See post 41, the movie producer Baldwin had no reason to point at her, or to pull the trigger, they were not even filming the actual scene.
Many in the industry point out a lot of things Balwin got wrong in that shooting including not inspecting the gun in that rehearsal, not pointing it at the floor and pulling the trigger, pointing the gun at a human when the industry says use an angle (the camera compensates), or at least use a protective screen for the camera and person because of blanks and their bits, or an even a bullet.
George Clooney
“George Clooney has ripped Alec Baldwin’s deadly shooting of the “Rust” cinematographer as “infuriating” and “insane” — insisting the star and his crew appeared to ignore decades-old safety rules used on every other set.
“The “Ocean’s Eleven” star said that despite having “been on sets for 40 years,” he has never heard of some of the apparent safety measures Baldwin’s Western had used on the deadly set.
“First of all, I’ve never heard the term ‘cold gun,’” he said of the doomed safe word that Baldwin believed meant the Colt .45 he fired would not have live bullets.
Clooney, 60, also insisted that even after getting the all clear, every actor then takes additional steps to personally ensure the weapon is not loaded before they actually fire on set.
“Every single time I’m handed a gun on a set — every time — they hand me a gun, I look at it, I open it, I show it to the person I’m pointing it to, we show it to the crew,” he told Maron.
“Everyone does it. Everybody knows,” he said.
That should be see post 31, Balwin is extremely knowledgeable about guns.
In his actor’s marketing bio he used to list gun handling experience as part of the talent that he brings with his acting.