When I teach a gun-safety course I tell my students that everyone is responsible for gun safety and they should speak up if they witness anyone doing anything unsafe, even me. There's no reason a set shouldn't operate the exact same way.
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/1468029583161233414
I can understand why an armorer wouldn't want an actor to mess with the loadout of a gun set up in a specific way for a scene, but Baldwin himself provides a reasonable alternative in his ABC interview: have the armorer show everyone the gun is safe. thereload.com/analysis-compl…
The scene setup itself was also dangerous and everyone watching should've noticed that. Guns being pointed at anyone should be avoided as much as possible even on a set. I don't see why it was necessary in this scene. thereload.com/analysis-compl…
Somebody, anybody, should've spoken up about the clear safety concerns. Nobody did.
Baldwin explained that he'd grown accustomed to shirking any and all responsibility for gun handling because it had worked out ok in the past. He probably isn't alone. thereload.com/analysis-compl…
Baldwin explained that he'd grown accustomed to shirking any and all responsibility for gun handling because it had worked out ok in the past. He probably isn't alone. thereload.com/analysis-compl…
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