To begin, guns are deadly and belong nowhere near human life. I don't care what kind of industry it is, there is no room for guns. There are digital enhancements that can be used without the requirements of actual guns on the set of any movie. GET IT DONE! If Star Wars and Star Trek didn't need guns then no one does.
Additionally, SOCIALIZING brings down the brevity of guns anywhere. We are all used to seeing guns hanging on the hips of movie stars as they strut into a bar scene that ultimately ends in a death of someone, usually the bad guy with a gun. But, the idea socializing is normalized with guns that are within "killing distance" is completely incorrect.
Anyone ever attend a gun meet? A competition for shooting enthusiasts. There is no major noise at the ones I attended and everyone is aware they are in a dangerous but controlled environment. Do yourself a favor and attend one gun competition and observe the atmosphere and the SAFETY involved at these events. The competition makes it serious, but, the underlying understanding that a misfire or a wrongful handling could end up with a wound or worse is always apparent. The ones I attended didn't have children playing in the background either. The socializing that obviously exists among these competitors takes place at a restrauant afterwards and not at the tailgate of any truck, SUV or car.
Guns and socializing is not a good thing, it is negligence.
By Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane
The shot that killed a cinematographer (click here) on a New Mexico film set last week was fired as actor Alec Baldwin was practicing drawing his gun, according to the director who was injured in the shooting, an affidavit for a search warrant shows.
Joel Souza, director of the film "Rust," was shot in the shoulder and director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed when the prop gun went off during a rehearsal at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe on Thursday....
