https://conservativebrief.com/alec-baldwin-53130/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=DJD
“There should have been blanks in the gun, the on-set armorer’s job is to check that before handing the weapon over,” Mike Tristan, 60, a Hollywood armorer with three decades of experience, said.
“They then make sure that the actor stands on a mark and never points the gun at the crew or cast… the editing makes it seem like they were pointing at their co-actor,” he said.
‘That’s why everyone in the industry is very confused,” he said. “How this happened is a total mystery at the moment.”
Yes, you should NEVER do what Jack Weaver, Eldon Carl, Thell Reed, Jack Weaver, and JEFF COOPER did in this photo:
How it happened is that Alec pointed the gun at the crew. There may have been other breakdowns with the safety protocols on set, but he knew better.