Hey, I've got no problem with the rant.
I'm still curious though, for a professional, although a rookie armourer, how is it that 1 of the 5 rounds in the revolver were live? And how is it that 5 live rounds were found in Baldwin's gunbelt? And additional live rounds were found stored mixed in with the dummy rounds? If live vs dummy rounds can be verified by a small hole in the cartridge and the sound of BB's rattling then how on earth were they not identified and removed from the set if she was at all competent? Either she didn't do her job properly and didn't have complete security of the firearms/ammo (probable) or (extremely unlikely) somebody purposely planted live rounds in which case they would be a murder investigation instead of involuntary manslaughter. Even if her supplier mixed live and dummy rounds together and sent them to her as she contends, it would be her responsibility to verify each round.
From what I read about the armourer, she had been around firearms all her life and her Dad was an armourer and the supplier was well known to her. But this was her 2nd time as the armourer on a movie set. She had complained that the safety protocols were not up to standard and more training for the staff/talent needed to occur. Being young she may not have been respected or have had the clout to convince the producers of the need. Then there are the rumours about other crew members taking shooting practise with live ammo, and that the crew was rebellious, and other strange stories, blah blah blah.
Long story short, read my posts again. (sorry, but it proves the Protocol points of order)
Your first point? Excellent question, that not enough are asking. Again, said Pro does not know the difference between whole, loaded ammo and a squib. Stuff got mixed up cuz they broke SO many protocols and were partying. And someone paid the ultimate price.
Expanding- one can call themselves an 'expert', having been around FA all their life, but unless you have the actual experience/chops? Yer just a nobody with a gun flxing muscles you don't have and are a danger to yourself and others.
If you/LCO/RSO/ANYONE sees something WRONG, you toss the flag and everyone FREEZES. It is simply that simple. No one move. No one breathe. Stop and drop- re-assess.
There's a few shooters here that know what I mean. They save lives doing that.
My point is many fold. And, Live rounds should have NEVER gotten on that set (literally NO reason in the scripts WHY they should have been anywhere around there) with SO many unqualified idiots. No where near it. Sht went sideways, Negligent Discharges happed (no such thing as an Accidental Discharge- there simply is no such thing as FA's do NOT go off until someone picks one up) before the Big One, the union help left, and the so-called Armorer was still employed. How THAT is possible is beyond me.
Ms. Dinglebeery is an 'amorer' about as much as I am a brain surgeon. But somehow she got the billet and was Bonded and Approved. Which is to say, it's easier to do that than get an L1 motor when yer L0.
The gun went pew. Baldwin is way liable because of his "title and position" on that set, and, the Prior ND's, he KNEW the difference. And knew better. But didn't care, someone else is posed to take care of that for him. 20 years in the cooler- minimum. Screw him and his parties and anti-2A crew.
Ms. Dingleberry is looking at 15-20 years in the pen, NO PAROLE, if she really is bonded (LOL, right...). We'll see, Mr. B will prolly flex and bail her out. When more facts come to light in other trials, my hope is she NEVER sees daylight again. Ever.
Big comfort for the families affected, so far. Hollywood- 1, Friendlies- 0
That whole set at Rust met all 3 standards for the Triad of Failure, more than once, more than several times. The facts are out there. The courts refused to acknowledge any of it. Because> Well, I've addressed that.
I've seen it too much. Idiots partying, taking photos, the whole nine yards, El Jefe says: "it be OK homies, we got this". And.....WTH just happened?!
When Protocol is busted? People die. Don't matter if it's FA's, rockets, race cars or nuclear power plants. Unqualified People are the problem when they get loose. And that's EXCACTLY what happened at the Rust set. Been there, patched holes. It aint cool because almost every single time some friendly gets it, not the offender.
The union help split when it got loose, said fk this, we gone, there was no protocol afterwards, then the REAL party started cuz "no one was watching", and it was a snowball downhill after that.
And that's why HPR has LCO and RSO.... you must must be be able to show you are capable of not hurting yourself or others. They know their stuff, they got their billet the old fashioned way, by knowing the drill and through experience. And they WILL shut you down if you jack around. If I screw up? I expect to be ejected. I take my rocket, my gear, my dog and truck and go home and think about what I did.
That way?
I and my fellow shooters are safe and can shoot again. In safety.
Safety isn't hard. It's common sense. (yeh, I know, short supply).
But/And that's why We (rocketeers) are lucky to have the Safety Standards and Protocols that we do. Our Range Officers look out for US and Ours, not just the Rules. They REALLY care. Don't you agree?
Safety Protocol is KISS, no matter what one does. If one does it?
No one dies.
It's that simple.