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In response to "So some people on Twitter are saying all movie and TV guns should be CGI. Makes sense to me. -- nm" by marum scarum

Helluva burden for cheaper productions. While tragic, the rarity of these events doesn't speak to the need for it. -- nm

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Oct 22 '21, 08:00

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Further, I wouldn't be surprised if Alec Baldwin just takes a stand and says he'll never use a cartridge-holding weapon in a movie again. Other may follow. -- nm* - marum scarum Oct 22, 08:25 2
- i bet you never see Alec Baldwin hold a gun, period, in a movie again. -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 08:31 1
  - Yeah. I can't even imagine what he must be feeling right now. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 22, 08:32
CGI isn't that expensive anymore/ -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 08:23
they already cgi fires. This isn't that much more. -- nm - Remlik Oct 22, 08:15
I will agree. If John Wick movies can be safely made, no reason others cannot be. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 08:14 5
- That's part of why I think it needs to change. Think of how many times the John Wick crew had to go over and over and over all the weapons. - Inigo Oct 22, 08:35 4
  - No Live Ammunition. That should not be *that* hard. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 09:25
  - I'm not saying things can't change but think about the flip side of this - there are thousands of productions where these checks have to happen and - Reagen Oct 22, 08:40 2
    - But isn't that what safety regulations do? They make the people who might otherwise be negligent, safe instead. - Inigo Oct 22, 08:47 1
      - I don't quite agree - regulations help build expectations and get everyone in line. There's no perfect regulation that you can create but that brings - Reagen Oct 22, 09:07
A few deaths now and then are acceptable collateral damage, eh? Maybe. Maybe a lawsuit will change a few production companies' minds. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 22, 08:02 1
- Well yeah. If we can't talk about these things at the macro level, then that goes down quite the path of risk eliminations in day to day life. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 22, 08:06

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