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Originally Posted by Sooner or later
Craigster has explained it. It is supposed to get checked. The Armorer is to load the weapons in front of the actors. Policy says they show each round to the actor and then place the round in the weapon. They then give the weapon to the actor. After the scene the weapon is taken from the actor and safely stored away. There is no need for the actor to make an additional check.
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You know, I would be absolutely fine with this as a safety protocol. If the Armorer starts by demonstrating that the weapon is first empty, clear of all rounds, and then loads it with what they demonstrate to be blanks or dummies - in front of the personnel on the set - then hands that gun directly to the actor, I'm fine with that. Everyone involved has witnessed the Armorer setting up the "cold gun".
That is not what happened here, though, is it? And because none of this happened, it becomes the responsibility of the individual in possession of that gun to check it. Yes, fine - have the Armorer do all of that so long as it is all done right there in front of everyone. But it wasn't.