Alec Baldwin Movie Set Accident

[freefall]

I don’t think the armorer will be hired again.

Yah, she'd best be considering a career change.
At least she'll have plenty of time to take courses in the slam.

 

[shootist~]

The armor claims she was not allowed to do her job. Will be interesting to see what the evidence indicates.

 

[Nomadx2]

The civil suit will be interesting in amount the families sue for ... Balwin is the deep pocket target.

 

[pjaln]

they like to make money playing with guns ,,other then that they hate them

 

[John Wasmuth]

Actually surprised by the charges. Knowing the New Mexico political jefes are all leftists I didn’t figure on them eating one of their own. Can’t wait to see if it goes to trial or he pleads out on jaywalking charges…..

 

[MS 9x56]

I don’t think the armorer will be hired again.

This is what happens when you have people that don’t respect the power of life and death in their hands and don’t give a crap enough to follow simple gun safety rules. They both deserve a whole lot more than they will receive but in the end they will have to answer to a higher power.

 

[geoff rath]

It'll be interesting to see how the evidence is presented, then the sentencing is another matter entirely ...

 

[freefall]

In the interest of honesty, I must admit that I would like to see Baldwin's balls racked, just because he appears to be an insufferable prick in nearly every public utterance I have heard him make.
I want to go easy on the armorer because she is Thell Reed's daughter. (what a hypocrite I am)
Nonetheless, I predict that Baldwin will skate on the grounds of "I am an actor, the dumbest mammal on the planet, and cannot be expected to be responsible", and young Ms Reed will go to prison for 5 years.
Who'll give me odds?

 

[K E Johnson]

Too bad as a Missouri resident, I won’t be called to serve on the jury…..
Maybe they will have a change of venue???

 

[CJW]

I still can't figure out why they allow real firearms onto a movie set. This entire thing shouldn't have been possible.

 

[Newboomer]

I still can't figure out why they allow real firearms onto a movie set. This entire thing shouldn't have been possible.

Here's hoping his money and his name won't get him out of this. Hope they get a jury that won't buy that and hang his miserable ass.

 

[mark-hunter]

BTW, for professional movie set armourer, what are required qualifications? Who at all can apply for such a job?

 

[geoff rath]

BTW, for professional movie set armourer, what are required qualifications? Who at all can apply for such a job?

I suspect all of us would qualify

 

[geoff rath]

I wish we could stop calling it an "accident"; more like deliberate incompetence, methinks.

 

[Vinootz]

The problem I see with this situation is that district attorneys and other lawyers will now have eroded more shielding of gun owners ; of which there is little to begin with. The armorer has the responsibility to maintain safety on a movie set. Ultimately this does not help gun ownership. I have no love of Baldwin’s political shenanigans, but I just can’t see how this will help any of us gun owners.

 

[Vinootz]

they like to make money playing with guns ,,other then that they hate them

It’s even worse than that. They think it’s okay for them to have guns; but not okay for you and I.

 

[Philip Glass]

The fundamental problem here is Hollywood has Hollywood people serving as the armourer instead of a gun guy. Does anyone honestly believe this girl knew anything About guns? Alec is a jerk but he is not in anyway liable for this accident. Two paid professionals handed him the gun and told him it was safe. The director told him to pull the hammer back with the gun pointed directly at her at her request for a shot. There is no similar situation in life as it relates to firearms safety. In all other cases whoever holds the gun must be sure it is safe and pointed in a safe direction. This was a perfect storm of incompetence and a terrible accident.

 

[TheGrayRider]

Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.

 

[Rubberhead]

The charge seems appropriate. Baldwin is a known hothead and total a-hole. I can see scenarios where he, being a jerk or bully, pointed the gun and pulled the trigger. Maybe he didn't. I don't know. The only definitive way to find out (to a reasonable doubt) is to have a trial and present evidence. That appears to be what's happening.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

He probably will not get what’s coming to him, but after the civil trial he sure as hell have a bit less money.

Lon