According to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, yesterday, there had been security issues on the set of “Rest” before. For example, Baldwin’s stand-in fired two shots with real bullets last Saturday, while he was told the weapon was “cold”. So they should have been loose blanks.
Remarkably, the same was also said to Baldwin when he received the weapon on the set on Friday. And effectively, the first time he pulled the gun, nothing happened, the same newspaper says. It was only after that that an unknown number of real bullets were fired from the weapon.
Also, according to the newspaper, the safety rules on the set were generally not taken very closely. According to witnesses, there were no security meetings. Just before the fatal shooting incident, part of the crew had already left, in protest against the working conditions. They complained about too long working days, too long trips and overdue salary.
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