"Alec Baldwin ignored No. 1 rule of gun safety, expert says...as both the man who pulled the trigger and as the executive producer responsible for set safety, legal experts said...For safety, all live firearms used in TV and film productions are typically aimed at a dummy point, NOT at equipment, cast or crew, Carpenter noted. Guns, he said, are NEVER aimed at a person...Crew had "yet to retreat" to the video village — an area set up for crew — to watch "from a distance," the paper reported...can't think of any reason there would be a live round anywhere on set," Lake said.
"They are generally prohibited from movie sets. .."
