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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
He was the exec producer of the movie and co-writer of the screenplay alongside Joel Souza I believe. So basically he was running the show. On a big budget movie, sometimes the producers might not even get within 100 miles of the set, but in this case it was very low budget, very small cast and crew. So outside of the actual director (Joel Souza), Baldwin was the one making all the day-to-day decisions. And the crew had already walked off set that day in protest at how far they were being forced to walk to and from the accommodation provided for them every morning and night. There were already I think at least two complaints lodged that safety procedures weren’t being followed, corners were being cut, and one other instance of a gun being fired whilst accidentally loaded with live rounds, or accidentally fired whilst loaded with live rounds - can’t remember which off the top of my head but both are fucking huge red flags given that apparently nothing was done about it to punish, educate, or avoid the situation from happening again. The armourer was basically a complete newbie, the daughter of a professional armourer with no experience of her own except maybe one other small project.

All these issues were the direct result of reckless budgeting decisions made by Baldwin and so, for the most part, a huge chunk of the responsibility lays at his feet too.
gpt
Yeah exactly. 

If Baldwin was *just* an actor he probably wouldn't have been charged. 

He wasn't just an actor in this movie. This wasn't a one-time tragic accident. There were actually *two* misfires earlier. How many warnings do you need? And **no** discipline or corrective action happened on those. None. Cast and crew had been complaining about gun safety too--and the person who was responsible for handling those complaints? That buck should have stopped at Baldwin.

Also this same armourer was already well-known for being fired by Nicholas Cage for just shooting a gun near him out of nowhere. Why was she even hired?

They also had no process for ensuring live rounds weren't brought in. It's not that their processes *failed*, it's that they straight up didn't care to make any. 

Also, fuck Baldwin for lying and saying he didn't pull the trigger. We all know you didn't mean to shoot her, but it's not a magic wand, lying doesn't make you look any less negligent.