Prosecutors to recharge Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting

[subsonic]

The New Mexico prosecutors are presenting the previously-dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin for the Rust shooting to a grand jury. The reason being two independent tests have shown that the pistol had not been modified, had a functional trigger, and would not have just "went off" by itself as Alec wa trying to claim. They also found additional evidence that he had been behaving recklessly on set. Perhaps his armorer has turned state's witness? He faces up to 18 months in prison for this charge; apparently there had also been some recent negotiations for a simple misdemeanor plea that are off the table now.

Alec deserves this charge and his lack of responsibility is disgusting. Let's hope he does not avoid justice this time,

Don't forget, he went back and finished his film the day after charges were dismissed. Don't pay money to see Rust, and don't stream it from any paid or ad-supported services.

Prosecutors to recharge Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting

New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday said they intended to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

www.reuters.com

 

[Getzville 068]

Who loaded the gun with live ammo?

 

[Dr. Evil]

He should try to change his name legally to Hunter Biden.

 

[subsonic]

Who loaded the gun with live ammo?

We've been over this too many times. The dumb kid armorer that Alec hired did. You don't get off the hook for pointing a gun at someone and shooting them dead by blaming the person who loaded the gun, even if you happen to be on a movie set, and especially not when you hired and supervise the person who loaded the gun and the person who handed you the gun, you run the whole production, and you have a long career in Hollywood involving gun props in movies.

And that dumb kid had a pending manslaughter charge the whole time Alec has been going on with his life like nothing happened.

Movie sets are not magical law-free bubbles.

 

[stokes]

The dumb kid armorer that Alec hired did.

And what if the dumb kid did load blanks and someone else switched with live ammo? It dont matter who loaded it, well, it does but not as much as Dickweed Baldwin pulling the trigger while aiming it at a person. I hope this puss welt gets gang raped every day he is in jail.

 

[subsonic]

And what if the dumb kid did load blanks and someone else switched with live ammo? It dont matter who loaded it, well, it does but not as much as Dickweed Baldwin pulling the trigger while aiming it at a person. I hope this puss welt gets gang raped every day he is in jail.

It was supposed to be loaded with dummies, not blanks. But Alec didn't check, even though there'd been multiple gun safety issues on set and a walkoff because of it that day. The armorer wasn't even on set, so no one had checked the gun on that occasion.

 

[Cooolone]

Good, he deserves to be in Jail! Simple rules were broken, and it's not his first rodeo with firearms on a set. So fuck him! He pointed the fucking thing at something he shouldn't have, AND he pulled the trigger!!! Everything else is nothing but noise created for a purpose with an intent to elicit a prescribed response!

 

[Acer-m14]

The armorer wasn't even on set, so no one had checked the gun on that occasion.

then there should have been no guns out then during this ..


So lock his ass up ..

 

[ManualF150]

My opinion, Baldwin should be hung.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

He should have used the Kevin Spacey defense.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

It was supposed to be loaded with dummies, not blanks. But Alec didn't check, even though there'd been multiple gun safety issues on set and a walkoff because of it that day. The armorer wasn't even on set, so no one had checked the gun on that occasion.

To this day, I still cannot for the life of me understand the reason why ANY live ammo was even on the property.

 

[subsonic]

To this day, I still cannot for the life of me understand the reason why ANY live ammo was even on the property.

Reportedly they'd been doing a bunch of life-fire shooting near the set. Most likely the armorer was supplying ammo for that, whether it was for background training (legitimate) as to what shooting live fire is like, or whether it was just for shits and giggles. And most likely the "armorer" just had rounds laying around all over the place in her work area and got them mixed up.

There were so many failures in this shit show, but at the end of the day the Alec was running the entire shit show and he was the one who took the gun without checking it and just whipped it out and fired it for no reason (wasn't even scripted).

Really this is no different than the retired cop who shot a library officer trainee in DC in another thread here, during a photoshoot after the training, as a dumb "joke" while forgetting he'd switched his training pistol for his service pistol. That guy got 3 years.

 

[WillyK]

My opinion, Baldwin should be hung.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Alec Baldwin indicted on involuntary manslaughter charge in 'Rust' shooting

A New Mexico grand jury indicted the actor on Friday after hearing evidence in a closed hearing.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[4WHLDRFTN]

Who loaded the gun with live ammo?

EggZaklee. Baldwin a douchebag? Absolutely!! King douchebag. The hired Armour is there for this not to happen.
Do you see the NASCAR drivers getting out on pit lane to checking lug nuts? No. They have a crew chief.

 

[stokes]

Fuck him, he pulled the trigger while pointing the gun at someone, period. Whoever loaded the gun with live ammo should also be held accountable but they have no way of knowing who did that. There was absolutely no excuse for pointing even an "unloaded gun" at someone and then pulling the trigger. "I thought it was not loaded" is no excuse. If you and I were at the range and I thought my gun was not loaded and I shot you, I'd be serving a long sentence already. He's still getting away with murder even if he's convicted of this bullshit charge.

 

[Varmint]

Who loaded the gun with live ammo?

The gun loaded itself… I’ve seen this happen time and time again

 

[Cooolone]

Justice hopefully will be served because we know damned well, any normal individual would have a world of shit to deal with, along with culpability had we been involved in a similar event!

Exclusion of Hollywood Elite time and again is ridiculous.

And yeah, partially for his being a jackass, but really for his actions after the event, his public outcries trying to shape, ie, taint public opinion of the event. But he KNOWS what is ok and not ok. Isn't his first rodeo, or movie with a firearm... So bullshit on any claim that someone else loaded the gun. He pointed at a person, he pulled the trigger, end of story!

And now, suck it up buttercup, there's a debt to be paid, check is due, Karma is calling! It is what it is...

 

[Willyone]

Maybe her hubby slid in some live rounds.... just a thought.

 

[S&W Fan]

Fuck him, he pulled the trigger while pointing the gun at someone, period. Whoever loaded the gun with live ammo should also be held accountable but they have no way of knowing who did that. There was absolutely no excuse for pointing even an "unloaded gun" at someone and then pulling the trigger. "I thought it was not loaded" is no excuse. If you and I were at the range and I thought my gun was not loaded and I shot you, I'd be serving a long sentence already. He's still getting away with murder even if he's convicted of this bullshit charge.

Movies involving firearms are pointed at people All the time. The better question is why was there a functioning firearm being used on the set in the first place. Most movies now a days use period correct prop guns. Everything works exactly as it should except for the fact that it CANNOT fire a live round.

 

[kev74]

Shitty situation, but actions have (or should have) consequences.

 

[ManualF150]

Fuck him, he pulled the trigger while pointing the gun at someone, period. Whoever loaded the gun with live ammo should also be held accountable but they have no way of knowing who did that. There was absolutely no excuse for pointing even an "unloaded gun" at someone and then pulling the trigger. "I thought it was not loaded" is no excuse. If you and I were at the range and I thought my gun was not loaded and I shot you, I'd be serving a long sentence already. He's still getting away with murder even if he's convicted of this bullshit charge.

I'll add to this, we aren't making movies in the 1950's. We have all high end computerized CGI and video editing, green screen, crap all available now. Especially more so for a funded movie that has a substantial cash flow.

No need to use real weapons on a set. Or if they do, there are plugged so that a round, even a dummy round couldn't chamber. Also no ammo (including blanks) is allowed on set.

Alec Baldwin deserves the death penalty.

 

[Zerex]

As much as I hate to, I must give Baldwin a half pass on the shooting....
Should he have checked the ammo???....does any Hollywood actor check the ammo in the guns? I give you "1923".........and "Reacher" the shoot out scenes with the sheepherders and others were classic...........hundreds of blanks.......only the armorers checked anything.

Production company (his) and INS have to pay.....Baldwin has to live with it......if he did not intend to kill, then it is the legal definition of an accident.......like skidding a truck on black ice and killing three people in a Fiat 500.

 

[stokes]

As much as I hate to, I must give Baldwin a half pass on the shooting....

So, by your thinking, if we are at the range and I point my unloaded weapon at you and jokongly pull the trigger and OOPS I didnt think it was loaded, I get a pass? I think not. I'd be in jail that day. He already got a "half pass" by not being arrested immediately.

 

[masterswimmer]

As much as I hate to, I must give Baldwin a half pass on the shooting....
Should he have checked the ammo???....does any Hollywood actor check the ammo in the guns? I give you "1923".........and "Reacher" the shoot out scenes with the sheepherders and others were classic...........hundreds of blanks.......only the armorers checked anything.

Production company (his) and INS have to pay.....Baldwin has to live with it......if he did not intend to kill, then it is the legal definition of an accident.......like skidding a truck on black ice and killing three people in a Fiat 500.

Here's the reason for the trial, evidence being presented, witnesses being cross-examined, and ultimately verdicts. I have half a mind to think like you do @Zerex. But hear me out....

If this movie were being filmed on the lot at Paramount, MGM or any Hollywood studio, I can get on board with your logic about Baldwin's culpability. The reason being, there would be no thought about the gun being a prop gun. Hundreds, or probably thousands of movies over the course of decades were shot on sets in studios without ever considering that these prop guns were real.

The problem with Baldwin's defense, from thousands of miles away and the comfort of my couch, is that this movie was filmed in the remote desert. The story I've heard is, there were people from the set, whether they were the armorer, actors, production crew, friends, family, whoever, that were out shooting real guns nearby. Even if they were a mile away from the actual filming location, the sound of a gunshot, outdoors, not at an indoor range, travels. Those people who were NOT at the actual fun shootout would have heard the gunfire.

If I were an actor whose role it was to handle a gun in this production, you can bet I'd be asking questions about who's been shooting? What guns were they shooting? Were the guns the prop guns and everyone shooting was just practicing with blanks? Are the prop guns capable of shooting live ammunition? If so, is the armorer aware of the live fire? And have they taken the required precautions to verify that ALL live ammunition is accounted for? Who loaded the guns at the practice session? Who handled the live ammo? Did anyone other than the armorer bring any ammo to the range time, or to the set? These are just the basic questions. Then I'd 100% be demanding that the armorer unload every firearm IN MY PRESENCE, and reload it with blanks, WHILE I WATCH.

The fact that there was ANY live ammo on site, and the actors and production crew knew it, BECAISE THEY HEARD IT, and at least should have inquired about it, removes any claims of accidental and innocence for Baldwin.

I live literally 1.1 mile, as the odometer turns and the crow flies, from my clubs indoor range. And approximately 1.25 miles from the outdoor ranges. I do not hear any gunfire from the indoor range. But you can bet your ass I hear any outdoor range firearm activity. I'm sure in the quietness of the remote desert, gunfire would be heard from distances farther away than a mile. So wherever the range time was, they were most probably within earshot of the production site.

 

[Acer-m14]

Question ..

Was the armorer there ??

YES / NO

Simple Question ..

from what i have read she was not there .. So not one gun or one bullet , live or blank should have been there then ..

so who got the guns and ammo out ??

hell in the series of John Wicks .. i don't think anyone got shot on the set ..

 

[holdover]

Alex may have loaded the gun himself, I remember reading that they were shooting live ammo in the morning or the day before .

 

[Modean]

Who loaded the gun with live ammo?

That kinds sounds like "I didn't know it was loaded". When did that become a valid excuse for an accidental discharge resulting in a death?

 

[Mr. terzmo]

I think a period correct handgun would be single action. With the hammer fully cocked, the rigger would be pulled to fire. IF he held the hammer back but not fully back and released the hammer, it would fire. This could be “his loophole” he claims he never pulled the trigger.

This does not exclude him from properly accepting a firearms transfer. It should of been cleared (empty) and action or barrel open for inspection. Then handed to him. Ammo handed to him. He then should of loaded it safely and put in holster with hammer down. (Preferably on one empty cylinder). This proceedure would make it less likely real ammo could be loaded.

My 2 cents is he is responsible for what happened, partially or fully.

 

[Zerex]

Well, the fact is now that he is charged with INVOLUNTARY manslaughter...........................

Did not mean to do it.
Was deliberate recklessness or criminal intent involved? No--- incompetence and a stackup of acts that ultimately resulted in the tragic end..................Could Baldwin, in the act of filming that scene, deviated from the script, and shot into the wall?
No.

He is a victim, and was not drunk or high at the time.

Here is an example has has not gone to trial yet...........A truck, now Car #1...... ran a stop sign............Car#2 was driven by a 17 year old who hit the Truck at 60 mph, T-boning the truck and killing the truck driver and a passenger in the car.........

Who is to blame..2 dead................no trial yet...........

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