Cristofle

Well, the armorer got convicted of involuntary manslaughter. That probably doesn’t help him? But hard to say, another jury could decide it’s all on her.

stlavin95

Just have to wait and see

Cristofle

Lord knows I'd never hand him more than a water gun ever again, heh.

stlavin95

Not the worst idea in fairness, lol

Cristofle

I don't know who is to blame for the fact that he thought it was okay to point even an unloaded weapon at another person when they weren't even filming! But for real people, arguably the FIRST rule of gun safety is never point your gun - loaded or unloaded - at someone you don't intend to shoot.

stlavin95

Even I know that

Cristofle

Guns.are.not.toys. Not.jokes. Alec Baldwin was old enough to know better. Although the armorer really DID epically **** up by telling him it was a cold gun. Still, it's incredibly irresponsible. This is why trigger discipline at all times is important!

stlavin95

It really is

Cristofle

I can't fathom having live ammo on a set like that. It's asking for exactly what happened to happen.

stlavin95

It seriously is

Cristofle

How about no live ammo on a set EVER? For any reason? Really, let's give up on real guns. I don't give a **** how "realistic" it looks versus the safety of the people on the set. It's NOT real, lol.

stlavin95

No it's not

Cristofle

Also, most actors don't learn how to actually hold a gun and look kinda silly anyway, lol. So let's just...not. Not worth a single more lost life.

stlavin95

Lol, very true

Cristofle

I don't even know how we're still here after Brandon Lee, tbh. And I feel for the other actor, that was not his fault at all but he died many years later haunted by what happened. He wasn't screwing around like Baldwin, he was filming a scene as directed. It wasn't even live ammo - that's the thing. A blank, if loaded incorrectly, can essentially BECOME live ammo.