1- There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and
@AlecBaldwin Actors who handle weapons put our trust in the propmaster and the armorer. This was accident. Alec is clearly wracked with guilt, but it could have been any of us. My heart goes out to Halyna’s family and to you, Alec. No “bad guy” is needed to be deeply saddened by this tragedy
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin What I’m hearing is that actors, at least most of you, who are so anti-gun, violate the most basic firearms safety rules on a regular basis. Very interesting. When someone hands you a gun it is your responsibility to check it no matter what. Every time.
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin We... Stop trying to include urself in this, haha... He's guilty of murder cause ur responsible for handling any weapon.
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin ANYONE handling a weapon should not TRUST another for the weapon's status. 1st lesson: assume the weapon is loaded. 2nd lesson: never point at something you do not intend to destroy. An accident? Yes. Avoidable? Yes. Properly "wracked with guilt"? Mr. Baldwin. "trust but verify"
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin A new law is needed to use tech to film actual shooting and to use only prop or completely empty guns. However, until then, actors should not consider themselves exempt from the #1 gun safety rule: CHECK YOURSELF to make certain the gun is not loaded. The actor can do so too.
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin Thank you Julie. I hope the support of fellow actors helps. I don’t see how an actor who goes where told and when is responsible for this, but I also cannot imagine what he is feeling. What a tragedy all around - to your point, no bad guy needed.
@itsJulieBowen @AlecBaldwin Have you even pointed a gun at another human being and pulled the trigger? Why did @AlecBaldwin ?