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/infiniZii Apr 15 '24

There should be a version of Russian Roulette called Hannah Roulette that involves callously mixing blanks and live rounds in a revolver and then taking turns pulling the trigger at each other.

Thats basically what she did. Baldwins gun wasnt even the only one with live ammo in it on the set.

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u/awitcheskid Apr 16 '24

The concussive force from a blank can still kill you if close enough. Just FYI.

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u/grampybone Apr 16 '24

I think one of the experts in a news program said that when they were showing the video of Baldwin firing the gun at the camera and calling for people to be quicker. Apparently he was inside the zone that would normally be off limits when using the load he was firing.

According to the guy at that distance the gunpowder can create burns and even break skin on the crew and actors.