Prop Gun in Alec Baldwin's Hand Goes Off

[OscarGuy]

Sounds ludicrous to me.

[Greg]

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' film shooting:

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/da ... d=92278109

[Greg]

Apparently, the crew walked off the set in protest of bad working conditions before the shooting:

[Mister Tee]

This feels very reminiscent of the Brandon Lee accidental killing 30 years back. What I got from that coverage was that even a chunk of residue lodged in a chamber can have the effect of a bullet -- it's the propulsion caused by firing the gun that weaponizes whatever's shot out, especially at such short range. It's ludicrous that 1) no one's come up with a safer technological replacement for this and 2) there weren't far greater safety guidelines in place.

And, yes, framing this as Killer Alec Baldwin is obscene but fairly typical of our tabloid press, especially when the person in question is someone certain elements have long had as a target.

[Sabin]

I hate that every article starts with "Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Halyna Hutchins." It makes it look like Alec Baldwin woke up in the morning and decided to kill someone. This is absolutely horrible for everyone involved, but unless we find out that (as a producer) Alec Baldwin encouraged cutting the corners that resulted in a live round being inserted in the gun that killed the DP and wounded the director, it's not his fault. Although I'm sure there will be an investigation.

https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live- ... index.html