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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (14 children)

This is why you

A) Don't have live ammo on set at all,

B) Don't touch a real gun capable of firing real bullets unless you know how to (or have someone to instruct you on how to) do so safely with that firearm.

C) All guns are always loaded.

D) Never point your muzzle at anything you're not willing to destroy.

E) Keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot

F) Know what is in the foreground and background of your shot.

G) Don't be the producer of the show letting all this unsafe shit happen

H) Don't say "I'm just an actor, I can't be expected to learn" as a piss poor excuse. I taught an 18yo kid (new employee) the safety rules last week and he got it, you telling me some kid is just smarter than any actor other than Keanu Reeves? No, Baldwin didn't want to learn, and this is what happens. Guns aren't toys and shouldn't be treated as such even between shots on a set.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

But most importantly, don't hire scabs. The union armorer staff walked off the set of Rust due to repeated safety violations. Instead of fixing the issues, management hired unqualified scabs and continued.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I had heard that but went looking for a source and was never able to find one, so I didn't include it, would you happen to have one? (I hope you do, I'm not trying to be a dick I want to save it to my bookmarks.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-10-22/alec-baldwin-rust-camera-crew-walked-off-set

The camera crew walked out over gun safety. I'm not seeing anything about the armorer yet, so I may have misremembered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Still something, thanks!

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