By most accounts firearms safety on the set of Rust was non existent. In our humble opinion Alec Baldwin as producer and actor is absolutely liable for this horrible and preventable “accident”. Aside from all of the other failures of safety protocols regarding firearms Alec Baldwin was the last to handle the revolver. If he had any knowledge, experience or training with the handling of firearms this “accident” should not have occurred. When handed the weapon he should have personally opened and checked the revolver to see if it was loaded and with what type of cartridges. Other questions; Why was he pointing a weapon at another person in the first place? Why did he have his finger on the trigger if he wasn’t ready to fire? Was the hammer cocked? Was it a single or double action? It was a period correct 45 long colt revolver. If the hammer wasn’t cocked it would have taken significant pull on the trigger to fire the gun. How could it accidentally fire without being cocked? Why was it cocked in the first place? Why was there live ammo rounds anywhere near a movie set? Many questions need to be answered. There is already finger pointing going on by Alec Baldwin and those that wish to protect him. The fact is, the gun was in the hands of Alec Baldwin. He is responsible for what happens as a result of negligent handling of the firearm. No one else. #alecbaldwin #rust #shooting

It appears that the ammo shortage won’t be ending anytime soon. From recent news articles even though the ammo manufacturers are running at capacity they just can’t make enough. There seems to be two issues at play. One is that the US Dept. of Defense, [the Federal Govt}, buys all of their ammo from the same manufacturers. Since the military and civilians are using much of the same ammo, guess who gets priority? The other is raw materials. Mainly copper. Because copper is now used in so many products from vehicles, computers, electrical components and much more, ammo manufacturers now have to compete with many other markets for copper. This has caused the price to go up and the supply to get tight. Then throw in the shipping issues with container ships sitting on the ocean waiting months to get into port and we have a perfect storm of events. So hang on it may take a while to catch up. #ammo #gun #gunhippo