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After over a hundred years of using guns on movie sets, can you show a standard practice of actors being responsible for checking out guns every time they pick one up for a scene?
I was in the army for 11 years, and my primary MOS was Supply Sergeant/Armorer.
Yes, he should have never been handed a loaded weapon. But he had no reason to think it was loaded, and quite the contrary, actors have to rely on the support staff (also known as the 500 names you see on a screen before the teaser for the next movie) to make sure the equipment is safe.
You mean a prop gun that wasn't supposed to fire real bullets?
Unlikely. If a jury couldn't find John Landis guilty in the Twilight zone case, it's unlikely they'll find him guilty in this one.This time the charge seems reasonable. Unintentional manslaughter is when you recklessly cause the death of someone. Baldwin's defense seemed to rely on the ludicrous claim that the revolver went off by itself while he was holding it. He might get to plea to a lesser charge or if he goes to trial money and influence will play a part and he won't see a day behind bars. Civil suits might bankrupt him though.
Then you should know that the person pulling the trigger is responsible for checking the gun. If you weren't in a cult, this would be an easy one for you, assuming you're not lying about your military experience (which you probably are).
Didn’t he shoot himself with blanks?
I know that because I was trained. Baldwin was handed what he was told was a cold gun and directed to fire it at the camera.
Most circumstances, no.Would you do that?
Most circumstances, no.
But if I were in a hurry, and someone I reasonably trusted directed me, and maybe it was a long day, people make mistakes.
The mistake here was by the armorer, who either loaded it with live rounds or let someone else goof off with it and load live rounds. That's something I wouldn't have done.
I know one time on a training excercise, one of our rifles was signed out by a soldier from a sister company, because my armorer wasn't paying attention. (Fortunately, I recognized the EM's signature, and tracked him down.
Someone drowns in a tub nearly every day in America
An American drowns nearly every day in a bathtub, hot tub or spa, and the deaths occur...www.seattlepi.com
The study found 1,676 Americans were reported to have drowned in a tub during this five-year period, an average of 335 a year. Infants, very young children and the elderly are at risk, but more than half of all tub deaths are among able-bodied people between the ages of 5 and 64.
U.S. Surpasses 600 Mass Shootings This YearâNearing Record Levels
The U.S. is currently on pace for some 700 mass shootings in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.www.forbes.com
Deaths from mass shootings remain at multi-year highs, too: Some 626 people have been killed in mass shootings so far this year, compared to 584 in 2022, 599 in 2021 and 433 in 2020.
He died of a stroke because he went through a traumatic event.
Someone drowns in a tub nearly every day in America
An American drowns nearly every day in a bathtub, hot tub or spa, and the deaths occur...
The study found 1,676 Americans were reported to have drowned in a tub during this five-year period, an average of 335 a year. Infants, very young children and the elderly are at risk, but more than half of all tub deaths are among able-bodied people between the ages of 5 and 64.
U.S. Surpasses 600 Mass Shootings This YearâNearing Record Levels
The U.S. is currently on pace for some 700 mass shootings in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Deaths from mass shootings remain at multi-year highs, too: Some 626 people have been killed in mass shootings so far this year, compared to 584 in 2022, 599 in 2021 and 433 in 2020.
He died of a stroke because he went through a traumatic event.
I'm sure the people killed or injured in those 626 incidents will be happy to know you aren't counting them.And that is a lie......it has not been 626.
No, he died from a stroke because he had bad genetics, and an unhealthy lifestyle......
I'm sure the people killed or injured in those 626 incidents will be happy to know you aren't counting them.
Then why is his family suing Trump and his followers?
He failed to do what everyone handling a firearm is responsible to do. He pulled the trigger of a firearm without checking the pistol’s status.He will never be convicted
He was using a weapon he assumed was a prop
He failed to do what everyone handling a firearm is responsible to do. He pulled the trigger of a firearm without checking the pistol’s status.
He was negligent and because of that negligence he killed someone. There is a shared responsibility though.
actors and actress are more under educated then most. so many drop out to become famous.He failed to do what everyone handling a firearm is responsible to do. He pulled the trigger of a firearm without checking the pistol’s status.
He was negligent and because of that negligence he killed someone. There is a shared responsibility though.
It was his responsibility to verify that. Thats the responsibility of anyone who handles a firearm. He was negligent.He was told that it was a cold gun, when handed to him by an armorer.
That doesn’t relieve one of responsibility.actors and actress are more under educated then most. so many drop out to become famous.
no it dosent i wasnt saying so . ignorance of law is not an excuse.That doesn’t relieve one of responsibility.
It was his responsibility to verify that. Thats the responsibility of anyone who handles a firearm. He was negligent.
