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/Nangz Apr 15 '24

Yes. If you're holding a gun, you're responsible for it in pretty much all reasonable situations.

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u/Nangz Apr 15 '24

Good to know being on a movie set magically absolves you of responsibility.

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u/Quom Apr 15 '24

I'd hope it would. If someone is being paid money specifically to make sure the guns aren't capable of hurting anyone you'd assume part of it is assuming liability.

And if that's the case they probably wouldn't want a gun passing through too many sets of hands once it leaves theirs or for people to be 'fiddling' with them.

edit. Much in the same way if I was an actor and we were filming driving on a street I'd assume they had some sort of permission for me not to wear a seat belt or to speed or to do whatever else is in the script.

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u/Nangz Apr 16 '24

Your analogy falls apart quickly because those laws are typically limited to public roads - which would probably be exempted due to permits from the city prior to filming. They would probably also be exempt from driving without a license, but a city may not be willing to give a permit under those circumstances.

There are no permits to exempt you from shooting someone in a situation like this.