Alec Baldwin ‘Extremely Interested’ in Limiting Use of Firearms on Film Sets

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Actor Alec Baldwin told reporters Saturday he is “extremely interested” in limiting the use of firearms on movie sets in the wake of his fatal shooting while producing his latest film Rust.

New Mexico’s Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation when a 42-year-old cinematographer was killed on October 21, 2021, after Baldwin discharged a prop gun.
The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot in the chest, and 48-year-old director Joe Souza was also shot and wounded.

Baldwin spoke to reporters Saturday, responding to one question by saying he is “extremely interested” in limiting the use of firearms on movie sets.

He said, “I do know that an ongoing effort to limit the use of firearms on film sets is something I’m extremely interested in.”

Baldwin then asked reporters to remember how many guns have been fired on film sets during the past 75 years and stressed that those guns were fired “mostly without incident.”

However, he added, “We have to realize that when it does go wrong, and it’s this horrible catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place.” He went on to suggest rubber guns or plastic guns as alternatives to functional guns that normally fire blanks.

Hollywood weapons expert Bryan Carpenter responded of the Hutchins’ death and Souza’s by suggesting Baldwin ignored the number rule of gun safety.
The New York Post quoted Carpenter stressing that the No. 1 rule as, “Loaded or unloaded, a weapon never gets pointed at another human being.”
He stressed that rules of gun safety apply even on a movie set, where “you never let the muzzle of a weapon cover something you don’t intend to destroy.”

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/10/31/alec-baldwin-extremely-interested-in-limiting-use-of-firearms-on-film-sets/

An ultimate douchebag.

He kills someone on the set due to his own negligence then blames the gun.

He needs to be hiring the best lawyer his money can buy instead of telling the rest of us what he did was not his fault.

 

[Hoodat]

Does this mean he no longer supports pointing firearms at other people and pulling the trigger without ever checking to see if the firearm is loaded?

[Cyber Liberty]

Typical gun grabber.  The current laws aren't working, so we need tougher laws.  No mention that the existing rules for movie sets weren't even close to being followed.

[PeteS in CA]

This is very informative, including details I had not seen before:

STEPHEN HUNTER: THE SHOOTING

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/10/stephen-hunter-the-shooting.php

Our friend Stephen Hunter describes the column below as “one more Alec Baldwin piece, this from a film critic and acknowledged firearms expert.” ... Steve writes:

What did Alec Baldwin know of the firearm with which he killed Halyna Hutchins? The answer, based on his filmography, is not much.

... he has had a remarkably gun-free career as a film actor. He has never made a Western. His most recent exposure dates back to 1994’s “The Getaway,” in which he used a .45 automatic ... . However the automatic is a pistol from another era (1911 on) and its protocols are entirely different than the Italian clone of the Colt Peacemaker he reportedly used on the set of “Rust.”
...
As a single-action revolver, its trigger does one thing; it drops the cocked hammer. That hammer must be cocked by hand, usually with the thumb, wrapping around and securing the upswept spur, drawing it back until it locks in place. Thus–usually–shooting requires two discrete behaviors–the hammer must be cocked, then the trigger pressed.

The art of drawing and shooting the single-action Colt is therefore highly refined, an integration of contradictory motions–the draw is up and out, the cocking down and back — that demand coordination, dexterity, hand strength and practice. It is not something to be picked up quickly, which is why many producers use shooting doubles, like armorer Hannah Guiterrez-Reed’s legendary father Thell Reed, in closeups.
...
... It is a feature of the Colt–of any revolver– that when the trigger is held back, that is, pinned against the rear of the trigger guard, the cocking function is bypassed. ... this feature which makes fanning possible: if the shooter holds back the trigger, he can slap the hammer back and it flies forward and fires at each slap, over and over. ...
...
Something like this must have happened to Baldwin. The actor, as reported, was sitting in the pew of the church, practicing. He was trying mightily to get the draw-cock rhythm down and that was his focus, though dangerously adding the element of speed. It never occurred to him that the gun was loaded. (Rule No. 1: All guns are always loaded.) He was unaware that his muzzle had drifted onto the camera crew where Ms. Hutchins and director Joel Souza were crouched. (Rule No. 2: Never let your muzzle cover anything you aren’t willing to destroy.)

In practicing the draw-while-cocking integration, his index finger had wandered onto the trigger, depressing it just far enough to bypass the cocking function. (Rule No. 3: Don’t touch the trigger until you’re ready to shoot.) Struggling awkwardly, he released the hammer under the impression he had cocked the pistol. He hadn’t. The hammer flew forward. The gun fired. (Rule No. 4: Always know what your target is.)

[Hoodat]

... he has had a remarkably gun-free career as a film actor. He has never made a Western. His most recent exposure dates back to 1994’s “The Getaway,” in which he used a .45 automatic ...

Baldwin used several guns in The Getaway, including a .38 revolver.  Great movie though.

[mountaineer]

In Hunt for Red October he wielded a semiautomatic pistol.

[Hoodat]

Married to the Mob




Miami Blues




Hunt for Red October




The Shadow




The Juror




Heaven's Prisoner




The Edge




Thick as Thieves




The Departed




Pixie

[sneakypete]

Yeah,now that his popularity has faded to the point he is making "B movies" for a piece of the draw,he's willing to not use guns.

[jafo2010]

Baldwin pulled the trigger, he is responsible.  Manslaughter and a short vacation for five years should do the trick, I say!!

[Slide Rule]

Why doesn't Baldwin self impose that his movies be banned?

That would show his support for saving lives. He could trade in his royalties.

He could also nix his political talk and impromptu press conferences about what
a good guy he is. We have seen what sort of person he is.

When real punishment is aimed directly at this low life, that will get his attention.

A short tenner, that is ten year confinement, in a resort for formerly important
people seems to be just the trick. He should also pony up his finances to pay
for the real victims and all those financially damaged by his promotion of an
unsafe work environment. He would support such action for oil executives
or gun manufacturers.