There's a chain of custody that is supposed to prevent these accidents. Separation of concerns exist so that there is accountability and maximum security. The armorer is supposed to load a gun, with the AD verifying. Those should be the only two to handle the gun, and when the AD hands the gun over to the actor and tells them that it's safe, then the actor should be able to assume that it's safe. He was reckless, but he was absolutely not the only one to blame. SOMEONE loaded that gun with a live bullet, and SOMEONE said it was safe.
@@cryofpaine OR his selfish entitled self didn't NEED someone telling him, took it upon himself and played with it while , literally, pointing it AT someone. All the while NOT double checking for himself before pointing it. There fixed it for you.
I see what Alec Baldwin did as the ultimate Milgrim Experiment. He said yes to something he should have said no to. What else he should have said no to before that day remains to be revealed. I leave it as that until further evidence is presented or charges filed.
@@cryofpaine While I agree with you that there are others who share blame in this tragic incident, none of that excuses Alec Baldwin from being responsible for his own actions, or lack thereof. There are basic rules for firearm safety, and anyone, regardless of there job, who has cause to handle or use firearms should make themselves aware of those rules and follow them. When you take possession of a firearm you check it to make sure it's safe. If someone gives it to you, they check it and then demonstrate to you that it's safe before passing it to you. No one will fault you for carrying out your own check after being passed a firearm. If someone does have a problem, then maybe they shouldn't be around firearms. Even firearm manufacturers will make basic safety rules a part of their owner/operators manual, and the following is copied and pasted from the operations manual of a Beretta 92 series. Yes, I am aware that the Beretta in question is a modern semiautomatic and not an antique revolver like the one used in this film, but these rules still apply. It took me less than five minutes to find this manual online and read these rules. BASIC SAFETY • A loaded firearm has the potential to kill. Intelligently handled it is safe. • An accident is always the result of basic safety rules neglect. • Accident prevention is user responsibility. • Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. • Never point a firearm at anything you don’t want to shoot. • Before handling and loading a firearm, be sure you know how it functions. • Be sure to use correct and undamaged ammunition. • Be sure your firearm is clean - before loading inspect the barrel to insure it is perfectly clean and free of foreign objects. Shooting with an obstruction in the barrel such as dirt, mud, grease, lodged bullet or jacket residues, etc., can cause barrel bulging and/or rupture. • Never shoot at a flat surface or water. • Avoid alcoholic beverages before and during shooting. • Store firearms and ammunition separately, beyond the reach of children. Be sure cartridge chamber is empty. • To avoid corrosion during storage, thoroughly clean the firearm and all metal surfaces with a light film of good grade gun oil. Store ammunition in a separate container placed in a cool ventilated area. As listed in these rules from Beretta, it is clear that Alec Baldwin has responsibility for this incident, in that he negligently violated basic weapon safety rules. • Accident prevention is user responsibility. - Alec Baldwin was the user of this weapon, at the end of the day he's the one who must check it, if for no other reason than to protect himself from harm. He's the one who determines where it's pointing. He's the one who decides if, and when, to pull the trigger. He's the one who makes the decision to end someone's life. • Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. - Even if a hundred people tell you a firearm is safe, you must check it yourself, so that you know exactly what you have in your possession. NEVER TAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S WORD THAT A FIREARM IS SAFE. VERIFY IT FOR YOURSELF. • Never point a firearm at anything you don’t want to shoot. - Do I seriously need to explain this one. • Before handling and loading a firearm, be sure you know how it functions. - Several people, including Alec Baldwin handled this firearm, clearly without knowing what they were doing. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE FIREARMS SAFELY, THEN DON'T HANDLE THEM. Different firearms have different handling quirks, and that's why you need to learn those quirks. This is the reason for using a veteran armourer. I once saw a TV show, where a character was supposed to be aiming and firing an SA-80 left handed. Sounds fine in theory but, as I learned in the British Army, you can't do that, as the cocking handle will break your jaw if aimed and fired left handed. The idea that Alec Baldwin, because he's an actor who relied on someone else's 'expert' knowledge, is somehow shielded from his own negligence in observing basic weapon safety rules is flat out wrong. If he's required to use firearms then he should be required to know and to follow the basic rules for firearm safety. FIREARM SAFETY IS NOT AN OPTIONAL EXTRA, IT IS A REQUIREMENT. In addition to violating the basic rules for firearm safety, he has also violated the entertainment industry's own protocols for handling firearms. These protocols have been explained, many times, by John Schneider, and others within the industry, and they all clearly indicate that Alec Baldwin is responsible for the negligent handling of the firearm in this incident. There is also the matter that this fatal incident was not the first negligent discharge of a firearm on this set. As a producer on this set Alec Baldwin should have reviewed the reasons for those discharges, and implemented changes so that there was no repeat of this. Again, if for no other reason than the life that might have been taken could have been his own. The fact that Halyna Hutchins was killed, and Joel Souza was injured, indicates that this never happened, or there would have been tighter control of, and adherence to the protocols concerning, firearms.
@@davebeattie9573 An actor playing a part shouldn't have to become a weapons expert. It is the role of the professionals to make sure the weapons are safe. That's why THEY are the professionals. You don't hand off a sterile scalpel to the receptionist; you don't hand evidence off to someone without having them sign for it; you don't give the nuclear launch codes to the Secretary of Agriculture. And you don't leave it up to the actor to verify the safety of the weapons on set. There are (or should have been) procedures in place that guarantees that the gun is safe. I shouldn't have to have a PhD to play a doctor. I shouldn't have to have to graduate police academy to be a cop. And I should be able to walk on set never having seen a gun in person. His job isn't to be a firearms expert - that's why there ARE firearms experts on set. There is plenty of blame to go around here, including for him. But him not checking the gun is not something he should be blamed for.
"God Bless You" for being the only actor who has come out and stated the truth about this tragic death. I liked the way you described how Alec Baldwin now wants police on movie sets which makes him out to be a victim in all this. Lets not forget, this is not the first time Baldwin has held a gun, examples- Hunt for Red October- pointed a gun at the Russian "a dam cook" and killed him, The Edge with Anthony Hopkins, held a gun pointed at Hopkins, The Getaway, The Shadow, The Juror- held a gun lots in that movie and killed a few people, Mercury Rising, I believe he pointed it at Bruce Willis while Willis was holding the little boy and a few others. Point I'm making is, he has held guns before and most likely had some sort of training. There was no reason other than neglect and irresponsibility from Baldwin and others for the death of that young woman. Everyone had a part in the negligence but Baldwin was the one to hold the gun, point it at someone and pull the trigger without ever checking to see if it was loaded.
There are so many famous actors & musicians that are against guns in general and always speak out whenever there is a tragedy involving guns but they are all of a sudden silent now. 🤔
You're correct John in every bit of your assessment. In Military Intelligence we called Alec's moves - Deflection and Re-Direction. Create a scenario that directs the point of focus away from their actions to another situation. For decades Alec Baldwin has acted with arrogance, presumption of privilege and has mis-treated many a person, including his daughter and ex-wife Kim Bassinger and while I never witnessed the two of them together when I was at Kim's house, their mutual friends told me of his sometimes violent behaviour that they witnessed. My point is, he is very good at turning his poor attitude and actions towards someone else to blame for his own Malfeasance.
So the more I think of it the more this question cones up in my mind: Why didn’t he check the weapon? If he did check the weapon… why did he pull the trigger? Was there a camera involved? Did it roll?
''supposedly'' the camera wasn't rolling when the incident happened, its starting to look like the fix is in because of who he is, i wouldn't think it would take this long for an investigation to be completed and for charges to be filed but what do i know im just a nobody.
Maybe he wanted to murder that camera operator. Breaking protocol that blatantly sounds like "insurrection " to me . "I didn't pull the trigger " ......my butt !
@@JohnSchneiderStudios Anyone, regardless of being an actor, actress , producer or everyone on a set, in which a gun scene is being acted out, SHOULD HAVE A WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE!!
I implore the crew member who said they heard Mr. Baldwin say what he reportedly said before pulling the trigger to get in touch with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s department and corroborate your statement.
♥️Thank you, I grew up around guns and learned gun safety beginning at 8 yro. My Cherokee daddy made a living hunting deer and selling mountain land to other hunters.
I come from a household where everyone is required to know gun safety from a very young age. My grandfather (RIP) was a Staff Sergeant in the Army during WWII, as well as working for Houston PD for 27 years afterwards and being an avid hunter. I have several uncles who were in Vietnam. My father also served in Vietnam, he went on to sell guns for the next 30+ years. I got my first rifle at 10 years old and my first handgun at 13. My granddaughter just got her first rifle at 12 years old. No one person in my family has ever "accidentally" fired a weapon. My question is simple - How is it a CHILD can be taught gun safety yet Baldwin, a 63 year old veteran actor who has starred in dozens of movies where he had to know gun safety on set, can act so recklessly and basically get away with 3rd degree murder? Thank you, John. Your videos on this case have all been spot on. Baldwin should go to jail for his negligence, on felony charges, so he is never allowed within 100 feet of a firearm again.
No! In common sense yes. In responsibility yes. In safety yes. In written law no, not on a movie set where guess what, pointing weapons is a common occurrence.
@@jphanks Again no it is not. There is no policy, there is no rule of law. There are only suggestions laid out. And a vast library of instruction videos, safety memo's that all productions can have access to. There is no law saying that the production companies have to use them. Other than state and local ordnances concerning storage of weapons and ammunition. I really wish ignorant uneducated people would stop talking out their asses. And maybe learn a subject before making fools of themselves.
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 I didn't say a law, I said policy. Resources for producers and actors are available from SAG and the AEA to keep everyone safe, and it all begins with personal responsibility.
When my kids were little and had toy guns they weren’t allowed to point them at anybody. Both grew up with real guns and I never had a problem. I drilled gun safety into them from the start
John, I own, train and teach others about firearms and firearms safety. I was born and raised and grew up in Southern California and have done a little bit of work in Hollywood so I know that everything that you are saying is true. For any of your Hollywood co workers, be them producers, writers, actors or actresses or anything else for that matter. Even an intern whose job it is do go get coffee. For anyone who has any firearms related questions or would like any training advice or taught firearms safety. I will always make myself available to any of them to help them out. Free of charge too! And if they are a celebrity, I don’t name drop or try and make a name for myself or grow any firearms related work that I do by saying that I have worked with and/or trained so and so individual. If that’s something that they want to do by telling others about any firearms training and/or firearms safety training that they received from me, then that is totally fine and very much appreciated by me but I’m not in the business of exploiting others and making a bigger name for myself off of the hard work and success that they have done for themselves!
Absolutely zero excuses. Basic firearm safety is a MUST anytime any type or style of firearm is accessible to ANYONE. Always make a firearm CLEAR and NEVER point a firearm in the direction of anyone unless YOU INTEND on shooting that individual.
A. Baldwin should be in prison for murder instead of acting like a victim. There should have been no real bullets on set. Sickening. Where is the protest for camera girl?
John Schneider in the video could have blown his head off watching the video cuz he pointed it at his face if it was a real gun. Under the assumption that it could be a real gun he should have never done that. He could have died making this video if I would have switched out that done and it was real. He knew in his mind that it was a prop gun. Mr. Baldwin I'm pretty sure had the same assumption unless he was the person that purchased the real gun and made sure there was live ammo in it. Not an excuse just a plain fact. You guys want to talk about responsibility and mr. Snyder could have blown his face off just now if that gun was real that he thought was a prop. Yeah there is some responsibility on mr. Baldwin's part because he should have followed procedure. If you're shooting a paint gun at somebody playing with your friends and the things metal or loaded with explosive when it hits a person and they die do you think you would be responsible? No I don't think you would be and I don't think you would think that either because you loaded that with paintballs you would want to sue the manufacturer which is normal. Yeah you change the three killed your friend but you're not the one that put the ammunition in the package with the other paintballs. If somebody gave him that gun they are at least partially responsible at the very most they framed him into committing murder. This going to happen to eight out of 10 people. John Schneider just proves what I said by looking straight down the barrel of the prop gun. I don't know about you but just out of sheer Superstition I don't put a gun to my head. Assumption has trick somebody into committing murder if it wasn't mr. Baldwin it would have been the next person to pick that gun up more than likely. If you had a five-year-old child and he killed himself with your gun is that your fault or the child's. Parents that I've had that happen I guarantee you they blame themselves because they are the one responsible. Because they never should have had a gun where a child or a person unqualified could have got ahold of it. Same situation.. he just happens to be the producer so he does have some form of legal responsibility there's the part that seems like an excuse to me. By the way if the movie set that gun is supposed to be pointed at people because you're pretending to kill them in the movie. He could have just as easily killed himself. If that happened you think everybody would be just saying he was a dumbass and shouldn't have killed himself? No they would be saying the gun should have been a prop and never had ammunition it in the first place. Most these people are judging the guy just because he's an asshole that he's a murderer too. To prove murder in the court of law you have to prove intent! I can destroy that in a court of law in the blink of an eye. You think they can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that his intent was to kill that person? That is exactly why the man is acting like a victim because that was not his intent! I guarantee you there's nobody more sorry than him that she's dead except for maybe the family. I could have been on that movie set and replace that prop gun with a real one of mine. It should have never had the ability to kill someone. He is guilty of criminal negligence alone. Any first-year law student good Defenders case from murder including myself. I would not be surprised if he had to pay some kind of wrongful death suit. Now that yeah I agree
@@BJETNT like he said and showed us over and over and over, he checked, rechecked and then rechecked again before shooting it. He actually knows what he is doing. which is the point he is trying to prove! He’s doing the absolute correct way! If you’ve been around guns as long as he has, and I agree up around them and still use them. Guns aren’t the issue, it’s the people that are holding them that are the issue!! Guns don’t jump up and shoot people by themselves! You should train yourself gun safety and gun use, gun protocols over and over and over again until you feel comfortable with the gun but you NEVER IGNORE SAFTEY PROTOCOLS EVER and Mr. Schneider did not ignore the safety protocol not once!!! I totally agree and stand by what he said!!! 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Baldwin is guilty of criminal negligence occasioning death and grievous bodily harm at the very least and he knows it. He's in damage control mode, trying to divert the attention away from his lack of supervision as the producer. Bottom line is that safety on set is his responsibility. Sure, he can delegate specific tasks, but he is still supposed to oversee what is going on. My Dad was a film producer, and any time there were firearms or stunts involved, he always consulted with the armourer and/or stunt co-ordinator to ensure that everyone knew exactly how the scene was to play out, everyone knew the safety measures in place, everyone knew where and where not to stand. Safety is paramount, and the minute you start cutting corners or getting complacent, is exactly when Murphy's Law comes into effect. You're absolutely right John, this was no accident. It was a very tragic result of the bossman not giving a shit. Police aren't needed on film sets, armourers and stunt co-ordinators should have that all covered, and if they don't, it is up to the producer to replace them with ones that do.
I never thought I'd live to see the day "Bo Duke" used the word prick, and with just cause! Everything you said was right on target (pardon the pun), but it's going to be ignored because Baldwin's political leanings are admired by the leftists of Hollywood. However, I do find it ironic that Baldwin is calling for more police presence on movie sets when HE was one of the main voices calling for the defunding of the police!!! Truth may be stranger than fiction, but not even the best writers could write what is happening right now.
I'm British, and a massive lefty. But Baldwins bleating is nothing to do with that. Its the desperate bleating of yet another lazy, incompetent, rich arsehole, whose own failures (before we even get to the shooting itself) made all of this possible. People plinking with real ammo on the set, ND's in the days leading up to the shooting, where live ammo was in a gun meant to be filled with blanks... the fact Baldwin was the one who ended up shooting someone just caps off the list of safety failures that he, as the Producer was responsible for preventing.
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Baldwin is responsible for the shooting. He didn’t even check the gun before he aimed it at someone. Even if you are not familiar with guns, people know that you should not point a gun at anyone! Having a police officer, would not have prevented this. Baldwin didn’t check the gun! He has to beheld responsible!
They were doing a rehearsal. There is NO EXCUSE for him to have aimed a FUNCTIONAL firearm at a LIVE person. She wasn't an actor and wasn't in the script, nor even a stand in. Did it satisfy something in Baldwin's ego to point a live weapon at someone and pull the trigger? We likely will never know.
@@828enigma6 tech rehearsal, meaning they were figuring out where the lights and cameras would be, so not even doing the full script! Less of a reason to fire the freaking thing!
Thank You John for speaking the Truth About Alec! He’s Not the Victim, he’s Guilty of Murder! He just another bad Actor, not you, your good 😌! God Bless You John! 💪🏻🇺🇸❤️
Yes very few actors that speak up and those that do are generally not working anymore due to the Hollywood Cult. Yes Hollywood is a sick infested place
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I was raised around guns all of my life, my dad was a huge hunter, and taught us kids how to properly use a gun. The one thing that he always told me, was "NEVER", "EVER"point a gun at another person unless you were going to use it. Alec, man up...you know, exactly what you did. Thank you, John for sharing this with us 👍 You are a smart talented man👍
I was just thinking the same thing after I saw another update on this , if you handle firearms you your self are responsible for opening chamber and having a look like you do in the real world at the range or anywhere . Why was it a real gun with bullets anyway ?
@@NoNORADon911 not surprised...there’s lots of sense or ship on here. My comments are almost always de leted by the app thought police. And my phone seems to be messed with so I can’t make calls or texts or receive them at times! Pretty scary. But screw the bastards!
Thank you John! You are a great person! Wonderful information. I remember meeting you at a party at the Don Strange Ranch outside of San Antonio, TX about 20+ years ago! I was the lead singer in the band and invited you up to sing. You politely declined, and were very gracious. I could tell then what a really great person you are!
Nice to see someone with firearm knowledge along with production knowledge. I was yelling at my TV when he said he didn't pull the trigger and his finger wasn't evan on the trigger. There is no way a single action revolver can fire without pulling the trigger on a non modified weapon. What was being said by Alec and the news made no sense to me. I don't care how many times someone else checked that the weapon was safe, evan right Infront of me, I'm also doing a safety check. Also, what is having a cop on set going to improve? Cops get very little training on firearms. Their entire training is on average only 19 weeks and only 71 hours of the 19 weeks is on firearms. There are much more qualified people that should be in charge of firearm safty on a movie set. Now they had someone with proper training but limited experience. Maybe have a requirement that they need to have a minimum amount of real world experience working under someone that does but, this sounds more like they didn't follow standard gun safety, never mind the protocols that are in place for gun safty on all movie sets.
I admire your willingness to put yourself out there on this. Baldwin is using every trick to deflect attention from his responsibility for this 100% avoidable tragedy. It was not an "accident", it was his negligence pure and simple, negligence brought on by his own arrogance, hubris and poor character. It will be an terrible injustice to his victims and their families if he is able to worm out of accountability for this because of his celebrity and political leanings. Thank you for your persistence and integrity.
You all miss true point this was a bullet in gun ..why who put it ..that the question ..yes things were not followed but that person that put bullet no what they did..I heard him only say one thing about this..and hebsaybhe not expect but hevleavevit upto one that are ..look I don't have to like his veiw but that not what I thought it bad for everyone ..you forget that he had to live with this ....so no I don't think he need go to jail it was bad accident ..and the did wrong he has insure .that why you all have it .ok how about this ..who went to jail when Brandon lee died huh who got into trouble for not talk safety to Jon Erik hexum who put a gun to his head a ND pull he. Though that he get hurt with blank well he died so who to blame there ..
Mr Schneider, I very much appreciate the time you put in to this and the knowledge of your industry you are sharing with us. I find the facts speak for themselves. This was highly preventable and is reckless disregard for life. If it wasn’t the person who was to hand him the fire arm, he should have refused it. If he didn’t want to check the firearm he shouldn’t have had it. Lastly, he didn’t want to take responsibility for what went on in the production of the film, he shouldn’t have signed on as a producer.
Are you even aware that the Teamsters Union which is very much involved in show business is heavily Pro-Trump? Do you know anyone in show business or are you just a fool listening to a B-Actor hack? There are credible claims that the gun and ammunition were TAMPERED WITH ON THE SET AFTER THE SHOOTING. Perhaps that is why Baldwin wants police officers on set. Why is John Schneider so outraged that Baldwin is calling for police on the set? Is Schneider anti-cop? The teamsters have a LONG HISTORY of MAFIA CONNECTIONS. TRUMP is well known to have deep MAFIA connections. His former lawyer Roy Cohn was at one time the consiglieri to ALL FIVE NEW YORK MAFIA FAMILIES. Obviously Baldwin was set up for what he did to Trump in 2020. A cop on set might have prevented or exposed the corruption.
A show that predicts the future: 30 Rock, Season 5, Episode 20. There is a scene where Jack, played by Alec Baldwin, runs recklessly with a pistol, and accidentally shoots someone. Wow.
Keep it up John!👏❤ He has 100% left a HORRIBLE mark! We won't forget what he's done. He can cry & deflect all he wants to, but we know he's at total fault in this. ❤ YOU &GOD BLESS!!❤🙏🇺🇲
John, thank you for sharing this information. I did not not know of the CGI-effects that could be used to mimic an actual firing or the security procedures that should be followed on a movie set. So before now, in my ignorance, I believed the Alex incident was just an unavoidable mistake. Now with the knowledge and insight you shared, you are 100% right. Something with Alex's story is fishy. Why was live ammo on the set? How did it get there? Why didn't Alex do the 6-7 test fire shots before using the gun? Thanks again for a great video and information.[]
There was reasonable suspicion to believe a felony had been committed (a shooting) and probable cause to believe that Baldwin committed that felony, yes, he could have been arrested without a warrant right then and there.
I currently attend the sonora desert institute to become a gunsmith and 1911 armorer. This whole tragedy is just so sad and irresponsible actions of the ones responsible for it shoukd be held accountable for it. I hope one day if my career allows it to be able to be an on set armorer and not let this happen ever again!
Here's the other bottom line: People like Alec Baldwin do not feel that they are to be held accountable for their actions, or responsible for the consequences.
Yeah, but the idiot thinks that since it happened to HIM, then EVERYONE should have their hand held when shooting a movie that involves guns, since he's STILL thinking that he's smarter than everyone else.
You treat every weapon as if it is loaded. You never point a weapon at anything you dont intend to kill. Each person who puts a hand on any weapon, should enjoy it is NOT loaded
NO! Alec was not the boss! John has that wrong. The Boss on a film set from the production end is the LINE producer, in this case Gabrielle Pickle was the line producer. Nor was Alec a writer or co writer. The only one with writing credits is Joel Souza. If people want to participate in a conversation get the forking facts right at least. Many actors get a producer credit who have nothing to so with production. Rust had 14 producers in total. The ones that count are the executive producers and on set boss is the line producer, there were five executive producers, and one line producer. Alec was not one of them, so he probably had a producer credit in name only. That is one way of getting a name actor to participate.
Spot on John! Mr. Baldwin should be brought up on charges of criminal negligence and manslaughter by my way of thinking. I don’t believe him for a second. If he gets out of this without jail time, I think he should stick to doing SNL where they don’t have guns.
I totally agree Alec is playing the victim card. I told people that and they tried to tell me I was wrong and he's innocent and I said no he's not he's guilty and he knows it, he just is trying to make people think he's innocent. Thank you John for keeping up the talk on gun safety on set. People need to know the truth. And you know what you're talking about.
@@Nicole_Jewell Nicole, you responded to me so fast that I didn't have time to blink my eyes 😂. Alec baldwin is a total jerk who believes he can get away with anything. He needs to be put away for life. He is an arrogant bully. I feel sorry for his wife and children. I also feel sorry for the victim's family. I hope justice will prevail and Alec Baldwin will soon be behind bars. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@@harperstacey9604 His ego is so big that he thinks he'll get away with it. I'm glad that John Schneider isn't letting it go. Someone needs to speak out. And hope to get justice for the victim's family.
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My father taught me as a child that guns aren't toys, so I wasn't allowed to play "cops and robbers", wasn't allowed to have cap guns or water pistols. That was how serious he was about the idea of gun safety. He didn't agree with me growing up thinking is was alright to point a gun at someone.
Thank you so much for making this video. As a total gun neophite I've been saying for a while "based on media reports it sounds like actors aren't allowed to check for safety, why is that?? How does that make things safer other than perhaps in being able to pin it all on someone else." I felt like there had to be something I didn't know because I haven't been in the business since 1978, in fact I was born in '78. Turns out based on this commentary no I was spot on they all should be doing checks. Thank you so much for this.
I agree with you, John, I can not call this an accident. If a police officer had been on the set, the day this incident occurred, the officer could not have prevented Baldwin's carelessness. I think that Baldwin is afraid of someone and that is why he is asking for police officers on the set. I could say something about the irony of democrat Baldwin's supporting the "defund the police" movement, but I am going to bite my tongue.
This is a shame. After the Brandon Lee tragedy on THE CROW you would think people would be more careful with these types of things. Especially when involving firearms. If someone were ever to hand me a firearm, I would immediately check it. Being in the military I always knew every part of my M-16A2.
Stay on this Mr Schneider. You're on point and ppl need to be constantly reminded about this whole thing. Msm are running cover for him. And as I said before they are all putting the blame on anyone but the "one" who is truly responsible.
This was a great video! You really laid it out there and explained it for everyone once again. This was a terrible tragedy! I never thought I'd see something like this again after Brandon Lee's death on the set of The Crow...very sad. I've said it before...you were my childhood hero. I'm 47 now and in some ways, you're still that hero. You stand for the things you believe in and that is a very respectable thing, especially in our current world. Keep being you, keep being real.
Even if they had police officers on the set this shooting would have still happened. The difference would have been that Alec Baldwin would have been arrested 3 seconds after the gun went off.
Well said John. It is refreshing for someone in the industry to stand up and say what needs to be said. I know nothing about the film industry, but I have been a firearms enthusiast, hunter, competition shooter, and firearms collector for the better part of my 61 years, and I am appalled at the lack of firearms discipline, that had to happen, for this tragedy to take place. Mr. Baldwins apparent lack of willingness to accept any amount of responsibility is also deplorable.
Totally agree. When mistakes happen, some hold the opinion of "Officials shouldn't have let me do this" versus "I should have been more careful or better prepared". Yes, society needs rules, but society can't create enough rules to protect every possible person from every possible situation (nor should you want them to). People have to take responsibility for their own actions, even when that's unpleasant. _You don't get to take responsibility for your successes without also taking responsibility for your failures_ And this isn't specific to film, many industries have processes to double/triple check things and prevent careless mistakes. I'm a programmer, so lives aren't on the line thank goodness, but we make HR software that has strict international data privacy laws we have to adhere to, and we're audited twice a year so we can keep the necessary certifications. Just like on a set, or a hospital, or anywhere else that has procedures and safeguards like that, you have them in place, not for the 99% of the time where they wouldn't be needed, but for the 1% of the time that they would.
I think that Alec Baldwin should have checked his prop gun one last time to be sure and also since he is the one that fired the gun killing someone he should be held accountable for his actions!
Don't stop, John. Alec is just playing the victim, like most egocentric liberals! Guns aren't dangerous when handled by responsible people. Alec is dangerous because he is irresponsible and wants to place the blame on anything he can think of to absolve him of culpability for such reckless action and attitude. The protocol is sufficient. It just needs to be followed. With friends like him, who needs enemies?
@Margaret Martin - (Alec Baldwin murder Halyna Hutchins > Halyna Hutchins married to Matthew Hutchins > Matthew Hutchins lawyer at Latham and Watkins > Latham and Watkins represent the Clintons)
@@SanDiegoCaliforniaUSA Representing the Clintons? Wouldn't that mean him and his family should've been protected?? Unless he (Matthew) was gonna talk and they did in his wife to let him know he shouldn't. But, that would be the most ignorant move cause you take ONE of my family members out I'd come for you harder NOT back down.
Preach and preach it again! You cannot let this go. I have been a police officer for nearly 14 years and what he did, at least in my conservative state, is flat out manslaughter. Period. The liberal district attorney up there is already setting the framework to not try Baldwin simply because he’s part of their club. He should have been arrested on the scene but the DA is going to stall stall stall until it’s just a distant memory and this girls murder is going to go unpunished. Sir please, do not let this go. We need more people like you, sir.
I’m not convinced that it was really a tragic accident. He cocked the hammer and pointed the gun directly at Halyna Hutchins. There are allegedly background connections between Baldwin and Hutchins (I just can’t remember what I’ve heard on other channels). Really glad you’ve made videos about the proper use of firearms on movie sets. I hope you’re called as an expert witness when this goes to court. 🙏🇺🇸💗 There’s a very good reason you’re not an A-list headlining actor and it’s not because you lack the talent. It’s because you refuse to pay the price those like Baldwin willingly pay for fame and fortune. For those of your audience who do not yet know the whole ugly truth I’ll say only this, Stanley Kubrick’s last film was "Eyes Wide Shut;" it was more of a dramatized biography of the movie industry than fictional presentation. But Kubrick never got to see the finished product; he died under suspicious circumstances one week after filming wrapped. Tell ya anything? You also know the film industry is replete with child trafficking and you wouldn’t go anywhere near that. But I can see you teaming up with Tim Ballard of Operation Underground Railroad for a project. 😁
Agreed. Having police officers on set will do NOTHING to change the FACT that someone is being negligent by ignoring proper safety protocols AT ALL TIMES, particularly while on set, even WITH functional prop guns or fully functional replicas of firearms. Baldwin is the PERFECT example of someone who cannot take ownership of their mistakes and attempts to politicize and throw the heat off of themselves to pull the victim card. Baldwin is simply trying to redirect the blame away from himself on this, that he KNOWINGLY disregarded those safety protocols and without having the proper master or armorer available. These protocols were heightened AFTER Brandon Lee's death in '93. They are allowing Baldwin to slide because he's such an outspoken Liberal, had it been someone else, say, Chris Pratt? There would be ENDLESS calls to have him sent to jail Excellent job with the driving analogy.
I was told when just rehearsing, when not recording, they're not even supposed to use a gun. They have a laser pointer in order to properly show the different angles needed. Any gun, prop or otherwise should not have even been necessary to have on set during that time. Also thank you for mentioning the producer part....none of the news has been acknowledging that.
I was taught at my daddy's knee that there is no such thing as a gun that isn't loaded. If it's not disassembled, you are to behave as if death could come flying out the barrel at anything you pointed towards. Full stop.
I am so proud of you! I really hope this doesn't offend but Uncle Jessie would be too. He's NOT the victim in this. You brought knowledge and logic to back up your words. You are making a difference 🙏💚
This is what I have been saying all along. People need to stop feeling sorry for him and saying it was an accident. It would never have happened if they were following protocal.
And yet again, John Schneider being a breath of fresh air, and using common sense that MOST actors and actresses in Hollyweird do NOT possess. Thank you so very much, John!!
Looking at things from a 30,000ft view, this looks more like a "Wag the Dog" moment. I believe he was told to create a distraction. There are reports that he was having "dissagreements" with the individual shot. It appears that he committed murder as his distraction and expects to get off due to his connections. Furthermore, his "solution" of having cops on sets will do nothing from an engineering safety point. The failure was his choice to Not use properly trained wranglers. Having a cop or 10 or 100 on set would not have made a whit of difference. He could have had the entire 2ID on set and none of those infantrymen could have changed the outcome.
@@fraudbuster5232 do you dissagree or deny the statements from folk on set that baldwin was yelling at her? That they had been at odds with eachother? Do you REALLY think having a handful of cops would have prevented him from pulling the trigger? If you don't understand distraction and psyops then go back to your crackpipe. Most of what media focuses on is to keep you from focusing on the legal manuverings taking place. Or do you think its normal to make late night last minute changes to 2100page bills?
Wow! So interesting. Thank you for showing the prop gun and explaining the parts and the special effects that go along. I personally feel there was foul play. You’re awesome, John. A shining light in very dark times. I’m really, from my heart, so grateful for you. God bless you and yours. ♥️
Wow, thank you for the explanation, very thorough, very simple, very safe. Sounds like there is no way this tragedy should have happened except total neglect and carelessness.
I was cleaning my 9mm. I was home alone, no one else in the house. I had no ammo in the room I was cleaning my pistol in. I dropped the empty mag, checked the breech visually and with my finger to verify that it was empty. I then decided I wanted a drink. I walked into the other room and grabbed a soda from the fridge. Upon returning to the area where I was cleaning my firearm, the first thing I did was set down my soda, picked up my pistol and opened the slide. I visually inspected and felt hat there was no round in the chamber. To reiterate, I was home alone and I knew I had just checked it... but it had been out of my possession for the one-minute it took me to go get a drink. In my mind, that's the proper way to handle a firearm. If Alec Baldwin had spent a fraction of the time learning proper gun safety as he did bashing on responsible gun owners, Halayna Hutchins would be alive today. It's that simple. I'm not trying to minimize the responsibility of the prop master, who should've made damn sure there were no live rounds in the firearm, but once that pistol was handed to Alec... it became HIS responsibility. He was in possession of it, it was his responsibility. Just my two cents, of course.
What gets me if he was practicing his quick side draw why did he need to practice while having any ammo at all, even blanks, at 2 feet away, that alone is deadly, he was careless either way, he has no gun discipline.
Man I really admire you John! No one can say what you said any better! And ole Alec better hope that a prosecuter doesn't figure all of this out as you did or he might actually be brought to justice as he should be. In fact I live in New Mexico and only 20 miles from Santa Fe and my landlord is a New Mexico State prosecuter although for a different district but I think I'm going to share this video with him and see if he can't pass along to someone able to do something about this. Who knows. It sure can't hurt to try. Because Mr. Baldwin needs to be held accountable for this.
Theory, he was ticked at her/someone near her, and he wanted to make an anti-gun scenario, gets 2 for the price of one. He looses his (&(^*^*$ every few years. Didn't mean to kyllly her, just scare, and OOPS.
You cannot argue with this, you’re a refreshing voice of reason, the problems were many, low budget, in-fighting, wage, complaints, walk-offs, it makes you wonder if someone set it up as sabatoge, but no matter what, you can’t escape, the man shot her in the face
A very astute point . If you have a father that had guns that's the first and most important lesson he will always and forever more teach and over teach . And I can only imagine that in sets like movies that the safety is paramount always and formost .. crazy . And more so that they are pretending Baldwin is a victim .
It was a tech rehearsal. They weren't even running the lines. That's why there was no footage, that's why the crew present was minimal. There was no reason to point it, cock it and fire it.
@@LizRealGirlBeauty which makes it even worse than it already was, it's almost as if someone wanted that man dead , can't imagine why ? That's terrible seriously Baldwin should be investigated and charged as a criminal either wilful or negligent ( which I can't see how it would be ) ,and yet they making him look like a victim , unreal
It's being swept under the rug. If that was anybody else they would've done been arrested for manslaughter. The D.A. and sheriff department aren't doing there job. Where is the ATF or F.B.I. on this matter? It's a sad sick joke.
You are spot on my friend! Over the years I worked at three different gun shops plus I was a FFL licensed firearms dealer for 18 years doing gun shows state wide. Over and over I would see police officers handle firearms unsafely so I don't see how having an officer standing around would help. Most likely it's so they will have someone they hate to take the blame if this happens again. When someone hands you a firearm their responsibility ends and it's 100% on you at that point. It's all simple firearms safety and nothing more.
Thank you for showing and explaining everything so well. We can only pray the truth comes out. I agree it was inexcusable this happened. He has to own up to his responsibility..keep up the good work..from Tennessee
The police allegedly recovered 500 rounds of common or garden, live ammunition. From a movie set. Its alleged that people on the crew were plinking targets on the set during downtime. There had been negligent discharges of live ammunition days before. The set should NEVER have had live ammo on it in the first place, CERTAINLY not just laying around where it could be placed in a firearm intended to be used in a movie! Craaaazy shit!
Thank you for not being part of the problem and being part of the solution. Baldwin playing victim doesn’t surprise me, but this shit needs to stop, he NEEDS to be held accountable.
Intelligent, educational, and responsive. Thank you. I wish more people in the industry held personal responsibility of themselves concerning regulations to protect everyone on a production to the up most thought in their minds 24/7.
John, this has truly been firing me up since I heard of this tragedy. What are the rules from SAG, AFTRA, AEA... I have been in theatrical productions where we used period authentic weaponry and AEA has specific guidelines when a weapon is used. I know as an actor, I am given the weapon by the Master of Arms, or whatever title that person is given. He or She then proceeds to show me the weapon, usually unloaded unless blanks are used and then hands it to me. I check the weapon because now, I have a personal hand prop, usually some extension of the character, I will always recheck the weapon holster it and then go to set. Unless, blanks are used, and prior to production, everyone on set is taught about the dangers of the weapons being used, and shown the difference of what a blank bullet and a real deadly bullet look like. and those weapons are loaded with the actor present. At least in my experiences with historical pieces I have been a part of production for.
Experts and the protocols I outlined are an implied part of both SAG as well as the DGA. They outline the necessity of a safety meeting before a weapon is used on set.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios filming alot up here in michigan as you know. Yes..one of them i was weapons master..kicked a producer friend off set cause he insisted to go get the weapon and not let me handle it ..protocols are there for a reason no matter if its big budget or or indie and shorts and is exactly how you explained it.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios John, I have a BS in Occupational Safety and Health along with my BA in Acting and Directing and I really got curious as to what I could find in the CFR, or what another similar industry's standards were and Actors Equity Association which is for the theatre, etc.. has the best safety procedure and outline for when specifically guns are used on set. I would think that SAG would be as safe as AEA, if not safer. I recommend you take a look at the AEA website and see what they are doing so maybe you can help the DGA and SAG create a specific industry standard for those in NAICS 5121. I would love to help if you need any.
So, it's clear, John. Anyone that does not practice the appropriate protocol for gun safety, has NO RIGHT, to be handling firearms. Pure negligence, at the very least. The common man would have already been charged with negligent manslaughter.
Spot on John I have said from moment first heard about this shooting that this was in no doubt negligent homicide. I have zero experience with filming but I am very well experienced in firearms. I am 62 and since the age of 6 I have been handling firearms. So it makes no difference on set/ studio, firing range or in the field hunting. The same safety protocol is always in force that you have described here. You never ever have a hot firearm where you are with or near anyone more than yourself alone. Plus under no circumstances do you ever have a firearm point in the direction of another person with the one exception of self-defense. The biggest rule number one rule every firearm is loaded whether it actually is or not treat it that way. This may not be related to the Rust shooting but for those who have children and own firearms. Please for God's sake teach your kids how to handle them properly and safely or just don't have them. Teach a child early and drill them they for rest of life always handle a firearm safely out of pure habit. This doesn't mean you may not ever experience a accidental discharge some firearms are more inherently dangerous than others. But if your holding the firearm properly in the freak instance this might happen the firearm will always be pointed in a safe direction at all times. I know I have personally seen it happen a couple times in the many years. Thus why all guns are loaded even though you may know for a fact you unloaded it.
John, you are doing great work here. I would like to point out something that concerns me, however. I personally would never cover the cylinder/forcing cone junction with my hand, just to prevent ingraining a potentially dangerous gesture.
Thank you so much for staying on this topic and avoidable killing! Alec needs to be charged with negligent homicide! This was NO accident! It was negligence and Alec is trying to say there isn’t enough safety protocols when in fact there are and he just failed or refused to follow them! He is deflecting blame when he is the one to blame!
My husband Stephen Shellen, was an actor in Hollywood for 20 yrs and he completely agrees with what John Schneider is saying. Protocols have been in place for years and years. Baldwin needs to be held responsible.No transferring the blame
100% John...Only Baldwin is responsible for squeezing that trigger...This is just a way to deflect & place blame on all others except himself...
There's a chain of custody that is supposed to prevent these accidents. Separation of concerns exist so that there is accountability and maximum security. The armorer is supposed to load a gun, with the AD verifying. Those should be the only two to handle the gun, and when the AD hands the gun over to the actor and tells them that it's safe, then the actor should be able to assume that it's safe. He was reckless, but he was absolutely not the only one to blame. SOMEONE loaded that gun with a live bullet, and SOMEONE said it was safe.
@@cryofpaine OR his selfish entitled self didn't NEED someone telling him, took it upon himself and played with it while , literally, pointing it AT someone. All the while NOT double checking for himself before pointing it. There fixed it for you.
I see what Alec Baldwin did as the ultimate Milgrim Experiment. He said yes to something he should have said no to. What else he should have said no to before that day remains to be revealed.
I leave it as that until further evidence is presented or charges filed.
@@cryofpaine While I agree with you that there are others who share blame in this tragic incident, none of that excuses Alec Baldwin from being responsible for his own actions, or lack thereof.
There are basic rules for firearm safety, and anyone, regardless of there job, who has cause to handle or use firearms should make themselves aware of those rules and follow them.
When you take possession of a firearm you check it to make sure it's safe. If someone gives it to you, they check it and then demonstrate to you that it's safe before passing it to you. No one will fault you for carrying out your own check after being passed a firearm. If someone does have a problem, then maybe they shouldn't be around firearms.
Even firearm manufacturers will make basic safety rules a part of their owner/operators manual, and the following is copied and pasted from the operations manual of a Beretta 92 series. Yes, I am aware that the Beretta in question is a modern semiautomatic and not an antique revolver like the one used in this film, but these rules still apply. It took me less than five minutes to find this manual online and read these rules.
BASIC SAFETY
• A loaded firearm has the potential to kill. Intelligently handled it is safe.
• An accident is always the result of basic safety rules neglect.
• Accident prevention is user responsibility.
• Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded.
• Never point a firearm at anything you don’t want to shoot.
• Before handling and loading a firearm, be sure you know how it functions.
• Be sure to use correct and undamaged ammunition.
• Be sure your firearm is clean - before loading inspect the barrel to insure it is perfectly clean and free of foreign objects. Shooting with an obstruction in the barrel such as dirt, mud, grease, lodged bullet or jacket residues, etc., can cause barrel bulging and/or rupture.
• Never shoot at a flat surface or water.
• Avoid alcoholic beverages before and during shooting.
• Store firearms and ammunition separately, beyond the reach of children. Be sure cartridge chamber is empty.
• To avoid corrosion during storage, thoroughly clean the firearm and all metal surfaces with a light film of good grade gun oil. Store ammunition in a separate container placed in a cool ventilated area.
As listed in these rules from Beretta, it is clear that Alec Baldwin has responsibility for this incident, in that he negligently violated basic weapon safety rules.
• Accident prevention is user responsibility. - Alec Baldwin was the user of this weapon, at the end of the day he's the one who must check it, if for no other reason than to protect himself from harm. He's the one who determines where it's pointing. He's the one who decides if, and when, to pull the trigger. He's the one who makes the decision to end someone's life.
• Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. - Even if a hundred people tell you a firearm is safe, you must check it yourself, so that you know exactly what you have in your possession. NEVER TAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S WORD THAT A FIREARM IS SAFE. VERIFY IT FOR YOURSELF.
• Never point a firearm at anything you don’t want to shoot. - Do I seriously need to explain this one.
• Before handling and loading a firearm, be sure you know how it functions. - Several people, including Alec Baldwin handled this firearm, clearly without knowing what they were doing. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE FIREARMS SAFELY, THEN DON'T HANDLE THEM. Different firearms have different handling quirks, and that's why you need to learn those quirks. This is the reason for using a veteran armourer. I once saw a TV show, where a character was supposed to be aiming and firing an SA-80 left handed. Sounds fine in theory but, as I learned in the British Army, you can't do that, as the cocking handle will break your jaw if aimed and fired left handed.
The idea that Alec Baldwin, because he's an actor who relied on someone else's 'expert' knowledge, is somehow shielded from his own negligence in observing basic weapon safety rules is flat out wrong. If he's required to use firearms then he should be required to know and to follow the basic rules for firearm safety. FIREARM SAFETY IS NOT AN OPTIONAL EXTRA, IT IS A REQUIREMENT.
In addition to violating the basic rules for firearm safety, he has also violated the entertainment industry's own protocols for handling firearms. These protocols have been explained, many times, by John Schneider, and others within the industry, and they all clearly indicate that Alec Baldwin is responsible for the negligent handling of the firearm in this incident. There is also the matter that this fatal incident was not the first negligent discharge of a firearm on this set. As a producer on this set Alec Baldwin should have reviewed the reasons for those discharges, and implemented changes so that there was no repeat of this. Again, if for no other reason than the life that might have been taken could have been his own. The fact that Halyna Hutchins was killed, and Joel Souza was injured, indicates that this never happened, or there would have been tighter control of, and adherence to the protocols concerning, firearms.
@@davebeattie9573 An actor playing a part shouldn't have to become a weapons expert. It is the role of the professionals to make sure the weapons are safe. That's why THEY are the professionals.
You don't hand off a sterile scalpel to the receptionist; you don't hand evidence off to someone without having them sign for it; you don't give the nuclear launch codes to the Secretary of Agriculture. And you don't leave it up to the actor to verify the safety of the weapons on set. There are (or should have been) procedures in place that guarantees that the gun is safe.
I shouldn't have to have a PhD to play a doctor. I shouldn't have to have to graduate police academy to be a cop. And I should be able to walk on set never having seen a gun in person. His job isn't to be a firearms expert - that's why there ARE firearms experts on set.
There is plenty of blame to go around here, including for him. But him not checking the gun is not something he should be blamed for.
"God Bless You" for being the only actor who has come out and stated the truth about this tragic death. I liked the way you described how Alec Baldwin now wants police on movie sets which makes him out to be a victim in all this. Lets not forget, this is not the first time Baldwin has held a gun, examples- Hunt for Red October- pointed a gun at the Russian "a dam cook" and killed him, The Edge with Anthony Hopkins, held a gun pointed at Hopkins, The Getaway, The Shadow, The Juror- held a gun lots in that movie and killed a few people, Mercury Rising, I believe he pointed it at Bruce Willis while Willis was holding the little boy and a few others. Point I'm making is, he has held guns before and most likely had some sort of training. There was no reason other than neglect and irresponsibility from Baldwin and others for the death of that young woman. Everyone had a part in the negligence but Baldwin was the one to hold the gun, point it at someone and pull the trigger without ever checking to see if it was loaded.
Alec wants police on set so they can arrest him for shooting someone? Because that’s what should have happened. He is grasping at straws.
Agree except he's not the only actor..Adam Baldwin has also been vocal and imo correct.
There are so many famous actors & musicians that are against guns in general and always speak out whenever there is a tragedy involving guns but they are all of a sudden silent now. 🤔
@@catherinegrace2366 Yeah lol 😂
You're correct John in every bit of your assessment. In Military Intelligence we called Alec's moves - Deflection and Re-Direction. Create a scenario that directs the point of focus away from their actions to another situation. For decades Alec Baldwin has acted with arrogance, presumption of privilege and has mis-treated many a person, including his daughter and ex-wife Kim Bassinger and while I never witnessed the two of them together when I was at Kim's house, their mutual friends told me of his sometimes violent behaviour that they witnessed.
My point is, he is very good at turning his poor attitude and actions towards someone else to blame for his own Malfeasance.
Exactly. I would not be at all surprised to learn of actual malice, or at least extreme indifference based on malice towards others that lead to this.
@@bendeleted9155 Alec Baldwin declared himself God in the movie Malice
@@bendeleted9155 he also tweeted "how it must feel to wrongfully kill someone"
You pretty much described the Chews. Ford knew. JFK knew.
Chaff and Redirect
So the more I think of it the more this question cones up in my mind: Why didn’t he check the weapon? If he did check the weapon… why did he pull the trigger?
Was there a camera involved?
Did it roll?
''supposedly'' the camera wasn't rolling when the incident happened, its starting to look like the fix is in because of who he is, i wouldn't think it would take this long for an investigation to be completed and for charges to be filed but what do i know im just a nobody.
Maybe he wanted to murder that camera operator. Breaking protocol that blatantly sounds like "insurrection " to me . "I didn't pull the trigger " ......my butt !
Went from, defund the police, to hire them to make movies.
Right???!!
@@JohnSchneiderStudios I think it's just another false flag for another gun grab attempt.
@@countrylover10101 Definitely
@@JohnSchneiderStudios Anyone, regardless of being an actor, actress , producer or everyone on a set, in which a gun scene is being acted out, SHOULD HAVE A WEAPONS TRAINING COURSE!!
@@countrylover10101 Agree 100%. I’ve been hearing them do nothing but blame the gun.
I implore the crew member who said they heard Mr. Baldwin say what he reportedly said before pulling the trigger to get in touch with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s department and corroborate your statement.
♥️Thank you, I grew up around guns and learned gun safety beginning at 8 yro. My Cherokee daddy made a living hunting deer and selling mountain land to other hunters.
Baldwin's defense: It's your fault for trusting me with a gun.
Where’s Kyle when we need him. Sure he’d take care of this idiot, ….Alec.
I come from a household where everyone is required to know gun safety from a very young age. My grandfather (RIP) was a Staff Sergeant in the Army during WWII, as well as working for Houston PD for 27 years afterwards and being an avid hunter. I have several uncles who were in Vietnam. My father also served in Vietnam, he went on to sell guns for the next 30+ years. I got my first rifle at 10 years old and my first handgun at 13. My granddaughter just got her first rifle at 12 years old. No one person in my family has ever "accidentally" fired a weapon.
My question is simple - How is it a CHILD can be taught gun safety yet Baldwin, a 63 year old veteran actor who has starred in dozens of movies where he had to know gun safety on set, can act so recklessly and basically get away with 3rd degree murder?
Thank you, John. Your videos on this case have all been spot on. Baldwin should go to jail for his negligence, on felony charges, so he is never allowed within 100 feet of a firearm again.
33 years in the Army, any gun outside of your sight and control is considered loaded. The person who's hand it is in, MUST verify its status
This is the very policy the actor's guild has in place. Too bad Alec didn't follow common sense *and* procedure.
yup, Colonel Cooper law
No! In common sense yes. In responsibility yes. In safety yes. In written law no, not on a movie set where guess what, pointing weapons is a common occurrence.
@@jphanks Again no it is not. There is no policy, there is no rule of law. There are only suggestions laid out. And a vast library of instruction videos, safety memo's that all productions can have access to. There is no law saying that the production companies have to use them. Other than state and local ordnances concerning storage of weapons and ammunition. I really wish ignorant uneducated people would stop talking out their asses. And maybe learn a subject before making fools of themselves.
@@DIDYOUSEETHAT172 I didn't say a law, I said policy. Resources for producers and actors are available from SAG and the AEA to keep everyone safe, and it all begins with personal responsibility.
Thank you for a voice of reason John! I have been ill since, " The Crow." I hoped we learned something from the tragic death of Brandon Lee...so sad.
When my kids were little and had toy guns they weren’t allowed to point them at anybody. Both grew up with real guns and I never had a problem. I drilled gun safety into them from the start
My husband and I did that too, with the exception of Nerf guns. They just couldn't be aimed at anyones face 🔫 Teaching gun Safety is KEY!
Same
I hope he's tried, convicted, sent to prison and never works another day in his life.
It's nice to see someone unafraid to publicly cut through the bs that gets shoved in our faces everyday.
John, I own, train and teach others about firearms and firearms safety. I was born and raised and grew up in Southern California and have done a little bit of work in Hollywood so I know that everything that you are saying is true. For any of your Hollywood co workers, be them producers, writers, actors or actresses or anything else for that matter. Even an intern whose job it is do go get coffee. For anyone who has any firearms related questions or would like any training advice or taught firearms safety. I will always make myself available to any of them to help them out. Free of charge too! And if they are a celebrity, I don’t name drop or try and make a name for myself or grow any firearms related work that I do by saying that I have worked with and/or trained so and so individual. If that’s something that they want to do by telling others about any firearms training and/or firearms safety training that they received from me, then that is totally fine and very much appreciated by me but I’m not in the business of exploiting others and making a bigger name for myself off of the hard work and success that they have done for themselves!
Absolutely zero excuses. Basic firearm safety is a MUST anytime any type or style of firearm is accessible to ANYONE. Always make a firearm CLEAR and NEVER point a firearm in the direction of anyone unless YOU INTEND on shooting that individual.
A. Baldwin should be in prison for murder instead of acting like a victim. There should have been no real bullets on set. Sickening. Where is the protest for camera girl?
John Schneider in the video could have blown his head off watching the video cuz he pointed it at his face if it was a real gun. Under the assumption that it could be a real gun he should have never done that. He could have died making this video if I would have switched out that done and it was real. He knew in his mind that it was a prop gun. Mr. Baldwin I'm pretty sure had the same assumption unless he was the person that purchased the real gun and made sure there was live ammo in it. Not an excuse just a plain fact. You guys want to talk about responsibility and mr. Snyder could have blown his face off just now if that gun was real that he thought was a prop. Yeah there is some responsibility on mr. Baldwin's part because he should have followed procedure. If you're shooting a paint gun at somebody playing with your friends and the things metal or loaded with explosive when it hits a person and they die do you think you would be responsible? No I don't think you would be and I don't think you would think that either because you loaded that with paintballs you would want to sue the manufacturer which is normal. Yeah you change the three killed your friend but you're not the one that put the ammunition in the package with the other paintballs. If somebody gave him that gun they are at least partially responsible at the very most they framed him into committing murder. This going to happen to eight out of 10 people. John Schneider just proves what I said by looking straight down the barrel of the prop gun. I don't know about you but just out of sheer Superstition I don't put a gun to my head. Assumption has trick somebody into committing murder if it wasn't mr. Baldwin it would have been the next person to pick that gun up more than likely. If you had a five-year-old child and he killed himself with your gun is that your fault or the child's. Parents that I've had that happen I guarantee you they blame themselves because they are the one responsible. Because they never should have had a gun where a child or a person unqualified could have got ahold of it. Same situation.. he just happens to be the producer so he does have some form of legal responsibility there's the part that seems like an excuse to me. By the way if the movie set that gun is supposed to be pointed at people because you're pretending to kill them in the movie. He could have just as easily killed himself. If that happened you think everybody would be just saying he was a dumbass and shouldn't have killed himself? No they would be saying the gun should have been a prop and never had ammunition it in the first place. Most these people are judging the guy just because he's an asshole that he's a murderer too. To prove murder in the court of law you have to prove intent! I can destroy that in a court of law in the blink of an eye. You think they can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that his intent was to kill that person? That is exactly why the man is acting like a victim because that was not his intent! I guarantee you there's nobody more sorry than him that she's dead except for maybe the family. I could have been on that movie set and replace that prop gun with a real one of mine. It should have never had the ability to kill someone. He is guilty of criminal negligence alone. Any first-year law student good Defenders case from murder including myself. I would not be surprised if he had to pay some kind of wrongful death suit. Now that yeah I agree
@@BJETNT like he said and showed us over and over and over, he checked, rechecked and then rechecked again before shooting it. He actually knows what he is doing. which is the point he is trying to prove! He’s doing the absolute correct way! If you’ve been around guns as long as he has, and I agree up around them and still use them. Guns aren’t the issue, it’s the people that are holding them that are the issue!! Guns don’t jump up and shoot people by themselves! You should train yourself gun safety and gun use, gun protocols over and over and over again until you feel comfortable with the gun but you NEVER IGNORE SAFTEY PROTOCOLS EVER and Mr. Schneider did not ignore the safety protocol not once!!! I totally agree and stand by what he said!!! 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Was there intent ?
Baldwin is guilty of criminal negligence occasioning death and grievous bodily harm at the very least and he knows it. He's in damage control mode, trying to divert the attention away from his lack of supervision as the producer. Bottom line is that safety on set is his responsibility. Sure, he can delegate specific tasks, but he is still supposed to oversee what is going on. My Dad was a film producer, and any time there were firearms or stunts involved, he always consulted with the armourer and/or stunt co-ordinator to ensure that everyone knew exactly how the scene was to play out, everyone knew the safety measures in place, everyone knew where and where not to stand. Safety is paramount, and the minute you start cutting corners or getting complacent, is exactly when Murphy's Law comes into effect. You're absolutely right John, this was no accident. It was a very tragic result of the bossman not giving a shit. Police aren't needed on film sets, armourers and stunt co-ordinators should have that all covered, and if they don't, it is up to the producer to replace them with ones that do.
I never thought I'd live to see the day "Bo Duke" used the word prick, and with just cause! Everything you said was right on target (pardon the pun), but it's going to be ignored because Baldwin's political leanings are admired by the leftists of Hollywood. However, I do find it ironic that Baldwin is calling for more police presence on movie sets when HE was one of the main voices calling for the defunding of the police!!! Truth may be stranger than fiction, but not even the best writers could write what is happening right now.
I'm British, and a massive lefty. But Baldwins bleating is nothing to do with that. Its the desperate bleating of yet another lazy, incompetent, rich arsehole, whose own failures (before we even get to the shooting itself) made all of this possible. People plinking with real ammo on the set, ND's in the days leading up to the shooting, where live ammo was in a gun meant to be filled with blanks... the fact Baldwin was the one who ended up shooting someone just caps off the list of safety failures that he, as the Producer was responsible for preventing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Baldwin intentionally killed someone with a gun as a reason to attack 2A.
I say we defund Alec!!!!
Recovering Liberal here, Baldwin is a hypocrite and a privileged one at that.
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Why are the criminal charges taking soo long, If a Plumber did this I would have been locked up that minute !!!
Baldwin is responsible for the shooting. He didn’t even check the gun before he aimed it at someone. Even if you are not familiar with guns, people know that you should not point a gun at anyone! Having a police officer, would not have prevented this. Baldwin didn’t check the gun! He has to beheld responsible!
Who leaves loaded guns laying around on set? I still think Alec loaded it and it was no accident.
They were doing a rehearsal. There is NO EXCUSE for him to have aimed a FUNCTIONAL firearm at a LIVE person. She wasn't an actor and wasn't in the script, nor even a stand in. Did it satisfy something in Baldwin's ego to point a live weapon at someone and pull the trigger? We likely will never know.
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@@828enigma6 tech rehearsal, meaning they were figuring out where the lights and cameras would be, so not even doing the full script! Less of a reason to fire the freaking thing!
One hour NRA BASIC gun saftey course ! But Baldin spent years fighting NRA sooner than learn !
The sheriff should confiscate the card from the camera. If it did roll there is a lot of information on that card.
Thank You John for speaking the Truth About Alec! He’s Not the Victim, he’s Guilty of Murder! He just another bad Actor, not you, your good 😌! God Bless You John! 💪🏻🇺🇸❤️
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Yes very few actors that speak up and those that do are generally not working anymore due to the Hollywood Cult. Yes Hollywood is a sick infested place
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I was raised around guns all of my life, my dad was a huge hunter, and taught us kids how to properly use a gun. The one thing that he always told me, was "NEVER", "EVER"point a gun at another person unless you were going to use it. Alec, man up...you know, exactly what you did. Thank you, John for sharing this with us 👍 You are a smart talented man👍
Ditto!!
Fascinating John. Great to see someone who obviously knows what they are talking about explain everything.
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I Hope The State Calls You In As A Witness .. You Know The Protocol.. Keep Talking & Explaining.
We Love & Appreciate You ..
GOD Bless You John 🙏
Standard protocol with all firearms.
I was just thinking the same thing after I saw another update on this , if you handle firearms you your self are responsible for opening chamber and having a look like you do in the real world at the range or anywhere . Why was it a real gun with bullets anyway ?
@@NoNORADon911 not surprised...there’s lots of sense or ship on here. My comments are almost always de leted by the app thought police. And my phone seems to be messed with so I can’t make calls or texts or receive them at times! Pretty scary. But screw the bastards!
Thank you John! You are a great person! Wonderful information. I remember meeting you at a party at the Don Strange Ranch outside of San Antonio, TX about 20+ years ago! I was the lead singer in the band and invited you up to sing. You politely declined, and were very gracious. I could tell then what a really great person you are!
Seems to me that an arrest should have already taken place and their name to me is A. Baldwin.
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Nice to see someone with firearm knowledge along with production knowledge. I was yelling at my TV when he said he didn't pull the trigger and his finger wasn't evan on the trigger. There is no way a single action revolver can fire without pulling the trigger on a non modified weapon. What was being said by Alec and the news made no sense to me. I don't care how many times someone else checked that the weapon was safe, evan right Infront of me, I'm also doing a safety check.
Also, what is having a cop on set going to improve? Cops get very little training on firearms. Their entire training is on average only 19 weeks and only 71 hours of the 19 weeks is on firearms. There are much more qualified people that should be in charge of firearm safty on a movie set. Now they had someone with proper training but limited experience. Maybe have a requirement that they need to have a minimum amount of real world experience working under someone that does but, this sounds more like they didn't follow standard gun safety, never mind the protocols that are in place for gun safty on all movie sets.
I admire your willingness to put yourself out there on this. Baldwin is using every trick to deflect attention from his responsibility for this 100% avoidable tragedy. It was not an "accident", it was his negligence pure and simple, negligence brought on by his own arrogance, hubris and poor character. It will be an terrible injustice to his victims and their families if he is able to worm out of accountability for this because of his celebrity and political leanings. Thank you for your persistence and integrity.
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You all miss true point this was a bullet in gun ..why who put it ..that the question ..yes things were not followed but that person that put bullet no what they did..I heard him only say one thing about this..and hebsaybhe not expect but hevleavevit upto one that are ..look I don't have to like his veiw but that not what I thought it bad for everyone ..you forget that he had to live with this ....so no I don't think he need go to jail it was bad accident ..and the did wrong he has insure .that why you all have it .ok how about this ..who went to jail when Brandon lee died huh who got into trouble for not talk safety to Jon Erik hexum who put a gun to his head a ND pull he. Though that he get hurt with blank well he died so who to blame there ..
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Mr Schneider, I very much appreciate the time you put in to this and the knowledge of your industry you are sharing with us. I find the facts speak for themselves. This was highly preventable and is reckless disregard for life. If it wasn’t the person who was to hand him the fire arm, he should have refused it. If he didn’t want to check the firearm he shouldn’t have had it. Lastly, he didn’t want to take responsibility for what went on in the production of the film, he shouldn’t have signed on as a producer.
I agree. Also, no reason for any live ammo anywhere near the set.
Hey Alec, how about having ADULTS on the set?
How about Alec never step on the set again?
The "armorer" is 24 and no adult i see.. ugh
@@VikingNorway-pb5tm829 I meant mental adults, something lacking in Holly-weird
Are you even aware that the Teamsters Union which is very much involved in show business is heavily Pro-Trump? Do you know anyone in show business or are you just a fool listening to a B-Actor hack? There are credible claims that the gun and ammunition were TAMPERED WITH ON THE SET AFTER THE SHOOTING. Perhaps that is why Baldwin wants police officers on set. Why is John Schneider so outraged that Baldwin is calling for police on the set? Is Schneider anti-cop? The teamsters have a LONG HISTORY of MAFIA CONNECTIONS. TRUMP is well known to have deep MAFIA connections. His former lawyer Roy Cohn was at one time the consiglieri to ALL FIVE NEW YORK MAFIA FAMILIES. Obviously Baldwin was set up for what he did to Trump in 2020. A cop on set might have prevented or exposed the corruption.
@@edbenti5007 everyone who handles the gun is supposed to check it.
A show that predicts the future: 30 Rock, Season 5, Episode 20. There is a scene where Jack, played by Alec Baldwin, runs recklessly with a pistol, and accidentally shoots someone. Wow.
Keep it up John!👏❤ He has 100% left a HORRIBLE mark! We won't forget what he's done. He can cry & deflect all he wants to, but we know he's at total fault in this.
❤ YOU &GOD BLESS!!❤🙏🇺🇲
John, thank you for sharing this information. I did not not know of the CGI-effects that could be used to mimic an actual firing or the security procedures that should be followed on a movie set. So before now, in my ignorance, I believed the Alex incident was just an unavoidable mistake. Now with the knowledge and insight you shared, you are 100% right. Something with Alex's story is fishy. Why was live ammo on the set? How did it get there? Why didn't Alex do the 6-7 test fire shots before using the gun? Thanks again for a great video and information.[]
The police should have been on set to haul him away in handcuffs.
Somehow, Alec Baldwin will worm his way out of this. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Liberal Privilege on full display here
There was reasonable suspicion to believe a felony had been committed (a shooting) and probable cause to believe that Baldwin committed that felony, yes, he could have been arrested without a warrant right then and there.
Exactly. Kyle Rittenhouse was clearly innocent yet he spent a year in jail. Alec should b in jail until his trial.
I currently attend the sonora desert institute to become a gunsmith and 1911 armorer. This whole tragedy is just so sad and irresponsible actions of the ones responsible for it shoukd be held accountable for it. I hope one day if my career allows it to be able to be an on set armorer and not let this happen ever again!
This is bottom line here: Alec was the BOSS and therefore RESPONSIBLE for his people AND what they do! Period.
Here's the other bottom line: People like Alec Baldwin do not feel that they are to be held accountable for their actions, or responsible for the consequences.
Yeah, but the idiot thinks that since it happened to HIM, then EVERYONE should have their hand held when shooting a movie that involves guns, since he's STILL thinking that he's smarter than everyone else.
Didnt do boss baby for nothing.
You treat every weapon as if it is loaded. You never point a weapon at anything you dont intend to kill. Each person who puts a hand on any weapon, should enjoy it is NOT loaded
NO! Alec was not the boss! John has that wrong. The Boss on a film set from the production end is the LINE producer, in this case Gabrielle Pickle was the line producer.
Nor was Alec a writer or co writer. The only one with writing credits is Joel Souza. If people want to participate in a conversation get the forking facts right at least.
Many actors get a producer credit who have nothing to so with production. Rust had 14 producers in total.
The ones that count are the executive producers and on set boss is the line producer, there were five executive producers, and one line producer. Alec was not one of them, so he probably had a producer credit in name only. That is one way of getting a name actor to participate.
Spot on John! Mr. Baldwin should be brought up on charges of criminal negligence and manslaughter by my way of thinking. I don’t believe him for a second. If he gets out of this without jail time, I think he should stick to doing SNL where they don’t have guns.
I totally agree Alec is playing the victim card. I told people that and they tried to tell me I was wrong and he's innocent and I said no he's not he's guilty and he knows it, he just is trying to make people think he's innocent. Thank you John for keeping up the talk on gun safety on set. People need to know the truth. And you know what you're talking about.
Alec baldwin needs to be thrown in jail. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@@harperstacey9604 Yes he does. He needs to man up and accept the consequences for his actions.
@@Nicole_Jewell Nicole, you responded to me so fast that I didn't have time to blink my eyes 😂. Alec baldwin is a total jerk who believes he can get away with anything. He needs to be put away for life. He is an arrogant bully. I feel sorry for his wife and children. I also feel sorry for the victim's family. I hope justice will prevail and Alec Baldwin will soon be behind bars. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@@harperstacey9604 His ego is so big that he thinks he'll get away with it. I'm glad that John Schneider isn't letting it go. Someone needs to speak out. And hope to get justice for the victim's family.
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My father taught me as a child that guns aren't toys, so I wasn't allowed to play "cops and robbers", wasn't allowed to have cap guns or water pistols. That was how serious he was about the idea of gun safety. He didn't agree with me growing up thinking is was alright to point a gun at someone.
I for one am glad you're not letting it go and I'm sure there's many of us out here. Thank you
Thank you so much for making this video. As a total gun neophite I've been saying for a while "based on media reports it sounds like actors aren't allowed to check for safety, why is that?? How does that make things safer other than perhaps in being able to pin it all on someone else." I felt like there had to be something I didn't know because I haven't been in the business since 1978, in fact I was born in '78.
Turns out based on this commentary no I was spot on they all should be doing checks. Thank you so much for this.
I agree with you, John, I can not call this an accident. If a police officer had been on the set, the day this incident occurred, the officer could not have prevented Baldwin's carelessness. I think that Baldwin is afraid of someone and that is why he is asking for police officers on the set. I could say something about the irony of democrat Baldwin's supporting the "defund the police" movement, but I am going to bite my tongue.
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This is a shame. After the Brandon Lee tragedy on THE CROW you would think people would be more careful with these types of things. Especially when involving firearms. If someone were ever to hand me a firearm, I would immediately check it. Being in the military I always knew every part of my M-16A2.
Stay on this Mr Schneider. You're on point and ppl need to be constantly reminded about this whole thing. Msm are running cover for him. And as I said before they are all putting the blame on anyone but the "one" who is truly responsible.
This was a great video! You really laid it out there and explained it for everyone once again. This was a terrible tragedy! I never thought I'd see something like this again after Brandon Lee's death on the set of The Crow...very sad. I've said it before...you were my childhood hero. I'm 47 now and in some ways, you're still that hero. You stand for the things you believe in and that is a very respectable thing, especially in our current world. Keep being you, keep being real.
I appreciate you standing up for what's right. We all need to do that.
He was the shooter, NOT the victim! It's so awesome that someone like you, in the know, is standing up for what's right and true!
Even if they had police officers on the set this shooting would have still happened. The difference would have been that Alec Baldwin would have been arrested 3 seconds after the gun went off.
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I would love to see a long list of actors subpoenaed to testify about gun handling protocol.
Well said John. It is refreshing for someone in the industry to stand up and say what needs to be said. I know nothing about the film industry, but I have been a firearms enthusiast, hunter, competition shooter, and firearms collector for the better part of my 61 years, and I am appalled at the lack of firearms discipline, that had to happen, for this tragedy to take place. Mr. Baldwins apparent lack of willingness to accept any amount of responsibility is also deplorable.
All you need is RESPONSIBLE ADULTS , and nobody will ever get shot …
Totally agree. When mistakes happen, some hold the opinion of "Officials shouldn't have let me do this" versus "I should have been more careful or better prepared". Yes, society needs rules, but society can't create enough rules to protect every possible person from every possible situation (nor should you want them to). People have to take responsibility for their own actions, even when that's unpleasant. _You don't get to take responsibility for your successes without also taking responsibility for your failures_
And this isn't specific to film, many industries have processes to double/triple check things and prevent careless mistakes. I'm a programmer, so lives aren't on the line thank goodness, but we make HR software that has strict international data privacy laws we have to adhere to, and we're audited twice a year so we can keep the necessary certifications.
Just like on a set, or a hospital, or anywhere else that has procedures and safeguards like that, you have them in place, not for the 99% of the time where they wouldn't be needed, but for the 1% of the time that they would.
Excellent, John. I was just saying telling someone yesterday that he is responsible and why. Everyone questioning the tragic event should watch this.
Thank’s John. I’m sure glad there’s a lot of us that think this way.
I think that Alec Baldwin should have checked his prop gun one last time to be sure and also since he is the one that fired the gun killing someone he should be held accountable for his actions!
Did you watch the video? A PROP GUN won't fire a bullet. He was using a real gun.
Don't stop, John. Alec is just playing the victim, like most egocentric liberals! Guns aren't dangerous when handled by responsible people. Alec is dangerous because he is irresponsible and wants to place the blame on anything he can think of to absolve him of culpability for such reckless action and attitude. The protocol is sufficient. It just needs to be followed. With friends like him, who needs enemies?
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@Margaret Martin - (Alec Baldwin murder Halyna Hutchins > Halyna Hutchins married to Matthew Hutchins > Matthew Hutchins lawyer at Latham and Watkins > Latham and Watkins represent the Clintons)
@@SanDiegoCaliforniaUSA How stupid.
@@mountianfolks 😂 Poor kid. Stupid as your reply. 😂
@@SanDiegoCaliforniaUSA Representing the Clintons? Wouldn't that mean him and his family should've been protected?? Unless he (Matthew) was gonna talk and they did in his wife to let him know he shouldn't. But, that would be the most ignorant move cause you take ONE of my family members out I'd come for you harder NOT back down.
Preach and preach it again! You cannot let this go. I have been a police officer for nearly 14 years and what he did, at least in my conservative state, is flat out manslaughter. Period. The liberal district attorney up there is already setting the framework to not try Baldwin simply because he’s part of their club. He should have been arrested on the scene but the DA is going to stall stall stall until it’s just a distant memory and this girls murder is going to go unpunished. Sir please, do not let this go. We need more people like you, sir.
I’m not convinced that it was really a tragic accident. He cocked the hammer and pointed the gun directly at Halyna Hutchins. There are allegedly background connections between Baldwin and Hutchins (I just can’t remember what I’ve heard on other channels). Really glad you’ve made videos about the proper use of firearms on movie sets. I hope you’re called as an expert witness when this goes to court. 🙏🇺🇸💗
There’s a very good reason you’re not an A-list headlining actor and it’s not because you lack the talent. It’s because you refuse to pay the price those like Baldwin willingly pay for fame and fortune. For those of your audience who do not yet know the whole ugly truth I’ll say only this, Stanley Kubrick’s last film was "Eyes Wide Shut;" it was more of a dramatized biography of the movie industry than fictional presentation. But Kubrick never got to see the finished product; he died under suspicious circumstances one week after filming wrapped. Tell ya anything? You also know the film industry is replete with child trafficking and you wouldn’t go anywhere near that. But I can see you teaming up with Tim Ballard of Operation Underground Railroad for a project. 😁
What do you mean by " background connections"???
" I just can't remember what I have heard" ... Then don't speak. Making unfounded statements is not the proper way to make a stand.
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Are you referring to her husband being a Clinton lawyer? When they are involved who knows who will be blackmailed into doing who knows what to who?
Yes @ Janine Busald . Everything you said is the truth . God Bless 🕊
Great job, John. Keep at it until justice is served for all involved in this unnecessary tragedy.
Agreed. Having police officers on set will do NOTHING to change the FACT that someone is being negligent by ignoring proper safety protocols AT ALL TIMES, particularly while on set, even WITH functional prop guns or fully functional replicas of firearms.
Baldwin is the PERFECT example of someone who cannot take ownership of their mistakes and attempts to politicize and throw the heat off of themselves to pull the victim card.
Baldwin is simply trying to redirect the blame away from himself on this, that he KNOWINGLY disregarded those safety protocols and without having the proper master or armorer available.
These protocols were heightened AFTER Brandon Lee's death in '93.
They are allowing Baldwin to slide because he's such an outspoken Liberal, had it been someone else, say, Chris Pratt? There would be ENDLESS calls to have him sent to jail
Excellent job with the driving analogy.
The victim wasn't alec Baldwin the victim was the cinematographer that got killed on that set
I was told when just rehearsing, when not recording, they're not even supposed to use a gun. They have a laser pointer in order to properly show the different angles needed. Any gun, prop or otherwise should not have even been necessary to have on set during that time. Also thank you for mentioning the producer part....none of the news has been acknowledging that.
I was taught at my daddy's knee that there is no such thing as a gun that isn't loaded. If it's not disassembled, you are to behave as if death could come flying out the barrel at anything you pointed towards. Full stop.
Touche
Totally avoidable and inexcusable tragedy. I concur wholeheartedly Mr. Schneider! Thank you.
I am so proud of you! I really hope this doesn't offend but Uncle Jessie would be too. He's NOT the victim in this. You brought knowledge and logic to back up your words. You are making a difference 🙏💚
The old Bill Gates defense, *"I didn't know until afterwards."*
This is what I have been saying all along. People need to stop feeling sorry for him and saying it was an accident. It would never have happened if they were following protocal.
And yet again, John Schneider being a breath of fresh air, and using common sense that MOST actors and actresses in Hollyweird do NOT possess. Thank you so very much, John!!
There should be no live ammo on a movie set.
Can I say something
The best way to hide a murder is in plain sight.
Thank you for the explanation. The latest on AB and what he's requesting not surprising. It goes with his character and personality.
Looking at things from a 30,000ft view, this looks more like a "Wag the Dog" moment. I believe he was told to create a distraction. There are reports that he was having "dissagreements" with the individual shot. It appears that he committed murder as his distraction and expects to get off due to his connections.
Furthermore, his "solution" of having cops on sets will do nothing from an engineering safety point. The failure was his choice to Not use properly trained wranglers. Having a cop or 10 or 100 on set would not have made a whit of difference. He could have had the entire 2ID on set and none of those infantrymen could have changed the outcome.
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@@fraudbuster5232 do you dissagree or deny the statements from folk on set that baldwin was yelling at her? That they had been at odds with eachother?
Do you REALLY think having a handful of cops would have prevented him from pulling the trigger?
If you don't understand distraction and psyops then go back to your crackpipe.
Most of what media focuses on is to keep you from focusing on the legal manuverings taking place. Or do you think its normal to make late night last minute changes to 2100page bills?
Wow! So interesting. Thank you for showing the prop gun and explaining the parts and the special effects that go along. I personally feel there was foul play. You’re awesome, John. A shining light in very dark times. I’m really, from my heart, so grateful for you. God bless you and yours. ♥️
Wow, thank you for the explanation, very thorough, very simple, very safe. Sounds like there is no way this tragedy should have happened except total neglect and carelessness.
John, you’re right. Alec is playing the victim card.
I hear baldwin is also a satanist.
Baldwin spent his whole life "shooting" his mouth off.
Not victim.. a set up.. many mass shootings the person is inhumainly.. harassed then they make a gun available to them hoping they will take the bait.
he does that a lot
@@cherriemckinstry131 that sounds like the FBI at work
I was cleaning my 9mm. I was home alone, no one else in the house. I had no ammo in the room I was cleaning my pistol in. I dropped the empty mag, checked the breech visually and with my finger to verify that it was empty. I then decided I wanted a drink. I walked into the other room and grabbed a soda from the fridge. Upon returning to the area where I was cleaning my firearm, the first thing I did was set down my soda, picked up my pistol and opened the slide. I visually inspected and felt hat there was no round in the chamber. To reiterate, I was home alone and I knew I had just checked it... but it had been out of my possession for the one-minute it took me to go get a drink. In my mind, that's the proper way to handle a firearm. If Alec Baldwin had spent a fraction of the time learning proper gun safety as he did bashing on responsible gun owners, Halayna Hutchins would be alive today. It's that simple. I'm not trying to minimize the responsibility of the prop master, who should've made damn sure there were no live rounds in the firearm, but once that pistol was handed to Alec... it became HIS responsibility. He was in possession of it, it was his responsibility. Just my two cents, of course.
What gets me if he was practicing his quick side draw why did he need to practice while having any ammo at all, even blanks, at 2 feet away, that alone is deadly, he was careless either way, he has no gun discipline.
Man I really admire you John! No one can say what you said any better! And ole Alec better hope that a prosecuter doesn't figure all of this out as you did or he might actually be brought to justice as he should be. In fact I live in New Mexico and only 20 miles from Santa Fe and my landlord is a New Mexico State prosecuter although for a different district but I think I'm going to share this video with him and see if he can't pass along to someone able to do something about this. Who knows. It sure can't hurt to try. Because Mr. Baldwin needs to be held accountable for this.
Theory, he was ticked at her/someone near her, and he wanted to make an anti-gun scenario, gets 2 for the price of one. He looses his (&(^*^*$ every few years. Didn't mean to kyllly her, just scare, and OOPS.
You cannot argue with this, you’re a refreshing voice of reason, the problems were many, low budget, in-fighting, wage, complaints, walk-offs, it makes you wonder if someone set it up as sabatoge, but no matter what, you can’t escape, the man shot her in the face
I still can’t understand why someone would ( on a movie set, or any other situation. Point a gun at anyone that was not a threat) great video. Thanks
There is a big reason- to get rid of another person that has dirt on Hillary. Sick.
A very astute point . If you have a father that had guns that's the first and most important lesson he will always and forever more teach and over teach . And I can only imagine that in sets like movies that the safety is paramount always and formost .. crazy . And more so that they are pretending Baldwin is a victim .
@@dadannyboyo yeah, I totally agree. I’m not believing the narrative. Thanks for the reply
It was a tech rehearsal. They weren't even running the lines. That's why there was no footage, that's why the crew present was minimal. There was no reason to point it, cock it and fire it.
@@LizRealGirlBeauty which makes it even worse than it already was, it's almost as if someone wanted that man dead , can't imagine why ? That's terrible seriously Baldwin should be investigated and charged as a criminal either wilful or negligent ( which I can't see how it would be ) ,and yet they making him look like a victim , unreal
It's being swept under the rug. If that was anybody else they would've done been arrested for manslaughter. The D.A. and sheriff department aren't doing there job. Where is the ATF or F.B.I. on this matter? It's a sad sick joke.
You are spot on my friend! Over the years I worked at three different gun shops plus I was a FFL licensed firearms dealer for 18 years doing gun shows state wide. Over and over I would see police officers handle firearms unsafely so I don't see how having an officer standing around would help. Most likely it's so they will have someone they hate to take the blame if this happens again. When someone hands you a firearm their responsibility ends and it's 100% on you at that point. It's all simple firearms safety and nothing more.
Thank you for showing and explaining everything so well. We can only pray the truth comes out. I agree it was inexcusable this happened. He has to own up to his responsibility..keep up the good work..from Tennessee
The police allegedly recovered 500 rounds of common or garden, live ammunition. From a movie set. Its alleged that people on the crew were plinking targets on the set during downtime. There had been negligent discharges of live ammunition days before. The set should NEVER have had live ammo on it in the first place, CERTAINLY not just laying around where it could be placed in a firearm intended to be used in a movie! Craaaazy shit!
Thank you for not being part of the problem and being part of the solution. Baldwin playing victim doesn’t surprise me, but this shit needs to stop, he NEEDS to be held accountable.
Love your stance and dedication to this dangerous situation!!!! Love ya John, Stay safe!!!!!
Criminal negligence... That's the charge that should be used to arrest and prosecute Baldwin.
A factual and explicit explanation that leaves no doubt whatsoever.
Right on! Excesses, excesses won't change what happened. Guns don't kill, people kill.
Intelligent, educational, and responsive. Thank you. I wish more people in the industry held personal responsibility of themselves concerning regulations to protect everyone on a production to the up most thought in their minds 24/7.
Nonchalance leads to negligence. Negligence lead to death in this case. PERIOD.
Thank you John! It's pretty sad that ignorant people will still say he's innocent. That fool needs to be in prison.
Thanks Mr Schneider for showing us the safety about guns and props.
John, this has truly been firing me up since I heard of this tragedy. What are the rules from SAG, AFTRA, AEA... I have been in theatrical productions where we used period authentic weaponry and AEA has specific guidelines when a weapon is used. I know as an actor, I am given the weapon by the Master of Arms, or whatever title that person is given. He or She then proceeds to show me the weapon, usually unloaded unless blanks are used and then hands it to me. I check the weapon because now, I have a personal hand prop, usually some extension of the character, I will always recheck the weapon holster it and then go to set. Unless, blanks are used, and prior to production, everyone on set is taught about the dangers of the weapons being used, and shown the difference of what a blank bullet and a real deadly bullet look like. and those weapons are loaded with the actor present. At least in my experiences with historical pieces I have been a part of production for.
Experts and the protocols I outlined are an implied part of both SAG as well as the DGA. They outline the necessity of a safety meeting before a weapon is used on set.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios filming alot up here in michigan as you know. Yes..one of them i was weapons master..kicked a producer friend off set cause he insisted to go get the weapon and not let me handle it ..protocols are there for a reason no matter if its big budget or or indie and shorts and is exactly how you explained it.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios John, I have a BS in Occupational Safety and Health along with my BA in Acting and Directing and I really got curious as to what I could find in the CFR, or what another similar industry's standards were and Actors Equity Association which is for the theatre, etc.. has the best safety procedure and outline for when specifically guns are used on set. I would think that SAG would be as safe as AEA, if not safer. I recommend you take a look at the AEA website and see what they are doing so maybe you can help the DGA and SAG create a specific industry standard for those in NAICS 5121. I would love to help if you need any.
That's like shutting the barn door after the horse has gotten out.
So, it's clear, John.
Anyone that does not practice the appropriate protocol for gun safety, has NO RIGHT, to be handling firearms.
Pure negligence, at the very least.
The common man would have already been charged with negligent manslaughter.
I do pretty much what Mr. Schneider demonstrated, except I've only ever handled / fired magazine fed guns, not "Old Fashioned Wheel Guns".
Spot on John I have said from moment first heard about this shooting that this was in no doubt negligent homicide. I have zero experience with filming but I am very well experienced in firearms. I am 62 and since the age of 6 I have been handling firearms. So it makes no difference on set/ studio, firing range or in the field hunting. The same safety protocol is always in force that you have described here. You never ever have a hot firearm where you are with or near anyone more than yourself alone. Plus under no circumstances do you ever have a firearm point in the direction of another person with the one exception of self-defense. The biggest rule number one rule every firearm is loaded whether it actually is or not treat it that way. This may not be related to the Rust shooting but for those who have children and own firearms. Please for God's sake teach your kids how to handle them properly and safely or just don't have them. Teach a child early and drill them they for rest of life always handle a firearm safely out of pure habit. This doesn't mean you may not ever experience a accidental discharge some firearms are more inherently dangerous than others. But if your holding the firearm properly in the freak instance this might happen the firearm will always be pointed in a safe direction at all times. I know I have personally seen it happen a couple times in the many years. Thus why all guns are loaded even though you may know for a fact you unloaded it.
John, you are doing great work here. I would like to point out something that concerns me, however. I personally would never cover the cylinder/forcing cone junction with my hand, just to prevent ingraining a potentially dangerous gesture.
Thank you so much for staying on this topic and avoidable killing! Alec needs to be charged with negligent homicide! This was NO accident! It was negligence and Alec is trying to say there isn’t enough safety protocols when in fact there are and he just failed or refused to follow them! He is deflecting blame when he is the one to blame!
My husband Stephen Shellen, was an actor in Hollywood for 20 yrs and he completely agrees with what John Schneider is saying. Protocols have been in place for years and years. Baldwin needs to be held responsible.No transferring the blame