Bottom line is on a gun like that if you pull the hammer back & let it go, yes you did pull the trigger!!! If he didn’t know that, he had zero business putting his hand on the gun!!! He is facing jail time & should be.
Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers Tuesday alleging their “callous” disregard in the face of safety complaints led directly to her death.Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the...www.sfgate.com
At a news conference announcing the lawsuit, attorneys for the husband and 9-year-old son of Halyna Hutchins said that Baldwin refused training for the type of “cross-draw” he was performing when he fired the shot that killed her.
Baldwin’s attorney responded that any claim the actor was reckless is “entirely false.”
The suit filed in New Mexico's Santa Fe County in the name of Matthew and Andros Hutchins shows a text message exchange between a camera operator and a producer in which a complaint over gun safety was met with what the suit calls “callous sarcasm.”
The operator, Lane Luper, texted unit production manager Katherine Walters saying: “We've now had 3 accidental discharges. This is super unsafe.”
Walters responds: “Accidental discharge on the firearm? Awesome. Sounds good.”
The defendants' “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures led to the death of Halyna Hutchins,” attorney Brian Panish said.
Had proper protocols been followed, the suit says, "Halyna Hutchins would be alive and well, hugging her husband and 9-year-old son. "
Weird that her husband is now the executive producer. I assume that he'll get royalties from the movie, but this just seems strange.
