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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the armorer should be punished. The actor expects to be given a clean weapon. It's why every set pays good money for the armorer, whose job it is to manage weapons on set and make sure they're safe.

I don't think a random actor who pulls a trigger should be held responsible, but Alec Baldwin could be, as producer of Rust and because he fostered an atmosphere of unprofessionalism on set. I'm not sure about that last part, though.

Is there someone else responsible for weapons and props who could also be responsible?

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The Assistant Director long since pled out for a probation deal. He’s the one that handed the gun to Baldwin and violated procedure in that he did not receive the gun directly from the armorer.  I think she also reported to him although I’m not sure about that part.

I agree with PP that the Baldwin case should hinge on whether he knew that the armorer was incompetent or unqualified.  If not, in this particular acting context, it’s reasonable to rely on the safety checks done by the professionals.  A plane is also a deadly weapon and we wouldn’t hold a pilot criminally liable if the mechanics failed to properly repair a part and the pilot crash landed on a house.  Same with cars, cranes, mining equipment (eg explosives)—lots of workers use deadly tools in their jobs and we don’t expect every single user to be criminally responsible if the safety provessjobal fails to do their jobs.  [/quote]

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