The tragedy of Alex Baldwin killing one person and wounding another highlights the ever present need for vigilance and safety consciousness when handling firearms.

It would seem that actors are not trained in safely handling guns and that they trust others to make sure that the guns they are handed are safe, a cardinal error that has led to the loss of more than one life.

Is Mise,

The accident on the "Rust" movie from what I've read
was the result of a "prop gun" that was supposed to
be a "cold gun" having live ammunition - which no one
knew it had. Prop guns are not supposed to have live
ammunition. This one did.

Safety precautions on set in general - have also been
severely criticized on this "low budget" film.

I feel so sorry for the female cinematographer who was
killed. Apparently a talented artist whith a great career
in front of her - as well as a wife and mother. I feel for
her family and son for this tragic loss.

The matter is under investigation. It will be interesting to
see what the investigation finds.

Is Mise

A shocking occurrence, all down to the the armourer who has admitted that she wasn't up to the job. No ammunition for the anti-gun lobby in this tragedy.

A shocking occurrence,
ttbn,
It's a shocking recurrence !

Ah! The wringing of hands from a couple of the 'Usual Suspects', with a claim of "nothing to see here", yes their is! With the proliferation of guns, coupled with lax gun laws in the United States, accidental and malicious shootings are a daily occurrence. This shooting happens to be high profile and is given extensive media attention, not so the thousands of of other US gun killings.

In the Australian context, we had the terrible example of John Edwards. Edwards was trained in the art of killing with a gun by over zealous members of the SSAA at their St Marys HQ in Sydney. Edwards then proceeded to tragically shoot dead his two children Jack and Jennifer in July 2018. With tighter gun control laws, and less zeal from gunnies this kind of tragedy can be avoided.

individual,

I don't know if there have been previous deaths due to incompetent or ignorant gun handling, but it is now out that the assistant director had been sacked for prop firearms problems before.

It is obvious that in play acting blanks should be used. What is not obvious is why there would ever be a need for live ammunition on a film set in the first place. I had thought to euthanase an accidentally injured animal, perhaps. But I don't think anyone but a vet or police officer can legally destroy animals willy nilly these days; so who knows? Not our business.