican in occupied CA (I will not give up on my native State! Here I was born, here I fight and die!!)
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To: conservative98

The fact that he is an arrogant SOB might have contributed to the accident, too.

He didn’t and probably still doesn’t respect firearms and those of us who do. This kind of arrogant stupidity will make a person not take safety seriously and it will get people killed.


24 posted on 11/03/2021 3:23:51 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: Republican in occupied CA

Sheesh.


25 posted on 11/03/2021 3:25:29 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: the_daug

A blank could not do what this shot did: completely penetrate a human body and go on to wound another individual. A .45 Long Colt round, even as a target load is still a potent round.


26 posted on 11/03/2021 3:27:29 PM PDT by Noumenon (Black flag American. KTF)
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To: albie

Rules like this matter because to prove a case of negligent homicide the prosecution has to prove the defendant breached a legal standard of care in causing the victim’s death. So, the fact that this is their industry standard is helpful to prove that.


27 posted on 11/03/2021 3:40:48 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: conservative98
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office say they believe a live round was loaded into the gun that killed Hutchins

Nothing gets past the SFCSO. Nothing.

28 posted on 11/03/2021 3:46:09 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: conservative98; All
Forget Hollyweird’s rules for a moment. He broke all gun handling safety rules taught every day by law enforcement agencies and professionals.

BTW, as a rabid anti-gunner, why is he even touching a firearm?

29 posted on 11/03/2021 3:48:55 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: conservative98
"Safety Bulletin #1" has 79 rules which are the minimum standard for the film industry.

The crew on the "Rust" production repeatedly violated nearly all of them.

That is gross negligence by the management, in addition to incompetence by various crew members.

Alec Baldwin, as Producer, is responsible for the death, and should be sanctioned. There is plenty of blame left for the Armorer, the Assistant Director, and several other crew members.

30 posted on 11/03/2021 3:49:42 PM PDT by flamberge (Everybody knows that the dice are loaded)
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To: conservative98

Baldwin always looks like he’s coming off a bender.

They should have made everyone involved pee in a cup.


31 posted on 11/03/2021 3:50:12 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: the_daug

You’re kidding.


32 posted on 11/03/2021 3:50:19 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

(Another clueless-expert) A cartridge is not a bullet. The bullet is the projectile…. And not all bullets are “pointy.”


33 posted on 11/03/2021 3:53:00 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: the_daug

“The shooting was with live ammo or blanks?”

Blanks don’t through penetrate.


34 posted on 11/03/2021 3:54:08 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Yup. Many here disagree though, apparently since they are most likely not familiar with firearms and choose to push responsibility onto someone else.


35 posted on 11/03/2021 3:54:31 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Cobra64

“(Another clueless-expert) A cartridge is not a bullet. The bullet is the projectile…. And not all bullets are “pointy.””

The words ‘cartridge’ and ‘pointy’ are not in the article.


36 posted on 11/03/2021 3:59:44 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator

They were in the post I was referencing.


37 posted on 11/03/2021 4:01:43 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: conservative98
Baldwin recorded a video of himself encouraging the union members to strike if they felt they needed to, saying studio bosses ‘don’t give a f*** about you’, that the union shared online.

Straight from the movie producer's mouth.

38 posted on 11/03/2021 4:17:27 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: TexasGator

Hell, I’ve seen some wadcutters that you can hardly even see the bullet.


39 posted on 11/03/2021 4:24:44 PM PDT by Republican in occupied CA (I will not give up on my native State! Here I was born, here I fight and die!!)
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To: Cobra64

“They were in the post I was referencing.”

Which was all make-believe by the poster.


40 posted on 11/03/2021 4:25:15 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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