Alec Baldwin Allegedly Ignored First Rule of Gun Safety, Experts Say

Alec Baldwin Allegedly Ignored First Rule of Gun Safety, Experts Say
Executive producer Alec Baldwin attends the 2020 Sundance Film Festival "Beast Beast" Premiere at Prospector Square Theatre in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 25, 2020. Jim Bennett/Getty Images
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Alec Baldwin, who officials say accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer during the filming of the movie “Rust,” should have never pointed a gun at another person even if he thought it was safe, a Hollywood safety expert says.

Firearms consultant Bryan Carpenter of Dark Thirty Film Services told the New York Post that “loaded or unloaded, a weapon never gets pointed at another human being.”
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