Alec Baldwin formally charged with Manslaughter in 'Rust’ shooting of Halyna Hutchins

[Buddahaid]

Don't forget the 480 fatal shooting accidents that happen every year in the US. This is just one involving a disliked personality.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Don't forget the 480 fatal shooting accidents that happen every year in the US. This is just one involving a disliked personality.

I think you may have it backwards. Baldwin wasn't a disliked personality until he murdered someone and then made up a story and lie to cover up his stupidity.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I think you may have it backwards. Baldwin wasn't a disliked personality until he murdered someone and then made up a story and lie to cover up his stupidity.

Perhaps but he also mocked Trump and faced the ire of MAGA devotees.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Perhaps but he also mocked Trump and faced the ire of MAGA devotees.

That may be true as well. This incident that Baldwin has just been charged with has just added fuel to the fire.

[August]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Perhaps but he also mocked Trump and faced the ire of MAGA devotees.

He's not hated like Vietnam veterans hate Jane Fonda.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by August

He's not hated like Vietnam veterans hate Jane Fonda.

Well that clears that up.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by August

He's not hated like Vietnam veterans hate Jane Fonda.

You mean Hanoi Jane.

[Eichhörnchen]

My feelings about it: I feel deeply sorry for Alec Baldwin (and that is not meant to be dismissive of the deceased in any way)

[Jimbuna]

IMHO it was a tragic accident but if negligence is proven then the person at fault will obviously be answerable.

[Sean C]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

Baldwin has said the gun fired by itself. Anyone who knows guns knows this is an impossibility. The only way that could happen is if a round was already chambered in the breech and the guns hammer was struck, from a fall or blow. This would in turn strike the firing pin, firing a round.

That's generally true for real guns. But the quote says "a real bullet was fired from a prop gun". Maybe the "prop" functioned like a real gun, maybe it didn't. What I find a little surprising is that a prop would be able to fire a real bullet without exploding itself.

Originally Posted by August

And I understand that he wasn't supposed to even be pointing it at the victim in the first place. She wasn't an actor rehearsing a scene with him. He was horsing around I think.

I read earlier that he was pointing the gun "at the camera" as he practiced cross-drawing. I suppose the deceased was standing very near to the camera.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Sean C

That's generally true for real guns. But the quote says "a real bullet was fired from a prop gun". Maybe the "prop" functioned like a real gun, maybe it didn't. What I find a little surprising is that a prop would be able to fire a real bullet without exploding itself.

I read earlier that he was pointing the gun "at the camera" as he practiced cross-drawing. I suppose the deceased was standing very near to the camera.

What you have said makes sense. To be completely fair, I wasn't there and have no idea what really happened. I do know Baldwin's account of the gun firing by itself is impossible.

Further, what was real ammunition doing on the set of a movie ? Certainly the prop people check that, repeating those checks over and over. I would assume people will be trying to answer that in the coming months.

Safety certainly wasn't a concern on this movie set or perhaps it was just incompetence. Never, ever assume anything, especially a firearm, is safe without checking. I would have thought they would know that without being told. Complacency and or assumptions are something that cause tragedies and for lives to be lost.