Prop gun accident kills cinematographer and injures director

Does anyone know if he is being charged in his capacity as a producer of the film, or because he physically fired the gun? I haven't been keeping updated on this story, but if the armoury supervisor told him the gun was cold and safe, and there are witnesses to prove that, I don't see how he could be held responsible because he pressed the trigger. Being one of the producers is a different story though and that role may come with additional legal responsibilities regarding safety of cast and crew.

This will be an interesting case and someone needs to be accountable for the loss of this young woman’s life.

I don’t believe Baldwin has been completely transparent on what happen that day and what he knows.

there were reportedly complaint on set about gun safety leading up to this, so he is certainly on the hook as a producer, though begs the question what complaints could you have about fake guns?

,there is one school of thought that actors shouldnt be responsible, while people trained in firearms say the final responsibility rests with the user. I'd go with the latter, if you are being paid obscene amounts of money the least one should be obliged to do is regular gun courses , not least it would make them better actors

it might be a convenient way of making sure he isnt convicted, if the on set was poorly run there should be someone charged with corporate manslaughter/negligence or whatever it would be in this situation

I know from every time I've ever fired a gun, when it was handed to me I had to check it was clear myself before walking away. If I didn't, I'd be called back. In the RDF, they'd sometimes test you on this, leave a round (blank) in there to see if you check. This should 100% be the responsibility of the actor also. If someone hands you a gun, you check it regardless. It's basic gun safety. I couldn't are less they are acting, they're still handling firearms and still have some responsibility. If you can't display correct gun safety, then you shouldn't be using them, props or not imo. In fact, maybe it should be a skill actors need to have in order to take roles that involve gun use. I'm sure Keanu checks every gun that's handed to him on set. People with no training or experience in guns should not be handed guns, full stop.

While it failed at many stages up to handing it to Baldwin, he should have checked also, and I've no doubt it will come up in the case. It is shocking though that the gun safety was so lax. I assume it's the 'Merican approach to gun safety, ie: you're safe if you have a gun. I can see him getting convicted tbh.

Well, as said earlier, I'd say a lot of this accident comes down to the fact that the unionised, regulated, staff in charge of props were fired (pardon the pun), and cheaper non-union staff were hired instead. They probably had, how shall we say, a more relaxed attitude to the safety of people on the set.

There may be some culpability upon Baldwin to have checked the gun, but he certainly wouldn't be the first person to assume that it had been checked (or should have) multiple times before it got to his hands.

...or maybe don't fire the staff that know what they're doing just to make a cheap buck.

There is stories of them doing target practice/firing at tin cans.

It should also be noted that firing blanks is also dangerous, i know of at least one actor who was killed by a blank.

Thr trial of Hannah Gutierrez armourer is on YouTube and I'm finding it very interesting indeed.

Lots of discussion of live rounds, dummies, blanks and how they were handled, lost etc etc

Was a producer on a film with negligent safety protocols and controls, and the latest analysis has suggested he pulled the trigger of the weapon while pointing it at people. (Even with blanks, you are still never supposed to actually point it at someone - sight lines are cheated).

Obviously not intentional, but hard to say unfortunate if there wasn’t proper duty of care.

Gun armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

I read that this could be good for Baldwin because his lawyers can argue the “person responsible” has been convicted.

That is the same question I came here to ask.

I have tried a few times to find this out.

The “journalism” on many websites is appalling and often contradictory. I ended up not sure if it was a real bullet or it was a blank.

Reed looks very young and I didn’t understand how she could have had the experience for such a responsibility. Just read on her previous job on a Nicolas Cage western that many had complained about her handling of weapons and Cage walked off the set because of her.

So that answers my question about her experience.

nepo baby armourer

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