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Isnt the big question who put live bullets in the gun???
It is not possible to check a revolver like this to see if it is clear unless the cylinder is spun.
I think it really depends. If I am the Plaintiff's attorney, I am absolutely going to make that case. Whether the Judge allows it or not, who knows. It really comes down to what is the standard in the industry. And what I am hearing these last few days is that there maybe isn't a real standard. In the last couple of days I have heard or read experienced armorers and directors give widely different statement about what is supposed to happen. If there was an actually standard where an armorer showed the actor that the gun is not loaded, etc, and that didn't happen here, as an experienced actor, I would argue AB should have not accepted the gun. If that is not the case and the actor is generally expected to accept the armorer's assurance, then it would be a tough case to make.I have a question. If in a future civil or criminal case evidence is presented that shows Alec Baldwin had personally checked a firearm was safe or someone showed him it was safe during the filming of previous movies, can that be used to show he knew the importance of personally knowing a gun was safe for him to handle?
Link below to IMFDB showing films where he has used firearms.
Alec Baldwin - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
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I totally agree! And I still can’t understand why someone would be pulling the trigger during a rehearsal? Method acting?
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Filming a closeup down the barrel would most likely require the use of dummy rounds that had real bullets in them so that they would be visible to the viewer.'Rust' assistant director admits he didn’t check all rounds in gun before fatal shooting
There are more new details in this article than what is below, but it would be over 10% if I put it here.
According to a crew member, who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak on record, the shot being rehearsed at the time of the shooting was intended to be a close-up that would show Baldwin’s hand and holster and look down the barrel of the revolver.
According to an earlier affidavit filed by the Sheriff’s Office, Halls allegedly yelled “cold gun,” meaning the weapon was not loaded, as he was handing it to Baldwin. But the crew member remembers Gutierrez Reed as being the one to have pronounced the gun “cold.”
I think there are ways so that it doesn’t get muddied. I agree with the practice of the armorer, AD and actors involved double-checking it in each other’s presence prior to it being put in an actor’s hands.
But I don’t understand why real guns or bullets were on site to begin with.
Isnt the big question who put live bullets in the gun???
So, although you yourself own guns and have probably handled many, it seems this particular type of gun is complicated and unusual, and requires special knowledge on how to handle and load safely.Actually, it IS possible to check. at 3:59 in the linked video it shows how to.
Big thanks to whomever posted this video in the first thread. I learned a lot from it. My only Colt revolver is a somewhat newer double action with a non-fixed cylinder.
But that's an industry standard, not a legal one. IANAL but I am of the opinion for justice to be served, Baldwin will be culpable.
I would disagree with this a bit. Baldwin, as a producer may or may not have some liability personally, but probably not. But he very well may have some liability personally as the one who fired the gun. Yes, I agree an actor working with a production company should be able to rely upon professionals on the set regarding firearms and rely on their assurance that is a "cold gun." However, an individual is always responsible for their own torts, separate from the torts of others. As an experienced actor, and one who had handled firearms, did he have a heightened duty to check this gun? Perhaps. But it is also widely accepted that an actor does not point any gun at anyone and pull the trigger. Why he did so is a mystery. I have no doubt that he did indeed believe this gun was "cold." However, the gun never should have been pointed at anyone, let alone the trigger pulled while doing so. If I was an attorney representing a victim, I would sue the production company, the armorer individually, the assistant director individually, whoever brought the live ammunition to the set, and AB individually. I may not be able to get an award against AB, but I could keep it in court. As for criminal liability, I don't see any criminal action on AB's part.
AB may be called into question for not being more cautious in his hiring of 2 individuals who have reason to pause. Her-a novice and the AD being fired for safety issues on a previous film. I think I would have instinctively checked myself. Was he trying to cut cost by hiring them?
If there was a surgeon in the OR that was previously fired for safety issues I would think those in the new OR would be cautiously aware.
‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed tied to friend's death
Rookie armorer on Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set tied to friend’s fatal crash
An insurance company for the rookie “Rust” armorer in charge of weapons when Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead his cinematographer reportedly paid her close friend’s family $50,000 last year so she couldn’t be sued after he was killed in a drunken motorcycle crash.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s friend Tyler Dyer wrecked his motorcycle in Arizona after attending a party with her and her boyfriend Aaron Butcher in August last year, TMZ reports.
more at link
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I notice from IMBD, Dave Halls has worked in films as an AD for 25 years, he's definiteley not a novice in the industry like the Armorer. I can't count all the films he's worked on that are listed there, probably a hundred.AB may be called into question for not being more cautious in his hiring of 2 individuals who have reason to pause. Her-a novice and the AD being fired for safety issues on a previous film. I think I would have instinctively checked myself. Was he trying to cut cost by hiring them?
If there was a surgeon in the OR that was previously fired for safety issues I would think those in the new OR would be cautiously aware.
This BBC article is the first I've seen where the make/model of the gun is identified.
Police identified the firearm shot by Mr Baldwin as an antique-edition F LLI Pietta Long Colt .45 revolver.
Alec Baldwin shooting: Sheriff describes film set 'complacency'