Re: "Blanks" kill actors

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

R.H.Campbell wrote:

> Yes, my comments were in regards to the first situation.
>
> The second I hadn't heard about. But the prop man should have checked the
> gun each and every time he picked it up, including ensuring the barrel was
> free of obstructions. Had he done so, he would have seen the blockage before
> he passed it over to the actor.
>
> I know hindsight is always 20 / 20, but clearing and checking a firearm
> EVERY time it is picked up or changes hands is basic to every firearms
> course I have ever heard of....

In 8th grade in the rural area of BC I grew up in, we had a mandatory
"Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education" course that, along with
learning how to identify various animals and how not to get lost in the
woods, included firearms training.

Rule #1 of fireamrs handling: Always, always, ALWAYS ASSUME THAT ANY GUN
*IS LOADED*.


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