Title: Alec Baldwin Shot LIVE ROUND, New Info Makes His Actions CRIMINAL, Left Compares Him To Rittenhouse Source:
TimCast URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wgguYh79U Published:Oct 25, 2021 Author:Tim Pool Post Date:2021-10-25 10:53:36 by Esso Keywords:None Views:159 Comments:8
Movie making does involve the need for people to point guns at one another in ways that violate basic gun safety rules. Even given the rule that they shouldn't point them "directly" at one another, assuming that rule is true on set, weapons still must be pointed in the general direction of not just actors but stage crew as well who are all around the set, which is no less a standard safety violation of gun handling. That's unavoidable.
My take is that movie making is an industry that involves certain elements of danger no less than mining, manufacturing, construction and any number of other industries, and like any other industry, stuff happens and people die, and most often it's because someone didn't quite follow the safety rules as much as they should have. That's life.
It brings to mind not just Brandon Lee's death after being shot with a prop gun, but Eric Morrow (the star of "Combat") and 2 children who were killed on a movie set after a helicopter spun out of control during an action scene filming. Another woman was killed when filming a scene on a train bridge. A train came unexpectedly and she couldn't get off the bridge in time. Stuff happens.
I'm no fan of Baldwin, of course, but I can cut him some slack on this accident. I suppose the most I would say is that people who often denigrate guns as evil as liberals do are more likely not to take gun safety seriously as they will tend to not recognize that responsible gun handling makes any difference in gun safety. Because no safety procedures will make up for an evil gun.
Live ammo should NEVER be brought onto a movie set to begin with.
Unless you're filming in Chicago.
It's not clear it was a live round. Brandon Lee was killed with a blank but a dummy bullet stuck in the barrel no one knew about. (They call it a "squib" load, which is a new term for me).
Prop guns should be designed so they can't fire live rounds. They should also be a prominent yellow color which can be edited out with CGI effects. They still do need to give a realistic kick when fired, however, and be otherwise realistic enough not to ruin movie scenes.