Tarantino: Alec Baldwin Still Responsible for Shooting Death

Speaking to Bill Maher on a recent episode of his Club Random podcast, Tarantino claimed that actors have a responsibility while filming with guns, an opinion that pointedly dissents from what the Screen Actors Guild has maintained in the past regarding Baldwin’s case.

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The Once Upon A Time In Hollywood director disagreed with Maher’s point that Baldwin’s case was “bullshit.”

“No. It’s a situation, I think — I’m being fair enough to say that the armorer, the guy who handles the gun, an armorer is 90% responsible for everything that happens when it comes to that gun,” Tarantino said. “But, but, but, but, but, but, the actor is 10% responsible. The actor is 10% responsible. It’s a gun. You are a partner in the responsibility to some degree.”

Ed Morrissey

Adam Baldwin and I have discussed this a few times in our Amiable Skeptics shows. SAG-AFTRA supported Alec, but their guidelines do require actors to take partial responsibility for safe handling of firearms. And as any responsible firearm owner will tell you, pistols and rifles should be handled as loaded and dangerous until the person handling them confirms otherwise. 

Tarantino's right on Alec's moral responsibility, and on criminal culpability too. The case fell apart because of prosecutorial misconduct, not because the case wasn't prosecutable. 

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