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.'
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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.
“Never trust an actor with a gun”
Abe Lincoln (supposedly)
The chimp has a higher IQ and better ethics.
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.
Sheesh.
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.
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.
Nothing gets past the SFCSO. Nothing.
BTW, as a rabid anti-gunner, why is he even touching a firearm?
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.
Baldwin always looks like he’s coming off a bender.
They should have made everyone involved pee in a cup.
You’re kidding.
(Another clueless-expert) A cartridge is not a bullet. The bullet is the projectile…. And not all bullets are “pointy.”
“The shooting was with live ammo or blanks?”
Blanks don’t through penetrate.
Yup. Many here disagree though, apparently since they are most likely not familiar with firearms and choose to push responsibility onto someone else.
“(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.
They were in the post I was referencing.
Straight from the movie producer's mouth.
Hell, I’ve seen some wadcutters that you can hardly even see the bullet.
“They were in the post I was referencing.”
Which was all make-believe by the poster.
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