“You should not point a gun at someone who is not willing to shoot,” Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said in an interview. “This goes to basic safety standards,” reported The New York Times. 🇬🇧
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You may remember the story, which occurred in October 2021: actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired his firearm on set without knowing that the object was loaded with lethal ammunition. The film's director Joel Souza also said he was injured. The accident happened in New Mexico (USA).
Baldwin, producer and lead actor in “Rust,” denies blame for the shooting, and claims he was told the gun he was rehearsing with did not contain live ammunition. He also argues that he had no duty to check.
“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who it is, but I know it’s not me,” said Baldwin in a television interview last year. (*)
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He also said he was simply following instructions on where to point the gun when it went off, killing the film's director of photography, Halyna Hutchins.
The production's armorer – the professional responsible for the production's weapons – Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was also indicted for manslaughter. David Halls, production assistant, who handed the gun to the actor, will be charged with negligent use of a firearm after signing an agreement with the prosecutor.
(Source: NYT)
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