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re: Guns on movie sets: “Unreasonable and unrealistic” to expect actor to check load
Posted on 10/26/21 at 11:51 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Posted on 10/26/21 at 11:51 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Hell, when I grab a weapon out of my safe (only I have access to) the first thing I do is clear and check the weapon. I guess what I am saying is the first thing anyone should do when a weapon enters their control is clear and check its status.
How is a actor with no prior knowledge or experience with firearms that was hired to play a cowboy supposed to know this. Everyone is not from the South and received a .22 rifle for their 6th birthday.
This post was edited on 10/26/21 at 11:55 am
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Posted on 10/26/21 at 11:54 am to EA6B
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How is a actor with no prior knowledge or experience with firearms that was hired to play a cowboy supposed to no this. Everyone is not from the South and received a .22 rifle for their 6th birthday.
The knowledge takes less than 10 seconds to acquire, and any adult who is going to touch or pick up a firearm has the responsibility of knowing how to handle it safely.
Besides, on what planet is Alec Baldwin an actor with no prior experience with firearms? He has been in many, many films where his character handles weapons.
This post was edited on 10/26/21 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 10/26/21 at 11:58 am to EA6B
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How is a actor with no prior knowledge or experience with firearms that was hired to play a cowboy supposed to know this. Everyone is not from the South and received a .22 rifle for their 6th birthday.
SO he is handed a weapon (even stipulating he has never handled one before which is not the case) that he knows is dangerous because in his make-believe world of acting when he points it at someone and it goes "bang" they die he should just point it at someone and pull the trigger?
Posted on 10/26/21 at 12:35 pm to EA6B
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How is a actor with no prior knowledge or experience with firearms that was hired to play a cowboy supposed to know this. Everyone is not from the South and received a .22 rifle for their 6th birthday.
Baldwin has 145 acting credits on imdb, dating back to 1982. I'm not going to do the research, but you and I both know that he probably handles a gun in at least half of those appearances. That's nearly 4 decades of experience with guns, and the correct procedures for handling them on set. Find another excuse.
Posted on 10/26/21 at 10:40 pm to EA6B
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How is a actor with no prior knowledge or experience with firearms that was hired to play a cowboy supposed to know this. Everyone is not from the South and received a .22 rifle for their 6th birthday.
I am assuming you have military experience based upon your screen name. That being said how hard would it be to #1 higher an experienced armorer that would ensure safe handling of weapons? And #2 have some very basic gun safety classes for these supposedly intelligent highly paid people. The answer is…..very very easy. However it is rather apparent neither occurred!
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