“”I’m no Baldwin fan, but this was an accident.””
“But it was also negligent…”
Agree that it’s negligence but the question is WHO was negligent. If standard procedure on a movie set is for an actor to be handed a gun he is assured by an armorer is safe to use, the actor is not negligent if the gun is NOT safe. Personally I think the actor should personally confirm that the gun is safe before using it but that is not currently how things are done in the industry. If the standard procedure was followed in this case then the Armorer or the person who assured the actor the gun was safe should be charged.
The armorer was certainly negligent. Baldwin, too, to a certain extent as he should have checked the weapon.
That said, it’s not standard procedure on film sets to train actors in proper gun safety. The focus is all about making the scene — no matter how improbable the scene is.
Most actors are ignorant of gun safety. This is obvious with their ridiculous statements regarding guns. But it should be a requirement on gun sets that all actors and crew should undergo firearm safety training. SAG, DGA, and IATSE (the unions) should insist on it…