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Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Charges 'Wrong and Uninformed,' Says SAG-AFTRA - Variety

We will see what happens. The reasoning seems extremely poor for charging Baldwin. Now if the armorer and another person--Hannah Gutierrez Reed and David Halls — had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive. That is Reed's job making sure the guns are handled safely on the MOVIE SET. It is NOT Baldwin's job to mess with the guns. In fact, actors should not be messing with the guns. Like checking to see if the right ammunition is in them. That is a recipe for accidents.

Originally Posted by manaboutown

Justice may yet be served. it sure has taken a lot of time! Alec Baldwin formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal '''Rust''' shooting | Fox News

“On the day of the shooting alone, evidence shows that no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness, occurred in the short time prior to lunch and the time of the shooting, and this does not include the reckless handling of the firearm by Baldwin,” the documents filed Tuesday stated. “Baldwin, by act or omission or failure to act in his position as a producer directly contributed and/or failed to mitigate numerous reckless and dangerous actions during a very short time period,”

“Finally, industry standards, protocols, and common firearm safety procedures on movie sets require the armorer, after conducting a safety check with the 1st assistant director, to conduct a second safety check with the actor to be handling the firearm,” the court papers state. “This reckless violation of standards and firearm safety occurred two times leading up to the shooting, and Baldwin failed to act to mitigate or correct the reckless safety violations, neither in his capacity as actor nor producer.”

The court filing further alleged that there was a “reckless deviation from known standards” on the set, which lead to the shooting.

“Baldwin acted with reckless disregard and/or more than mere negligence in this incident,” the papers said. “Baldwin acted with willful disregard of the safety of others and in a manner that endangered other people and he clearly should have known the danger of his actions which led to the death of Hutchins. Furthermore, Baldwin handled the weapon in a negligent manner.”

From: Alec Baldwin Formally Charged in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting