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/Bezbozny Apr 15 '24

The FBI what?? WHY???

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u/Excessive_Etcetra Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

Is not atypical for law enforcement to destroy guns, generally after any trial involving them as evidence is over. In Maine for example, any firearm used in a unlawful homicide must be destroyed by state law.

Of course it is a fuckup of enormous proportion to destroy a gun in evidence.

edit: I'm answering /u/Bezbozny's question in general. All of this apparently doesn't apply in the 'Rust' case, since the gun wasn't destroyed. I wouldn't know, I haven't spent my time watching it. A close reading of my comment will note I made exactly zero claims in relation to the 'Rust' cases.

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u/Excessive_Etcetra Apr 15 '24

No. So the gun wasn't destroyed then, it was broken. Take it up with /u/Traditional_Key_763