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 ...
“Only four?”
Five. He forgot to take the cannoli.
Sounds criminal to me.
Best reply I’ve seen said if the scene called for him to put the gun to his head, he would have checked.
Who is the defendant? Is it gonna be the armorer, the AD, or Baldwin himself? Stay tuned...
Who is the defendant? Is it gonna be the armorer, the AD, or Baldwin himself? Stay tuned...
you know the old saying $hit rolls down hill.
the bullet is easily identifiable and should have been “seen” as a potential “live round” pointy or not.
What’s in the chamber? Simple question. Simple answer.
No one cleared the chamber or confirmed what was loaded was correct before the shoot.
The words used to describe the situation were inaccurate. He’s a fool.
I understand that as an NRA Certified pistol instructor, IPSC action shooter and I reload my own pistol and shotgun ammunition.
Nice to meet you C64!
Lifetime NRA. CPL.
Lifer too since ‘77. NRA ain’t what it used to be though. 😔
What about the one requiring everyone, including Baldwin, to treat all guns as of their loaded?
NEGLEGENCE...
The article is from the DAILY MAIL, thats a Brit news organisation——AVERAGE BRITS DON’T KNOW CRAP ABOUT GUNS OR SHOOTING!
Sometimes the questions can be too simple. How about, "What's in the barrel?"
Prior use of the firearm may have allowed a bullet to be lodged in the barrel. A blank round can propel such a bullet as if it had been fired from a live cartridge. Perhaps there was no "live round" in the gun.
The check that the armorer did and the AD did to verify a "cold gun" was inadequate. I could believe that they also failed to check that the barrel was clear. Perhaps it was a bullet lodged in the barrel along with a mistakenly loaded blank that caused the death.
Many unfortunate incidents end up being caused by a chain of actions, none of which alone could cause the damage inflicted.
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