Alec Baldwin

[j_garcia]

I have seen a ridiculous number of posts online from people saying that "He's just an actor", "...he was acting...", etc as if they feel a need to make excuses for him- I have sometimes replied with "He was acting like a totally irresponsible gun handler". It's not bad enough that he shot her, he then fired again. Nobody who reacts in fear or surprise after discharge should handle weapons on a movie set.

He's just an actor? He's human like the rest of us and has the same responsibilities as the rest of us. I can pretty much guarantee he was not adequately instructed on proper handling. This is a perfect and extremely unfortunate example of why firearm safety is required.

 

[panteragstk]

He's just an actor? He's human like the rest of us and has the same responsibilities as the rest of us. I can pretty much guarantee he was not adequately instructed on proper handling. This is a perfect and extremely unfortunate example of why firearm safety is required.

He's had to have gone through it multiple times. This is not the first time he's had a prop gun in his hand, but to him, if he's handed a prop gun on set and is told it's cold, he's going to trust that. It's usually assumed people are doing their job. But after reading about how this production has been handled, he should have been more aware of the negligence on set.

 

[j_garcia]

Yeah, I am not blaming him specifically. It is a collection of errors, but regardless, the result is someone lost their life needlessly.

 

[davidscott]

Sad so sad that a women lost her life.
First you always assume a gun is loaded.
Second you manually inspect it and disarm it.
Third and this is most important you never ever aim it at someone unless you mean to shoot them.
Just my thoughts and Alec and others should be held accountable.

 

[j_garcia]

I've had two accidental discharges (of a firearm lol) in my life. One was an worn out trigger on an old breach loading revolver (loved that thing) and the second was not unlike what happened here. Someone else had handled the firearm and I subsequently went to clean it. Instead of checking because I assumed it was clear (one in chamber, no magazine was present) I thought I was going to dry fire it and instead fired off a round. At least I was aiming upward, nobody else present but still. As mentioned, no matter what you think, always, ALWAYS check it first.

It sounds like he fired more than once, which suggests he thought he was firing blanks.

 

[highfigh]

Well, saying he's cooperating and blaming somebody else are two entirely different things. That said, stating that you are cooperating seems like a redundant statement.

The presence of live rounds on that movie set - especially considering that the movie included (simulated) gunfire - just seems so bizarre, as to beggar belief.

And in more recent news about this-

 

[Dude#1279435]

He says the bullet passed through her chest and to the Director. Then the part about the young armorer, though trained, wasn't comfortable enough in her job. (She handed over a live gun to an 11 year old on another set apparently.)