The armourer responsible for weapons on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer has "no idea" why there were live rounds present, her lawyers said Friday.
that is not that uncommon to have 500 rounds but it is very uncommon to have any live rounds at all. in any proper tract or any armourer case. during lunch, these weapons should be locked up so no one can touch them except for the armourer and i don t know if that was done. you have worked in the movie industry for three decades, what are your thoughts on what seems to have gone wrong here? safety procedures were not followed. some of the crew walked off the day before because of their safety concerns. 0bviously, they had a point there, because this is what happened, this is what everyone was worried about. as far as using weapons on screen, there are thousands of rounds being shot every day on other films where everything is fine because the safety procedures are done properly. this is the biggest case since the brandon lee incident which happened years ago, so the safety standards were raised after that, i m sure they will be raised again, but if we don t follow the safety standards,
functional, the other two they were investigating. it also included 500 rounds of ammunition. there had been reports of complaints of safety standards on set. he confirmed he had heard those reports and was investigating. the attorney general said, in terms of charges, they may still come but everything remains on the table. earlier i spoke to brook yeaton. he is a prop master and armourer with 30 years experience in the movie industry. he s also a vice president of the international alliance of theatrical stage employees union, representing workers in louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. i asked him for his reaction to the latest developments. well, first off, most of the safety procedures were ignored. the weapon should have been locked up, but first and foremost there should never be any live rounds on any film set. so they don t get confused with blank rounds. because they do look very similar.