they keep saying preop gun implying its one that does not accept live ammunition but special cartridges for prop guns. but the article clearly says there was real ammo in there, he wasn't using a "prop gun"
visually the look the same, but they are not when handled.
Isn't there some procedure that was adopted, I think even into law, that came about after the death of Brandon Lee, in which there are a HUGE amount of redundancies to prevent a similar accident from happening again?
One thing I find odd is that there were live rounds on a fucking movie set- WHY!? Aren't prop guns supposed to be examined and signed off on by like at least 3 people before it can be used in a film shoot? That's how I would run it- one man would inspect the prop weapon, the prop ammunition, and sign off on it being safe to use on set. Then, a second man would perform the exact same inspection, sign off, and finally a third man does the same. Then it is delivered, by that third man, directly into the hands of the actor on set. This way, three people would have to fuck up in order for something like this to happen.
I thought lee put a gun that fired blanks to his temple and shot. The pressurized shock wave gave him a life ending concussion.
Nah in lee's case a .44 slug got lodged in the barrel and was then fired by a blank round from one of the other actors. I dunno why these idiots cant figure out how to use a blank barrel with just the first inch or so milled and a small gas tube so some smoke comes out. Instead it seems like they are just fucking around with real guns with blank rounds in them. Prop guns should be physically incapable of firing a projectile.
Lee was not the user.
Red cap at end of gun
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