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| Rust shooting: Alec Baldwin calls for police to monitor gun safety on film sets |
| 2021-11-09 |
| [Guardian] Alec Baldwin has urged film and TV productions to hire police officers to monitor weapons and ensure guns used in filming are safe in the wake of the fatal shooting during filming of the western movie Rust. Baldwin accidentally shot and killed the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on 21 October after being told the gun he was rehearsing with on the film set in New Mexico was "cold", or safe to use, according to the Santa Fe county sheriff’s office. "Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety," the actor posted to Twitter on Monday. The account has since been made private, but the message was also placed on the actor’s Instagram account. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #25 ^ *WHOOP WHOOP!* Alarm |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-11-09 21:13 |
| #24 I've got a better idea....how about everyone on the set gets drug tested weekly. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-11-09 20:54 |
| #23 This is not a job for police. Closest thing would be the ATF but just follow Gun Safety 101. |
| Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-11-09 20:40 |
| #22 He doesn't need a policeman. He needs a visit from R. Lee Ermey. |
| Posted by: KBK 2021-11-09 20:22 |
| #21 BLUF: I know it is fun to hate on Alex Baldwin, but who in their right mind would give him a loaded weapon and expect him to handle it responsibly? At the risk of becoming the g(r)om of Alex Baldwin shooting threads, this happened on a movie set. A movie production is a fantasy factory. Factories can be dangerous if you are not careful. Every year, movies involving guns get made and no one gets hurt or dead*. Actors point guns at each other and pull the trigger and no one dies... as long as everyone does their job. The critical point is that a live round ended up in what was supposed to be a movie prop. This is the armorer's area of responsibility. Somebody from that side of the production house fucked up and a woman died as a consequence. * Hollywood takes pains to avoid people dying on set because it drives up insurances costs and production stops until the union ambulance crew can remove the body. Union shop, man. Can't violate the work rules! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-11-09 20:00 |
| #20 This just seems like a legal deflection. Its not that he hired an inexpensive, inexperienced armoror, its that the armoror was not a police officer. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2021-11-09 17:10 |
| #19 If any one knows he owns a Firearm they should call the Police so they can raided his houses to see how many other irearm he might have? NOTE: As we know when a person points and aims a firearm at a person, pulls the trigger and kills a person without intending to do so, that is called Negligent Homicide. At a minimum, if convicted of negligent homicide in New Mexico, a person must be charged with a 4th degree felony (or more), spend up to 18 months in jail (or More) and fined up to $5,000 in penalties and fees. The person can also be held liable in civil court for restitution by the victim's family. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-11-09 16:15 |
| #18 Wait - he was the producer. Wasn't it *his* job, thru his armorer, to insure the weapons were kept safe? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-11-09 15:05 |
| #17 Why has he not been indicted? It happened in New Mexico, same place as the Epstein estate. Next question. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-09 14:53 |
| #16 Get the attention off of him and onto a leftist bugbear. Has a good chance of working. The media will smell the air and know which way to take this. |
| Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-09 12:01 |
| #15 Why is he being allowed to speak publicly at all? Why has he not been indicted? |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-11-09 11:55 |
| #14 Baldwin's attorney can't be happy that he won't shut up. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2021-11-09 11:46 |
| #13 You mean...like...an armorer, but not trained and qualified in the use of such movie equipment and procedures? Because magic badge? Interesting glimpse into Baldwin and the elite mindset, no? Putting on the costume automatically gives that person all the necessary skills hollywood's stereotypes require of said costume. Put a frock on the officer and the fatal bullet would have been shot out of the sky, saving the day. Blast the AC/DC and slo-mo walk out. What a bunch of tards. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-11-09 11:00 |
| #12 BLAMmo riots on every movie set! Yay! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-09 09:54 |
| #11 Isn't Baldwin's suggestion offence to the many black actors who would now be placed in an unsafe position on set? |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2021-11-09 09:52 |
| #10 Only police can ever be trusted with guns! Oh, also defund the police as they are abusive monsters. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2021-11-09 09:51 |
| #9 I suggest strip serches for everyone to get on the set. Looking for guns, knives, and live bullets. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-11-09 09:49 |
| #8 How would the armorer feel about having someone carrying live rounds on the set? |
| Posted by: james 2021-11-09 08:56 |
| #7 I hear recently-fired anti-gun grandstander (former Miami police chief) Art Acevedo is looking for work... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-09 08:16 |
| #6 Several gun blogs have pointed out that NRA's Eddie Eagle program to teach school kids gun safety could have given Alec the knowledge he needed to avoid this catastrophe. Of course, the "education mafia" wants nothing to do with gun safety being taught in "their schools." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-09 08:14 |
| #5 What’s next; hiring a farmer as barn door security once it has been determined the horses are missing? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2021-11-09 08:12 |
| #4 Never entered his mind to have a NRA qualified instructor on the job? /rhet question. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-11-09 08:03 |
| #3 Cut out the middleman. Have the police monitor Baldwin. While he does 7-10. |
| Posted by: Grailet Speang1824 2021-11-09 07:53 |
| #2 Lots of cops have worked as consultants on film shoots (oops, I didn't mean for a pun there) usually for the purpose of making sure police procedure details are accurate. Most of them are detectives. Many of them may have never fired their weapon anywhere but on the PC range at qualifying time (many of them hate having to qualify to keep their jobs) How many of them do you think want to be responsible for people like Alec Baldwin handling a gun? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-11-09 07:37 |
| #1 More Baldwin projection. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-11-09 07:10 |