BEING SAFE

The Rust incident inspired a look into safety at Cowboy Action Shooting events

By “LA VISTA” BILL BELL

As this is being written, controversy is still swirling regarding the shooting that occurred on October 21, 2021, on the set of the Western-themed motion picture Rust . Tragically, the film’s cinematographer was killed and a director wounded when the lead actor and producer fired a live round of ammunition out of what was described as a “cold gun.” Right now, the big question seems to be why was live ammunition on the set to begin with? I’m not here to assess blame; there’s plenty of finger pointing going on right now. I just think we all need to reflect on the safety aspects involved in this occurrence. What leaped out at me was two violations of primary gun safety rules. The first is all guns are loaded all of the…

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Guns of the Old West (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2022

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