Alec Baldwin Fires Prop on Set, Kills 1

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Alec Baldwin Fires Prop on Set, Kills 1

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Tragic and horrifying. One wonders what the investigation will bring in terms of negligence.


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Oh wow...that is really sad!

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Yikes!

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I've crewed on film sets where prop guns were used. I've also worked as an extra where I had to carry a military rifle. Those were real firearms.

One of the first rules of firearms training is you never point a weapon at another person -- even when you "know" it isn't loaded.

Only a fool would point -- and fire -- a prop weapon at another person!

Personally, I don't know why the use of real firearms loaded with blanks wasn't long-ago phased-out. Prop guns can easily be equipped with mechanisms to simulate recoil, while muzzle flashes are easily added using CGI.

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Reading up on this, that there were already safety concerns and crew either threatened to walk off the set or some already did...that this was basically a non union project...clearly there will be there lawsuits. How Baldwin's role as a producer on this film will factor in is another issue.

Beyond that I agree Paul, you'd think these sorts of things could be or would be CGI'd by this point.

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Someone's going to end up in jail for this.


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