Comments by "James Bliehall" (@JBliehall) on "Newsmax" channel.

  1. Bill, totally sane and correct. But you know the "Hollywood crowd."
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  2. Nonsense. He went to dinner with both of the the evening before the shooting.
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  3. Nezello, that's not correct. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  4. I have little or no use or feelings toward Alec Baldwin, but he is not at fault. The armorer is responsible for all weapons safety on the set. Should he have checked the loads in the handgun to ensure it was safe? Yes, we all would believe he SHOULD have. But he was not REQUIRED to check them. That is the responsibility of the armorer not the actor.
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  5. No, not really. I have little or no feelings toward Alec Baldwin, but he is not at fault. The armorer is responsible for all weapons safety on the set. Should Baldwin have checked the loads in the handgun to ensure it was safe? Yes, all of us that safely handle firearms believe he SHOULD have. But Baldwin was not REQUIRED to check them. That is the responsibility of the armorer not the actor. It really isn’t much different than expecting the actors to check the safety rigging in a high above ground action scene or the safety of a car they are going to drive at high-speed
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  6. Sandra, that's not true in Hollywood. Have you never watched a Hollywood "action film?" In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  7. Sadly, that's probably true. I believe Schneider has no real facts to present. First, thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are saying "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. Second, they used my weapons training systems in the TV series "Stars Earn Stripes" several years ago. Dean Cain was 1 of the 8 actors (along with Peekaboo Street, Alisha Ali, Terry Ewes and others) teamed with 8 Afghani/Iraqi veterans (including Chris Kyle) and they competed as teams over the 4 week period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_Earn_Stripes It was mostly live fire with fully automatic weapons, FN rifles and pistols and live fire .50 BMG's. It was designated a "hot set" when the firearms were loaded with live rounds and a "cold set" when no live rounds were accessible. Irrespective of their past experience both the actors and veterans were schooled in gun safety and use on both the "hot" and "cold" sets. So he is not correct. Live ammunition can be on set in particular circumstances, but the armorers were fastidious and nearly overly concerned about keeping the live rounds and Simunitions rounds separated and inventoried. I am a military veteran and I always felt safe on set. The real issue in this tragic incident was having live rounds on the "cold set" of this movie
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  8. I have no idea who you are referencing but to fire blank rounds they must be real guns. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds and actors pointing the guns at another actor. Some "expert" said they change the camera angle so no one points a gun at another actor. That's beyond belief. And contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. Research “Guns in Movies.” No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed that would not fit into a real gun. There was never enough sales potential for manufacturers to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks or dummy rounds in the gun, not live rounds.
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  9. Carol, that's not true in Hollywood. All of us have watched a Hollywood "action film." In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ It has nothing to do with whether they are "real" or not. If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential for firearms manufacturers to invest in either of them. And there would have to be a "not real" prop gun and ammunition for every firearm ever invented from early westerns, W I and WW II Vietnam era and modern day semi-automatics. You just ensure there are blanks or dummy rounds in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  10. "premeditated"................really???
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  11. Blue, he's well-intended but basically wrong. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  12. Saila, that's not true in Hollywood. Have you never watched a Hollywood "action film?" In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  13. That is not true. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  14. Murray, Gun safety rules aren’t the same in a Hollywood movie. All of us have watched a Hollywood "action film." In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. There was a plexiglass shield in front of the camera to protect the camera crew from the wadding in the blank round. Alec Baldwin was supposed to draw, aim the gun at the camera and fire a blank round. The District Attorney for Santa Fe was on Good Morning America and one of the production crew that was standing behind Alec Baldwin was interviewed on KKOB radio yesterday. They BOTH said the Assistant Director never handled the gun, the armorer handed it to Alec Baldwin. He then rotated the cylinder which requires pulling the trigger back and holding the hammer back off its down and safe position. He accidentally let the hammer run free and it fired the only live round in the gun. The other 5 were dummy rounds. I guess I'd believe them. I have little or no use or feelings toward Alec Baldwin, but he is not at fault. The armorer is responsible for all weapons safety on the set. Should he have checked the loads in the handgun? We all would believe he SHOULD have. But he is not REQUIRED to check them and unfortunately he didn't.
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  15. They are one and the same. "Prop" simply means "Property of the Production Company." All guns, real and replicas are "prop" guns.
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  16. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds and actors pointing the guns at another actor. Some "expert" said they change the camera angle so no one points a gun at another actor. That's beyond belief. And contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. Research “Guns in Movies.” No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed that would not fit into a real gun. There was never enough sales potential for manufacturers to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks or dummy rounds in the gun, not live rounds.
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  17. In a Hollywood movie it does. The DA in Santa Fe just stated on Good Morning America that the AD NEVER touched the gun. Baldwin was handed the gun by the armorer and rotated the cylinder, pointing it at the camera. There was a Plexiglas shield in front of her and the camera. It was to be filmed and cut into the movie later. He never even pulled the trigger, he "fanned" the hammer and the gun fired the 1 live round in the gun. t had 5 "dummy" rounds, unfortunately the 1 live round in the gun killed her.
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  18. Safe gun handling practices change in a movie in Hollywood. Have you never watched a Hollywood "action film?" In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  19. That's simply not true. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  20. Mark, that's not correct in Hollywood. All of us have watched a Hollywood "action film." In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds and actors pointing the guns at another actor. Some "expert" said they change the camera angle so no one points a gun at another actor. That's beyond belief. And contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. Research “Guns in Movies.” No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed that would not fit into a real gun. There was never enough sales potential for manufacturers to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks or dummy rounds in the gun, not live rounds.
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  21. Hendrik, that's not true in Hollywood. Have you never watched a Hollywood "action film?" In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  22. If they weren't shooting live action scene they always use "replicas" that can't fire a projectile. In action scenes the firearms are real. It's Hollywood. All of us have watched a Hollywood "action film." In a movie you can't follow the same safety rules you do in real life. It's like having a Steve McQueen Bullitt scene and having the cars run at 25 MPH. If it's in the screenplay (and we have seen it many times in other movies) you point it at the camera or actor and shoot. It's then cut into later scenes. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds and actors pointing the guns at another actor. Some "expert" said they change the camera angle so no one points a gun at another actor. That's beyond belief. And contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. Research “Guns in Movies.” No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed that would not fit into a real gun. There was never enough sales potential for manufacturers to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks or dummy rounds in the gun, not live rounds.
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  23. You're delusional.............
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  24. John, that's correct. Thousand and thousands of movies since the 1920's have been filmed with "real guns" firing blank rounds. Contrary to what some people are posting "prop" guns can be "real" guns or “replicas” or plastic “look-a-likes.” “Prop” simply means “Property of the Production Company.“ If you do not use CGI, they have to be real to fire blank rounds with the resultant muzzle flash, smoke and loud report. Replicas can’t fire a projectile. No “prop” gun has ever been designed or manufactured that fires a special sized blank round that would not fit in a “real” gun. And no special sized blank round has ever been developed. There was never enough sales potential to invest in either of them. You just ensure there are blanks in the gun, not live rounds. The armorer is responsible for weapons' safety. KOB-TV here in Albuquerque had a news program on this tragedy. The armorer was quoted as saying because of budget constraints "she had other responsibilities than sole armorer." The Santa Fe PD stated on KOB TV that they were using the "prop" guns (which were "real" guns) for target practice after the day's filming. If they were and live rounds were on the set and not inventoried and cleared by the armorer, a lot of people are guilty of gross negligence. But ultimately Alec Baldwin has some level of responsibility.
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  25. Do you sit all day with nothing but delusional thoughts?
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