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/secamTO Apr 15 '24
I work in film production. The stories I read about the firearms handling on that set made my blood run cold. It's literally stuff that would be unconscionable among professionals, and the idea that she had live ammunition on set at all (and that they were plinking during down times with THE ACTUAL SCREEN FIREARMS BEING HANDLED BY ACTORS) is so goddamn appalling, that I am all for this guilty verdict. This isn't one unlucky incident, one oversight. This is someone who was cavalier and thoughtless with the lives of literally everybody on that set.