JUST IN: Alec Baldwin Accidentally Shoots and Kills Crew Member on Movie Set

I really don’t understand this. Why would you point any gun at some one. Why wasn’t the gun controlled by the armorer? So very sad.

Not good sister Ann.

From a seasoned prop master:
“Number one, always treat all weapons as if they are loaded — don’t treat them as props,” explains Carpenter, who has worked on such gun-heavy productions as Queen of the South, Power, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, NCIS: New Orleans and Cloak & Dagger in addition to serving for 11 years as a professional instructor training agencies and stunt performers in how to handle firearms. “Number two, never have your finger on the trigger or pull the trigger until you’re ready to discharge the weapon. Number three, never point the weapon at anything that can be harmed or injured. And number four, always be aware of what’s in front, behind and on all sides of what you’re aiming for.”

Also:
The munitions expert, Carpenter, who was not part of the Rust production, says pointing a weapon directly at the camera or at individuals is something one should never do. “You never aim a weapon directly at anyone, period.”

So let's look at the rules again:

“Number one, always treat all weapons as if they are loaded — don’t treat them as props,”

“Number two, never have your finger on the trigger or pull the trigger until you’re ready to discharge the weapon."

"Number three, never point the weapon at anything that can be harmed or injured."

"And number four, always be aware of what’s in front, behind and on all sides of what you’re aiming for.”

Sounds pretty close to *my* military and civilian training for handling *any* weapon. It is also SOP in the movie industry.

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