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Originally Posted by splatbass
It was supposed to be a prop gun. As the expert who is being brought in to investigate the shooting said, a prop gun is modified so it won't accept a cartridge with a bullet on it, only blanks. If the propmaster (who is in charge of props and safety) hands him a gun that is not a modified prop gun how would the actor know? In addition, he could have been following the safety rules on movie sets by not firing directly at another actor, but to the side of them. But if he fired to the side of an actor, but the crew was behind him in the distance a tragic accident could happen through no fault of the guy firing the gun (who believes it is a modified prop gun and has followed all safety rules).
I grew up shooting and have huge respect for gun safety, but this is not a normal situation. You are letting your political hatred of him color your opinion instead of the facts.
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First 2 rules of gun safety are treat every gun as if it were loaded and NEVER point a gun at someone unless you plan on shooting them. He failed on both accounts.