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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do they use real guns on movie sets? Seems crazy![/quote]

The gun was supposed to be loaded with dummy rounds. However, even dummy rounds can cause serious injuries. So, even then the gun should not be pointed at someone. Camera angles should be employed to protect everyone on the set. If that has happened here, the live round wouldn't have hit anyone. Even if he had used dummy rounds, his behavior was negligent.

https://m.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/hollywood-news/explainer-everything-you-need-to-know-about-prop-guns-on-movie-sets-and-how-they-work.html[/quote]

That’s not what the article says.  In fact it says the opposite:

“…but it is fairly common to have a gun pointed at the camera, and by extension the cinematographer, to get a certain angle.“

This is obvious as we’e all seen this in the movies, or scenes where actors point guns at eachother.

It goes on to say you are supposed to use a remote camera or a shield in these cases, as blanks can still have debris, but such a shield would not protect anyone from a live round, and frequently these safety corners are cut.

There were three misfires on the set before this happened involving blanks.  One union crew had already walked off set due to unsafe conditions.  The armorer is blaming the ammunition supplier for sending them any live rounds.  The assistant who pled admitted he noticed a difference in the shape of the ammunition but assumed they were all blanks and did not verify this by pointing it out to the armorer.  Presumably the armorer loaded all the guns anyway so her expertise apparently failed there, (although it is ridiculous that there is not a single obvious standard from manufacturers to differentiate all blanks from live ammunition, ie must be entirely green.)

The assistant also declared ‘cold gun’ which supposedly meant there was NO ammunition (live or blanks.). This could have affected the director’s decisions ie  he’d decide to tell alec, ok point at the camera now so we can frame that shot.  The armorer was not on site which apparently means no gun should have been in use, but presumably only the assistant who retrieved the gun would have known that.  It’s highly unlikely an actor would be able to tell the difference between live and blank rounds, even if he did check (whoever loaded it did not.). Unless Baldwin somehow ordered the assistant to go get him the gun over protests and ignore safety protocols, I don’t see how he could be considered at fault.  [/quote]

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