Alec Baldwin shooting: Prop guns can still be dangerous, experts say
Charles Taylor, head armourer of Movie Armaments Group Canada, called the news "shocking."
"We have the Canadian Firearms Act that basically states that anybody that handles a firearm on a movie set requires a business firearms license and must be trained to do so," he said. "It's ultimately our call… whether that actor or person is even capable of handling a firearm and if they're not, we just say, 'No, here's a prop,' and we're not doing any gunfire," he said.
"In the hands of a trained and focused actor, working in conjunction with a certified motion picture firearms coordinator, the scenes normally function quite smoothly and very safely," Smith said.Taylor noted that the majority of guns used in films are "real firearms" that have been converted to fire a blank, which is a bullet that has had the projectile removed.
He explained that the firing mechanism for blanks is the same as a live round of ammunition. Both cartridges are comprised of a casing that holds an explosive powder, such as gunpowder, however, the blank does not have a projectile on the end. Instead, it may be sealed with a cap made out of paper or plastic, he said."This is not the first time that there has been an incident in which prop gun... has involved an injury," he said.on the set of the movie "The Crow.
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