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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a reason for the word hair trigger. It means once you Vick the gun it doesn’t take much for it to fire. It shouldn’t have been live in the first place but he should have checked anyway. [/quote]

But why?  If the gun was hair trigger and would shoot anytime after it had been cocked, it didn't really matter because it was a cold gun.  There were no live bullets anywhere on the set, certainly none in the gun.  They were rehearsing the gun draw, so he would probably draw it multiple times.  Every time would be perfectly safe because the prop gun was cold.

Except there was a live bullet in it.[/quote]

And that's why you should always check before aiming, cocking, etc.[/quote]

I think that’s an easy accusation to level in hindsight but in a professional environment people assume that other professional are doing their job.  I mean that’s basically the core of what an armorer does.

In the interview the fellow that supplies some of the ammo said their job was to shake each round to make sure it was a blank.  I think it would be reasonable for the armorer to do the same on the other side of that transaction.  Clearly that wasn’t done.[/quote]

I hear you, but for me it's sort of like coming to a traffic intersection when walking or driving. I never assume other people are followingbtbevrules and signals. I look both ways and allow for human error. Same when boating. Same for guns.[/quote]

I do as well but driving about the city I assume everybody else is a careless idiot whereas in a professional environment I assume others are professionals.  Of course IRL that often proves to not be the case so I suppose point taken. [/quote]

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