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ItsjustMe

(11,227 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 09:05 AM Oct 2021

'Rust' crew member dead after shooting Incident Involving Alec Baldwin (CNN)

A female crew member has died and another injured following an accident involving a prop firearm on the New Mexico set of the film "Rust," according to a law enforcement statement provided to CNN. The prop firearm was discharged by actor and producer Alec Baldwin, 68, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.

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'Rust' crew member dead after shooting Incident Involving Alec Baldwin (CNN) (Original Post) ItsjustMe Oct 2021 OP
Humans have to stop playing with guns. magicguido Oct 2021 #1
Perhaps the insurance companies will make the use of these props cost prohibitive. BeckyDem Oct 2021 #2
Daddy trump Traildogbob Oct 2021 #3
 

magicguido

(6,315 posts)
1. Humans have to stop playing with guns.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:33 AM
Oct 2021

Hollywood has to STOP the celebration of the gun.

betcha they ban prop guns; and KEEP THE FUCKIN' REAL ONES!

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
2. Perhaps the insurance companies will make the use of these props cost prohibitive.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:40 AM
Oct 2021

With so much advanced graphics technology, do they really need these types of props?

Traildogbob

(8,674 posts)
3. Daddy trump
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:07 PM
Oct 2021

And junior attack Alex in 3…..2….1….
A horrific accident, and will haunt Alex for the rest of his life. And the family of the deceased. Getting guns out of movies will be like getting guns away from MAGAs. Never gonna happen.
The addiction makes crack, meth and heroine seem like a Saturday night buzz compared to the high on guns.

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