Article: "Alec Baldwin Shot and Killed Female Cinematographer, Injured Director on Movie Set"

[Johann du Toit]

What Baldwin is arguably tantamount to Involuntary Manslaughter, according to the New Mexico penal code. He could face up to 18 months in prison if found guilty, although probation is also possible.

[Glockster]

The Hollywood cabal will close ranks and sanitise the incident.

[dammitgriff]

Here we have yet another negligent discharge of a firearm by a boneheaded cast or crew member.
One would think the deaths of Bruce and Brandon Lee would have led to rigid safety protocols concerning the use of firearms on-set.
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[AK-Gunner]

There MUST BE some kind of responsibility that attaches as a result.

Contrast this with Will Smith's behavior in the famous gun safety clip.

No, not really, the responsibility is with the armourer 100%, waivers have a real legal meaning in the USA. You must know this but seem hate too much the dick for a man called Alec Baldwin to realize it. The will Smith clip is from a very different situation, the guns were on the table, not given to an actor by the armourer. Will Smith haven't had any problems pointing people with guns and pulling the trigger when filming his movies, when the situation is controlled by professionals. Double standards or trust? Nice straw dog anyways.

[VNI]

I was on a set once in South Africa. Was invited by the person supplying the Firearm on set. Cassie Carstens.

Anyhow those handguns could not shoot a Live Round. The barrels were modified to work with the blanks used.

So in this case a real firearm was used not even one dedicated as a modified one for film use. And it was loaded with live rounds.

Also I dont see how Alec is blamed so quickly. As he is merely the actor given a tool by supposedly qualified staff to use. The fault is with who gave him the tools.

I'm thumb-sucking this, but I'd guess he shot them with a shotgun. Most probable way he hit two people with a single shot. Doesn't need the barrel plug to work. Option B is a very powerful revolver that overpenetrated.

[AK-Gunner]

Option C two quick shots with a single action revolver. Using the press and hammer-slap with the trigger down technique you may send two rounds before realizing there was felt recoil. But we will know when we know.

[bodhi_]

Love the wiki update: actor, activist & murderer

[Koebelwagen]

The irony of a rabid anti-gunner killing another person with a gun because his greed exceeds his conviction.

[AK-Gunner]

Love the wiki update: actor, activist & murderer

"The Internet never sleeps"

[Springer]

Looking for more detail on this - some interesting numbers:

The Alec Baldwin shooting on the set of Rust is the ‘43rd fatal shooting on a US film set since 1990'

According to an estimate by the Associated Press (AP), there have been 43 fatalities on American film sets since 1990, with another 150 actors or crew members left with life-altering injuries as a result of accidents, often the result of botched stunts staged on location