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s0nicfan posted...

Didn't this happen because they were using scabs to get around their normal safety crew's union issues? His responsibility as producer towards maintaining safety standards on set combined with his personal involvment at pointing and shooting a loaded prop gun at people between takes as a joke might be enough to get him probation or a hefty fine, but I don't see him getting jailtime here. He had no reason to expect it was loaded with real ammo, but he had no reason to be fake shooting people either and the mistake was a direct result of conditions he created through his decision to move forward with a different safety crew. There's also the issue of him saying he didn't pull the trigger, which if it's a lie doesn't help his case.

His role as a producer would only really be relevant in a civil case, as your handling of a firearm is unrelated to your job description in a criminal sense.