You don’t need to be an expert to not shoot somebody. There are four basic rules of gun safety, and you can memorize them in a matter of minutes.
Honestly, I entirely reject the idea that actors are not liable to learn basic firearm safety if they are going to handle guns. Industry standards be damned, responsible adults have an obligation to know what they’re doing before willingly entering a potentially dangerous situation.
Do you follow the 4 rules every time someone hands you a Nerf gun? What would happen if someone handed you a gun disguised as a Nerf gun and you shot and killed someone with it? Would you be at fault? No, you didn’t know it was a real, working gun. Whether you agree with the reality that the guns used on movie sets are a combination of real guns, decommissioned real guns, and straight up prop guns: if someone hands you a gun and says “This gun has blanks in it” and you shoot and kill someone with it… how would that be different from the disguised Nerf gun scenario?
You don’t need to be an expert to not shoot somebody. There are four basic rules of gun safety, and you can memorize them in a matter of minutes.
Honestly, I entirely reject the idea that actors are not liable to learn basic firearm safety if they are going to handle guns. Industry standards be damned, responsible adults have an obligation to know what they’re doing before willingly entering a potentially dangerous situation.
Do you follow the 4 rules every time someone hands you a Nerf gun? What would happen if someone handed you a gun disguised as a Nerf gun and you shot and killed someone with it? Would you be at fault? No, you didn’t know it was a real, working gun. Whether you agree with the reality that the guns used on movie sets are a combination of real guns, decommissioned real guns, and straight up prop guns: if someone hands you a gun and says “This gun has blanks in it” and you shoot and kill someone with it… how would that be different from the disguised Nerf gun scenario?