Posted on 11/03/2021 2:32:00 PM PDT by conservative98
Alec Baldwin and the crew of Rust have been accused of breaking at least four key movie industry gun safety protocols before the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin and his co-workers appear to have violated rules from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, against pointing a gun at a member of the cast or crew unless absolutely necessary.
The alliance's rules - last revised in April 2003 - warn: 'Refrain from pointing the firearm at anyone, including yourself. If it is absolutely necessary to do so on camera, consult the property master or other safety representative... Remember that any object at which you point a firearm could be destroyed.'
Guidance goes on to state that live ammunition must never be brought onto a set, with the document also warning 'BLANKS CAN KILL.'
It continues: 'TREAT ALL FIREARMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE LOADED. "LIVE AMMUNITION" IS NEVER TO BE USED NOR BROUGHT ONTO ANY STUDIO LOT OR STAGE.'
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office say they believe a live round was loaded into the gun that killed Hutchins, 42, on October 21.
They are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy, amid recent claims the bullet feared to have killed Hutchins may have been deliberately loaded into the gun as an act of foul play.
Any weapons on set are also never to be used for 'horseplay', the alliance guidelines state, and must never be left attended.
But according to reports, the gun the 63-year-old actor used to accidentally kill Halyna Hutchins was used by crew members to shoot at beer cans just hours before the incident, in a game known as 'plinking.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Among the complaints were overworking staff and poor rates.
Baldwin recorded a video of himself encouraging the union members to strike if they felt they needed to, saying studio bosses ‘don’t give a f*** about you’, that the union shared online.
Guns should also never be pointed at anyone ‘unless absolutely necessary to do so...
It does say “at least four”, and I’m guessing they’re the blatantly obvious safety rules.
lol. This writer really knows his subject...
“Rules”?! Who gives a sh.. about the flippin rules?! An innocent woman was murdered! Jail time is due
What a fustercluck.
And a pretty lady died for their idiocy.
Why couldn’t Baldwin have shot himself?
They ran that shooting location like it was 4th grade production.
Still NOT going to prison
Patience, Little Ray...
Let him do community service....cleaning Prison cells at Rikers. 10 hours a week for life.
The shooting was with live ammo or blanks?
only 4?
^^^^^^this^^^^^^^
Prosecutor to Armorer:
What do they call these little things?...
“Blanks”
How do you know?
“the shape and color”
What do they call these little things?...
“Bullets?”
It’s okay, just shout it out everybody knows.
And what’s this little metal pointy thing?
“A projectile”
That’s right!
So tell me how a live round found it’s way into a “prop” gun you were responsible for?
“I didn’t check it before handing over to the actor”
or
“I cleared it, checked it and someone between the time I handed it over put a live round in it for whatever reason.”
“someone with a motive to have her killed or kill them themselves.”
“Alec Baldwin and the crew “
pointing a gun at a member
TREAT ALL FIREARMS AS THOUGH THEY ARE LOADED
weapons on set are also never to be used for ‘horseplay’
This looks like it’s on Arec, not the crew.
The person who pointed the gun and pulled the trigger bears the guilt.
lol. This writer really knows his subject...
*****************Enlighten me as to the “lol” please.
The expression ‘in a game known as plinking’ just had me shaking my head. Like Dr Evil and air quotes for ‘laser’ or ‘magma’. I dont know of any shooter who would talk like that. Sure, you can go ‘plinking’ as a shooting activity. It would never be referred to as a ‘game’. Sounds like he has never gone ‘plinking’ or he believes his audience is at a 2nd grade level of comprehension. And I dont care for authors who try to talk down to the readers.
It’s not like the loaded gun was handed over to chimp to see what would happen... but it might as well had been.
Exactly. Everyone trained in weapons knows to check weapon readiness. Hollywood royalty is no exception
lol. This writer really knows his subject...
It is funny, journalists have no idea what plinking is.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.