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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve heard interviews with several well regarded armorers and they have all said they don’t hold AB responsible.
They have also said that while AB should have been shown the gun was cold ( we don’t know for a fact that he wasn’t) he should not have been fiddling with the gun, which reflects my experience on movie sets. The talent doesn’t mess with the firearm, other than doing what is being directed for the scene.[/quote]

I've watched several armorers being interviewed as well and all of them say that the only way something like this can happen is through negligence.  They all state that the armorer AND the actor both check the gun--the armorer checking and showing the actor.  They all state that protocol could not have been followed.

A very interesting point they made was if the scene required Alec to point the gun at his own head would he have followed protocol and checked the gun...[/quote]

But let’s be clear. The actor doesn’t touch the gun. He is shown the gun. 
I don’t know if that should change. I honestly don’t want to be on set where actors are physically checking guns.
That seems way more dangerous to me, and I work on set. [/quote]

It seems clear (and a good idea) to me that the armorer checks the gun and shows the actor the gun.  That's two sets of eyes.  It doesn't make it "more dangerous" for 2, not just one people to do an inspection.  Understanding that the actor's inspection is the visual confirmation of what the armorer is showing them.[/quote]

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