Alec baldwin shooting

[Omegstrat6]

Although we obviously are not aware of all the details, I guess you have to feel some sympathy for the guy knowing that he has killed some-one as this will be an awful thing he will have to carry around with him for the rest of his life. That said, the level of negligence and lax safety protocols beggars belief and a young woman has tragically and needlessly lost her life. Surely, with the possibility of live rounds being involved then every weapon should be checked at every stage before use-ie not just the armourer but the director before he handed it to Balwin and then the actor himself. The armourer clearly didn't do her job but then why would you just take their word for it? Maybe this attitude is just all another part of the American gun culture...

[TipperaryBaggie]

The thing that I don't get at the moment is why he pointed and pulled the trigger aimed a cinematographer. If he had accidently shot a cast member when shooting a scene, then that is more plausible. Strange.

[Omegstrat6]

The thing that I don't get at the moment is why he pointed and pulled the trigger aimed a cinematographer. If he had accidently shot a cast member when shooting a scene, then that is more plausible.
Strange.

My understanding is that prop guns are often loaded with so called "blank" cartridges which contain higher levels of gun powder than normal in order to create a more dramatic muzzle flash and that the weapons are frequently filmed head-on so to speak at the camera. However, safety protocols would normally be in place including the camera operator (and anyone else in the vicinity) wearing protective face coverings amongst other PPE. Such PPE is obviously designed to protect the wearer from the explosive force of the gun powder discharge but is clearly not designed to stop a real round.