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[Kachina624]

The Santa Fe County Sheriff conducted a news conference.... now answering questions.  Said absolutely nothing, in the manner of law enforcement except "we're continuing to investigate, review and analyze".   Somebody asked if Baldwin was still in the area and he said he didn't know.  Still processing evidence. 

Waste of time. 

[BlueFinch]

Yeah, they're moving slowly on this crime scene. Not surprised, since the entire movie set seemed a chaotic mess, with so many safety violations. It's going to be a puzzle to put together, since several people failed safety checks. 

When you look at the work history of some of the people hired, it was amazingly substandard, for a gun slinging movie. I suspect the budget was tight.

Those at the top will likely have to face that they allowed an unsafe set. Baldwin being a producer shares responsibility, too.

The 23 year old inexperienced young gun handler will likely take the ultimate fall. She seems very foolish and immature. What were they thinking? 

[Kachina624]

@BlueFinch    They had a $70M  budget which apparently makes this a low budget film.  The young lady who was in charge of the weapons, I think her name is Hana, had done one other movie but she'd worked with her dad for years and he was a professional doing that sort of work.  Somebody slipped the weapon with the live ammo into the mix.  They need to find that person.  Who had a motive? 

[KingstonsMom]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@BlueFinch    They had a $70M  budget which apparently makes this a low budget film.  The young lady who was in charge of the weapons, I think her name is Hana, had done one other movie but she'd worked with her dad for years and he was a professional doing that sort of work.  Somebody slipped the weapon with the live ammo into the mix.  They need to find that person.  Who had a motive? 

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An additional police report I read this morning said that crew members were target shooting at cans with live ammo in Alec's gun between filming, who's the last one who fired live ammo from it and returned it to the prop room without checking it for live rounds?

The prop room containing weapons is supposed to be monitored at all times by the weapons master (Hannah)

Ultimately is was Hannah's job/responsibility to clear all of the weapons and the industry guidelines say that live ammo is never allowed in the weapons prop room, where only blanks should be.

The police warrant said they found live rounds and blanks in the same area of the weapons room.

She was almost fired from another movie for handing a gun to an 11 year old child actress on set, without 'clearing' it first.

[PickyPicky3]

Or did a plinker just plunk it down?

[Kachina624]

@KingstonsMom   I wonder if she's the person who yesterday hired Gloria Allred to be her attorney?  Gloria said she'll be doing an investigation and I bet she'll get to the bottom of the mystery. 

Wonder if the local Sheriff checked the gun for fingerprints? 

[golding76]

My thoughts have been in the zone of Desert Di's, too.  It is difficult not to think that, I regret to say. 

[KingstonsMom]

@Kachina624 

Unfortunately, the last fingerprints would be Alec's or whoever handled the gun after the shooting.

The shell casing from the fatal bullet would not have a fingerprint due to the heat of the firing process.

[patbz]

I believe that the Armorer and the Assistant Director should be black balled from the industry and that all " real" guns should flat out be banned from all future movie and t.v. productions.