The actor on the set is to follow the instructions of the director [here pointing a gun and shooting it] and the paid armorer's actual job is to be sure no live ammo is on set. The actor is not the person who is to check out a gun anymore than the actor needs to have a car safety checked before it is driven for a movie scene. the crimina…
The actor on the set is to follow the instructions of the director [here pointing a gun and shooting it] and the paid armorer's actual job is to be sure no live ammo is on set. The actor is not the person who is to check out a gun anymore than the actor needs to have a car safety checked before it is driven for a movie scene. the criminal charges against the armorer were righteous. against the actor they are political theatre.
That's nonsense. There's a reason gun safety rules require *everyone* who picks up a gun to follow the rules- because the potential consequences of not doing so are deadly. You can't pass it off to someone else.
The actor on the set is to follow the instructions of the director [here pointing a gun and shooting it] and the paid armorer's actual job is to be sure no live ammo is on set. The actor is not the person who is to check out a gun anymore than the actor needs to have a car safety checked before it is driven for a movie scene. the criminal charges against the armorer were righteous. against the actor they are political theatre.
That's nonsense. There's a reason gun safety rules require *everyone* who picks up a gun to follow the rules- because the potential consequences of not doing so are deadly. You can't pass it off to someone else.