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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting comment from Reddit about the safety protocol on non-union shoots in Utah:

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So here in Utah, every time a prop gun is used on set this is what happens: 
-a notice in the email that we get the day before the shoot there's a gun.
-in the Call Sheet attachment that came with the email, there's a column listing off all the significant items being used that day & what department is responsible for it. A gun, even a rubber one would have the Prop dept, production dept, & a REAL armorer listed. 
-BEFORE the gun is even brought on set, we have to have a safety meeting.
-When the gun is brought on set, the AD checks that the gun isn't loaded & sometimes will shoot in the air to "clear the chamber" or whatever 
-Then they have to ask if any of the crew want to check the gun as well 
[b]-after that, only the armorer & the actor that'll be using it is allowed to touch it. 
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Also…. If there WAS supposed to be blanks in the gun for special effects, all crewmembers would have to be reminded in the safety meeting that NO ONE is allowed to be in front of the gun when it’s supposed to go off. A couple years ago, we filmed two actors shooting blanks all over the places & only the essential crew members needed were allowed to be on set. We all had those police face shields on, & a massive heavy blanket that I assume was somewhat bulletproof was draped in front of us… Then one of the Unionized crew dudes told Production that they still felt a little unsafe… So, they had us wait until a huge piece of safety glass was brought to set that us essential crew dudes could all stand behind.

So yeah, that’s all the safety precautions that a low-budget non-SAG movie in Utah goes through[/i][/quote]

Police are likely looking into the armorer they hired in New Mexico. Who is this person? What is their ideology? Any mental illness? That's the person who hands off a gun with a live round to Alec Baldwin. [/quote]

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