Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
there seems to be a lot of that in >>> the world these days. The element of human greed or the feeling that >>> someone is getting more because of avoidance of rules and such is part of >>> the human experience. Communism certainly proved that. >>> >>>

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
that in >> the world these days. The element of human greed or the feeling that >> someone is getting more because of avoidance of rules and such is part of >> the human experience. Communism certainly proved that. >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> Brian Webs

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Mathew Howard
ailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com ] *On > Behalf Of *Jan-GAMs > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 3:28 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin > > > > I agree, 3 people totally fucked-up, but I suspect there is a 4th person > who put the live ammo i

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:44 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin >> >> thats what the armorers attorney is saying. >> That doesnt change any of the culpabilities though, it just adds another >> person to the list

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin   I agree, 3 people totally fucked-up, but I suspect there is a 4th person who put the live ammo in the gun.  Just because 3 f'ed-up, doesn't make them less responsible, I think these people should get

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin   thats what the armorers attorney is saying. That doesnt change any of the culpabi

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
nly proved that. > > > > Thank you, > > Brian Webster > > > > *From:* AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jan-GAMs > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 3:28 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin > > > > I agree,

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
> > *From:* Steve Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:44 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin > > thats what the armorers attorney is saying. > That doesnt change any of the culpabilities though, it just

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Brian Webster
. Communism certainly proved that. Thank you, Brian Webster From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jan-GAMs Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 3:28 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin I agree, 3 people totally fucked-up, but I suspect there is a 4th

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jan-GAMs
ld she have been put in jail? Accidents >>     happen. >>     The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the >>     legal system can do to attempt to make one whole. >>     *From:* Steve Jones >&g

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Steve, I think you ought to consider a career in in the US Foreign Service. Perhaps at the US rep to the UN. Diplomacy is a hard commodity to come by... From: Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:44 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
: >> >> >> >> So, what does jail time fix? A deterrent? Sending a message? A >> >> spanking for bad humans? >> >> This was an accident. My wife wrecked a car 20 years ago and one >> >> of my sons died. Should she have

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jan-GAMs
been put in jail? Accidents >>     happen. >>     The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the >>     legal system can do to attempt to make one whole. >>     *From:* Steve Jones >>     *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
That was my first thought. There were reports of disgruntled staff abandoning the project in the days prior. From: Mathew Howard Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 12:34 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin Yes. I could give Baldwin a pass

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
cked a car 20 years ago and one >>     of my sons died.  Should she have been put in jail? Accidents >>     happen. >>     The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the >>     legal system can do

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Mathew Howard
> of my sons died. Should she have been put in jail? Accidents > >> happen. > >> The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the > >> legal system can do to attempt to make one whole. > >> *From:* Steve Jones > >>

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 12/2/21 9:38 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: It would be so “easy” to just add firearms with CGI I would think. Just have them hold a 3D printed replica that is bright green and replace it with post editing work. Just have everyone use walkie talkies instead of guns. -- AF mailing list

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jan-GAMs
nly thing the     legal system can do to attempt to make one whole.     *From:* Steve Jones     *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM     *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group     *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin     firearm safety is a universal applied universally to

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jay Weekley
al system can do to attempt to make one whole. *From:* Steve Jones *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin firearm safety is a universal applied universally to firearms. There is no differ

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Mathew Howard
only thing the legal > system can do to attempt to make one whole. > > *From:* Steve Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin > > firearm safety is a universal applied universal

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
appen. > > The family has civil remedies because money is the only thing the legal > system can do to attempt to make one whole. > > *From:* Steve Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Robert
Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin firearm safety is a universal applied universally to firearms. There is no different level of safety for different people. A firearms inherent danger doesnt lessen depending on where its used (maybe around flammable gasses). I hate cop

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
> > *From:* Daniel White > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:11 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin > > I'm nervous around anyone with a firearm because on principle I trust no > one. I trust no firearm is unloaded unle

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Robert
, December 2, 2021 10:11 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin I'm nervous around anyone with a firearm because on principle I trust no one.  I trust no firearm is unloaded unless I maintain possession and cleared it myself.  Active Duty/former military

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
the legal system can do to attempt to make one whole. From: Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:43 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin firearm safety is a universal applied universally to firearms. There is no different level of safety

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Steve Jones
expecting me to wave it > around in the general direction of people and me not checking it first. I > would never trust someone’s word on that. > > *From:* Bill Prince > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:28 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Nate Burke
editing work. *From:* Daniel White *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:11 AM *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin I'm nervous around anyone with a firearm because on principle I trust no one. I trust no firearm is unloaded unless I maintain possession

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
me a firearm expecting me to wave it around in the general direction of people and me not checking it first. I would never trust someone’s word on that. From: Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:28 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin From where

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Josh Luthman
expecting me to wave it > around in the general direction of people and me not checking it first. I > would never trust someone’s word on that. > > *From:* Bill Prince > *Sent:* Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:28 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Bald

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Daniel White
t is possible to be extra easy to touch off.  >   > I just cannot imagine someone handing me a firearm expecting me to > wave it around in the general direction of people and me not checking > it first.  I would never trust someone’s word on that.   >   > *From:* Bill Prince &g

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
on that.     From: Bill Prince Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:28 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin   From where I'm sitting there had

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jay Weekley
It was a revolver so the hammer would probably have been down so it couldn't have just gone off. If it was cocked then that could be a different story. Chuck McCown via AF wrote: I would think every actor that has to use a gun should have to get trained to the point they know they are the

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
fmug.com Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 8:55:03 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt handling a magic gun pointing it at people on a scene that had no call to point at people in an industry where you dont point firearms at

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Bill Prince
Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP From: "Steve Jones" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 8:55:03 PM

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Daniel White
t; > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ---- > *From: *"Steve Jones" > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > *Sent: *Wednesd

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Mike Hammett
- Original Message - From: "Steve Jones" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 8:55:03 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt handling a magic gun pointing it at people

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-02 Thread Jay Weekley
I think you are referring to an older model of Taurus. Steve Jones wrote: thats not what the camera operators lawsuit states. Hes doind everything to deflect from his culpability. Doesnt help his case that other big name actors have already called him out for his personal disregard for

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Steve Jones
Other than where neccessary for visual reasons, why wouldnt they be bright orange or something like that? Most places it's a crime to have a real firearm with an orange tip, why doesnt that apply to ammo? With the leanings of hollywood, I'm actually suprised this isnt more common, I assume most

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
“ revolver” Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > > I would think every actor that has to use a gun should have to get trained > to the point they know they are the last chance to catch something like this. > And are going to shoulder the blame.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
It was a rehearsal but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t rolling Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2021, at 8:41 PM, Jan-GAMs wrote: > >  > If the camera was rolling, we'd have the shot on film. Was the camera > rolling? > >> On 12/1/21 19:10, Bill Prince wrote: >> Yeah. When you're acting, you

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I would think every actor that has to use a gun should have to get trained to the point they know they are the last chance to catch something like this. And are going to shoulder the blame. Only takes a second to see what you have in the gun. Dummy’s look like real rounds but the primers are

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Jan-GAMs
If the camera was rolling, we'd have the shot on film.  Was the camera rolling? On 12/1/21 19:10, Bill Prince wrote: Yeah. When you're acting, you have to do what the "act" calls for. There were failures here, but we can not really know from here what actually happened. Hopefully, people in

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Steve Jones
thats not what the camera operators lawsuit states. Hes doind everything to deflect from his culpability. Doesnt help his case that other big name actors have already called him out for his personal disregard for standards of safety, including the guild rules that firearms are never pointed at

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Bill Prince
Yeah. When you're acting, you have to do what the "act" calls for. There were failures here, but we can not really know from here what actually happened. Hopefully, people in the investigation will be able to make a reasonable determination. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Wed, Dec 1, 2021

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
The scene called for pointing the gun at the camera, and he did what the scene called for Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2021, at 7:55 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > >  > Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt handling a magic > gun pointing it at people on a scene that had

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Steve Jones
Amazing how less dead that lady would be if this guy wasnt handling a magic gun pointing it at people on a scene that had no call to point at people in an industry where you dont point firearms at people with a firearm you dont point at anything youre not prepared to destroy... but sure, he didnt

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I have a few heirloom antique 22 cal rifles. Nothing against guns but I don’t own a handgun. I have historically had a very short fuse and quick to fight. I have mellowed with age but I still don’t want to give myself that option. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2021, at 5:24 PM, Jaime

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Jaime Solorza
My dad was USMC sniper...he loved to hunt and taught my brothers and me how to shoot rifles and hand guns...my youngest brother had the best aim...he took us hunting...thus is back in mid 1960s to 1972...folks divorced .. None of us own gunswe prefer fishing and crossbows... Only one who ever

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Bill Prince
It was the Remington 700 rifle. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/popular-remington-700-rifle-linked-to-potentially-deadly-defects/ bp On 12/1/2021 4:10 PM, Bill Prince wrote: There was a big to-do about a (Remington?) shotgun or rifle (I

Re: [AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Bill Prince
There was a big to-do about a (Remington?) shotgun or rifle (I don't remember the actual make or type) a few years back that had a defective trigger mechanism. A boy accidentally shot his brother and went through years of hell because he was accused of shooting

[AFMUG] OT Alec Baldwin

2021-12-01 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
He is saying he did not pull the trigger. My first instinct was “yeah right”. But I had to remind myself that I had a rifle go off all on its own once when I was about 13. It was pointed at the ground. Stock was under my right arm. I was walking. My hand was no where near the trigger.