I would like to see guns and violence eliminated from movies/tv. Period.

It tells me that maybe Baldwin was culpable but in a different way. He's one of the producers of the movie, I don't know what his stake in it is, but surely he had an opinion on the walkout or perhaps concerns about things going smoothly with the production. In other words, he's not just an actor waiting for his cue who's not really interested in what's going on with the crew or the behind the scenes activities regarding union issues.

When I first discovered this forum back in the spring, I don't recall seeing the caution at the top of the forum page about discussing politics or making political references. How long has that been on here? Maybe I just missed seeing it.

It’s been there for a long time.

Oh please. This was a revolver, you know, the type of gun where you can actually see the bullets.

I still haven't read why live ammo was on the movie set. Who put it there and why?

Sounds like a mistake made by the person who gave him the gun. Wonder if there is a law in California which could make him criminally responsible.

Still tragic.

Alec shot two people, killing one, in New Mexico, not California.

Very, very tragic. In an industry that constantly decries gun violence, why do they use them in movies? Double standard much?

Yes. I remember the incident better now that you said that. So sad.

He was given, what he was told was a cold gun. The fault is with the prop person in charge of the gun. She was inexperienced, the movie was a poorly run production and the union crew walked out due to unsafe working conditions. A crew member that should never have touched the gun, much less handed it to and actor did told him it was cold. They were rehearsing and in all rehearsals you use a rubber gun. Never a real gun, loaded or not. He was shooting at the camera and the girl killed was the operator. He was shooting was he thought and was told was an empty gun.

You’re correct. My job has been on sets for over 30 years. This has zero to do with Alec Baldwin. A woman was killed because an inexperienced crew member was hired because the experienced ones didn’t like the working conditions and walked off set. I will say this.. Alec being not only a producer but also the lead, he should’ve stuck up for the crew and had he done so, this possibly could have been avoided since they’d have had a better, more experienced crew. Still safety is the responsibility of the 1st AD and unfortunately, that’s the person who handed off the loaded gun saying it was cold. He’ll never work again.

Then you are in denial

As I intimated, he probably did not intend to kill anyone, but any time you are handed a gun and regardless of what you are told about that gun it is your responsibility to make sure that it is safe, or if not then you must treat it differently. The gun handler is always 100% responsible for what happens with any gun in their possession.