the only way a blank can kill a human being is like back in the 80s, they had an actor named john eric hexum who put a gun to his head, shot, it killed him, it blew his skull six inches into his brain. it s called flame cutting, it cut right through the bone. but normally it s not going to happen because the blank doesn t have enough force to shoot more than 20 feet. and even at that distance or closer, your danger is to your eyes mainly, because the gunpowder is inherently dirty. when it fires, it s going to be put the eyes out. we try all the time to avoid stuff like that. this has been very helpful, because now we have our essential question. there was something in that gun, in all likelihood, that wasn t supposed to be there. was it an accident, was it on purpose, and who did it. bill davis, thank you very much.
no. i m in northwest georgia and i actually order my blanks from hollywood, the manufacturer is out there. they come without the bullets, you don t have to take the bullets off? no, they come out. as a matter of fact, here is a box of ammunition. and those are blanks. you can see there s 50 rounds in here. these are all blanks. i really appreciate this, by the way. for something to have blown through this young woman, literally gone through her and hit somebody else, is there any way that a bank could have done that? no. not at all. as a matter of fact, one of our protocols yes, it would have to be a solid projectile to do that. the only way a blank can kill a human being is like back in the 80s, they had an actor named john eric hexum who put a gun to
she had this immediacy, this realism, as well as an eye for beauty. reporter: a sight like this rare but not unique. brandon lee was shot on the set of the crow. after a live round stuck in the barrel. in 1984, actor john eric hexum jokingly put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. the pressure and wadding from the blanch killed him. rust starring baldwin hinges on the accidental killing of a rancher in kansas. this morning, baldwin tweeting there are no words to convey my shock and sadness. i m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy has occurred. my part is broken for her husband, their son and all who knew and loved halyna.
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