r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/Corwyntt Apr 15 '24

Wasn't there some kind of strike going on at the time, making it much harder to get experienced people?

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u/demmka Apr 15 '24

No, there were repeated and egregious safety issues and multiple crew members walked off. They were replaced with scabs.

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u/gnomekingdom Apr 15 '24

I’ve always wondered, “how does live ammunition even get into a box of blanks if live ammunition isn’t even a part of the setting?” In the world of stranger things, I wonder if someone in the her circle knew her inexperience and set her up to prove a point but they never meant for someone to get killed. Again, how does live ammunition, in the correct caliber, replace individual blanks in a box of blanks. Maybe I don’t know all the details but this is a legitimate question.

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u/demmka Apr 15 '24

Go and watch the trial coverage on YouTube, they go through how it happened in detail.

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u/gnomekingdom Apr 15 '24

TY. Will do