“ The armorer is the most guilty. “
I agree — what is an actor supposed to know about the specifics of the firearm that the Armorer doesn’t?
Isn’t the Armorer’s reason for having employment on the movie set be that he/she is the Expert on these matters?
If a gun is being placed in his hands, there’s no excuse to know know the most basic safety protocols.
He may not need to know the intricacies of gun assembly and names of parts, etc, but the basic rules of check the gun, clear it, finger off the trigger, never point it at something you don’t intend to shoot, are so fundamental to gun safety that nobody should even be allowed to pick up a gun or have on placed in their hands, until they have those well nailed down.
Exactly correct.
Others also are supposed to check, but its ultimately the responsibility of the armorer to ensure the safety and security, and chain of custody of all weapons on set. Thats their sole focus for being there.
It also doesn’t help she had a history of problems as an armorer. Her immediate prior film she was an armorer on, also had screwups by her.