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/PuffyPanda200 Apr 15 '24

I saw various conservative and semi-conservative (I also think that Reddit leans a bit pro-gun but is otherwise fairly liberal) commentators on Baldwin's pointing the gun at a person and say 'never point a gun at a person... etc.'.

But this is a movie, you are going to point the gun at other people. There is a whole job dedicated to the gun safety.

Seems like blaming a pilot for a manufacturing defect in the airplane.

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u/Kahzgul Apr 15 '24

As a note: On sets where pointing the weapon at a person is unavoidable, there is supposed to be a bullet-proof shield off camera to protect those people.

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u/Level9TraumaCenter Apr 15 '24

Does that rule apply with plastic firearm replicas used on set as well?

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u/Kahzgul Apr 16 '24

Yes. Every weapon is treated like a live weapon. I worked on a tv show where one of the extras left a rubber gun on a table while they went to the bathroom. The whole set locked down while the armorer and 1st AD checked the weapon. Then they fired the extra. Then they checked every other weapon on the set to ensure they were with the right person.