Comments by "Barry On" (@barryon8706) on "Alec Baldwin Faces Homicide Charges AGAIN in Rust Shooting." video.

If there had already been numerous firearm safety problems before then, was it reasonable to take the armorer's word for it? I think that's a judgement call, but I think that's enough for an indictment to let a judge or jury make that judgement. OTOH, it is stupid for him not to check, and it would have been stupid for the armorer if she had been insulted; the generally accepted behavior is for everyone to check before handling the firearm.
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To be fair, Hexum's shot was fatal because he didn't know that a blank can be fatal when the muzzle is pressed right up against your head. He should have been told, but if he'd used the gun as intended instead of thinking he was going to play Russian roullette and just get a loud noise, he would have been fine. In the case of Brandon Lee, that wasn't his fault at all. It was a freak accident, but stll the armorer's responsibility.
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