Thread: Should movie stars be allowed to outsource personal responsibility?

Originally Posted by gundoc

Definitely the fault of the set armourer who has total responsibility for the firearms and blank ammunition on set. Actors, by and large, are nothing more than presentable monkeys who perform as the script instructs them. I have had a fair bit to do with some of them over the years while performing the duties of set armourer, and neither worldly intelligence nor common sense is the forte of many of them.

This.
It's the Armourer & Safety's job to make sure it's safe. End of story.
Please don't think of this like some abstract hunting trip gone bad. The Actor may have never seen a firearm in their life before. That's why it's called acting.