Actor Alec Baldwin Kills One Person, Wounds Another

[jdege]

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/gwendolynsims/2021/10/21/breaking-actor-alec-baldwin-kills-one-person-wounds-another-when-prop-gun-misfires-n1525915
BREAKING: Actor Alec Baldwin Kills One Person, Wounds Another When Prop-Gun 'Misfires'

CBSLA reports that the sheriff’s office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, “confirms that two individuals were shot on the set of ‘Rust.'” Director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, and director Joel Souza, 48, were each shot when a prop-gun was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin, 68, during filming.


Hutchins was rushed by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Souza was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries.

According to TMZ, “Alec Baldwin was filming a scene for a movie that required someone to fire a gun loaded with blanks, but when the gun discharged either shrapnel or a bullet hit two people on set. The incident happened Thursday afternoon on location in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Baldwin “is filming a new western he’s starring in called “Rust” at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, a movie ranch.”

Blank-firing guns very much can be dangerous.

The usual comments about firearm safety don't, I think, apply to this. I can't envision a prop gun malfunctioning in such a way that aiming would have any relevance.

[Rip Van Winkle]

I'm sorry. it wasn't a "prop-gun" that misfired. It was a real gun that someone either accidentally or intentionally loaded with real ammunition.

[Jackpine Savage]

As I read somewhere else, it's too bad he didn't have it pointed at himself. POS

[xd ED]

As I read somewhere else, it's too bad he didn't have it pointed at himself. POS

It was not at all surprising to learn that baldwin was the primary culprit in this incident.

[LarryFlew]

I'm sorry. it wasn't a "prop-gun" that misfired. It was a real gun that someone either accidentally or intentionally loaded with real ammunition.

It was my understanding that real ammo will not fit a prop gun. IE a 38 might use a 30 caliber blank rather than the same as regular ammo or .38. This was years ago when many used 22 blanks or primers in odd caliber weapons.

[Sprouticus]

A couple of years ago Ian McCollum interviewed Charlie Taylor from Movie Armaments group.

Mr. Taylor mentioned that parts of a blank case can separate and come out of the end of the barrel and be dangerous.
At the 12:00 minute mark, he shows the threaded adaptors they use to control the amount of muzzle flash, and not too long after that he talks about the possibility that blank firing firearms can explode.
Finally, if you pause the video at 21:00 you can see they are using full-sized star crimp blanks in their Mark 18 rifle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnOUrRTf6jg&t=1009s

[Holland&Holland]

As much as one might hate Alec Baldwin, not sure you can blame him for this one.

[xd ED]

As much as one might hate Alec Baldwin, not sure you can blame him for this one.

Would you accept a gun, point a gun at someone and pull the trigger based on someone else's word that it contained blanks?

[jdege]

As much as one might hate Alec Baldwin, not sure you can blame him for this one.

Would you accept a gun, point a gun at someone and pull the trigger based on someone else's word that it contained blanks?

No.

Not even if it was a entirely non-functional replica.

But if a prop-gun loaded with star-crimped blanks exploded, the direction of the shrapnel doesn't have much relationship to the point of aim.

[Sprouticus]

According to Reuters
"...the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released on Friday."

I don't know who would think it would be a good idea to have any live rounds anywhere near these prop guns.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/alec-baldwin-fired-prop-gun-that-killed-crew-member-movie-set-authorities-2021-10-22/

[xd ED]

As much as one might hate Alec Baldwin, not sure you can blame him for this one.

Would you accept a gun, point a gun at someone and pull the trigger based on someone else's word that it contained blanks?

No.

Not even if it was a entirely non-functional replica.

But if a prop-gun loaded with star-crimped blanks exploded, the direction of the shrapnel doesn't have much relationship to the point of aim.

Warrant: Baldwin didn’t know weapon contained live round - TwinCities.com

An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday show.

“Cold gun,” the assistant director announced, according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court.

Instead, the gun was loaded with live rounds, and when Baldwin pulled the trigger Thursday on the set of a Western, he killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her, was wounded, the records said....

[Rowdy Roddy]

Additional information continues to trickle out in the “Rust” movie on-set shooting death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding of the film’s director Joel Souza. It seems that Baldwin wore dual hats as both the star as well as the producer of the film. Authorities now acknowledge the obvious: the prop gun “loaded with blanks” was indeed a real gun that was loaded with at least one live round. And there’s more . . .

In movies, the producer supervises all manner of the movie’s production. Again, Baldwin was producing this western period piece. Someone approved the use of live firearms (as opposed to inert prop guns or blank firing replicas) on the set, and the producer – Baldwin -was ultimately responsible for approving that decision either tacitly or directly. And someone on the set brought live ammunition to feed that real firearm, a cardinal safety sin.

As far as a criminal investigation, Yahoo News reported that Baldwin was interrogated by Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators and later released. As of now, no criminal charges have been filed . . .

[Holland&Holland]

As much as one might hate Alec Baldwin, not sure you can blame him for this one.

Would you accept a gun, point a gun at someone and pull the trigger based on someone else's word that it contained blanks?

It was a movie. If you want to reform hollyweird good luck.

[Holland&Holland]

Additional information continues to trickle out in the “Rust” movie on-set shooting death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding of the film’s director Joel Souza. It seems that Baldwin wore dual hats as both the star as well as the producer of the film. Authorities now acknowledge the obvious: the prop gun “loaded with blanks” was indeed a real gun that was loaded with at least one live round. And there’s more . . .

In movies, the producer supervises all manner of the movie’s production. Again, Baldwin was producing this western period piece. Someone approved the use of live firearms (as opposed to inert prop guns or blank firing replicas) on the set, and the producer – Baldwin -was ultimately responsible for approving that decision either tacitly or directly. And someone on the set brought live ammunition to feed that real firearm, a cardinal safety sin.

As far as a criminal investigation, Yahoo News reported that Baldwin was interrogated by Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators and later released. As of now, no criminal charges have been filed . . .

Really, you think he approves it? He doesn’t even know what a real gun is.

[Holland&Holland]

Are you guys fricken senile? Do you not remember what happened to Bruce Lees kid?

It’s Hollywood. They put Biden in office. How fricken smart do you think they are?