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2021-11-10 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Who is Seth Kenney? 'Rust' shooting investigation focuses on 'armorer mentor'

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-10 03:46|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 ...I'm wondering if Mr. Kenney hadn't spread himself a bit thin, and was hiring people with little/no experience to handle things on set for him.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-11-10 06:08|| 2021-11-10 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm wondering when 'the blame charade' for the Colt .45 that Baldwin fired that day stops.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-10 08:01|| 2021-11-10 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Face it, he will skate. He might even qualify for an insanity plea.
He should have never been allowed near a gun of any type. His contempt for 'guns' blinded him. The most rudimentary level of gun safety training would have informed him that 'every gun is presumed loaded'.
The 'press' is looking for a way to absolve him of the murder he committed.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2021-11-10 08:51|| 2021-11-10 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Did Baldwin as Producer bother to vet this guy?

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-11-10 09:12|| 2021-11-10 09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Ref #3: The 'press' is looking for a way to absolve him of the murder he committed.

No, nothing will come of it. Somewhat akin to the 'nothing will come of it' of the Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd shooting.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-10 10:06|| 2021-11-10 10:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Gun (revolver) leaps into person-1's hand then rotates person-1's arm to point at person-2 then fires itself killing person-2. Person-1 is not at fault, it was the 'guns' fault.

Posted by irish rage boy 2021-11-10 10:12|| 2021-11-10 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Kenney is the contractor that supplied the pistol in question (they're usually on lease). If the gun functioned correctly (it appears it worked) then that's pretty much that.
More mud added to already muddy water, plus some payback stabs.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-11-10 10:34|| 2021-11-10 10:34|| Front Page Top

#8 I blame Gun Violence. He gets around, he's everywhere. Arrest him!

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-11-10 10:37|| 2021-11-10 10:37|| Front Page Top

#9 "Misfired"?

No, the gun did not misfire. It fired. It worked exactly as it was supposed to. Why there was live ammunition on a film set I'll never know.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed had all the right qualifications. She was Hispanic and woke. Remember, being competent at your job is a sure sign of white supremacy.

Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-10 12:17|| 2021-11-10 12:17|| Front Page Top

#10 This whole thing is disgusting. If anyone but a prominent lefty celebrity had shot someone who later died of the gunshot, they would long since have been in jail charged with murder.

The only reason I can think of why this is stringing out so long is that the DA is considering whether indicting Alec Baldwin would help or hurt a run for state Attorney General in the future.

Posted by Tom 2021-11-10 13:19|| 2021-11-10 13:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Beat me to it OP9064.

Baldwin is a notorious drug and alcohol abuser. Wonder if that is why he skipped town so quick, all 'fired up' for big hero scene.

Shouldn't skipping the State activate the federales? I mean, like for anyone else?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-11-10 16:01|| 2021-11-10 16:01|| Front Page Top

#12 I don't think the feds would normally be involved, no charges, let alone any of the restrictions that come with being out on bail. You of course would maybe see US Marshals in a high-profile flight to avoid prosecution situation, but that's not the case here.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-11-10 16:20|| 2021-11-10 16:20|| Front Page Top

#13 the employment of an 'armorer mentor' for a film or TV production is very rare.

That is because the position of armorer is a grown-up job with some life-or-death responsibilities. If you mess up, people get hurt/dead. Presumably, Gutierrez-Reed got the job via apprenticing with her famous in-the-business dad. The presence of an armorer mentor suggests she was not quite ready for the job.

Normally, the armorer works for the prop master who is in charge of all props on the set. Two separate people, lots of stuff to keep track of. In this case, as I understand it, HGR was filling both roles. Likely this did not increase attention to detail in the armorer role. Although, the bean counters were pleased.

Posted by SteveS 2021-11-10 18:15|| 2021-11-10 18:15|| Front Page Top

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