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by capableweb 1704 days ago
That's like saying kids should learn how to safely operate guns since they use toy guns and might confuse them for the real deal.

The problem would be if you hand a kid a gun, saying it's a toy gun and they aim and fire it towards their friends. This is basically what happened in this scenario with Alec Baldwin.
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dotancohen 1704 days ago 

  > The problem would be if you hand a kid a gun, saying it's
  > a toy gun and they aim and fire it towards their friends.
Why do toy guns exist at all? What do children learn other than to point weapons at each other and carelessly pull a trigger without consequence? I would understand a toy hunting rifle, but all that I've ever seen are toy assault rifles and pistols. My three children have never had a toy gun.

For context, I've served in infantry and have multiple firearms in the house.

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capableweb 1704 days ago
Because kids like to play with stuff? Most people in the world (outside the US) will never hold a gun in their hand in the lifetime, so learning vs not learning to pointing weapons doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of it all.

Also, not sure what children playing with guns have to do with this accident on the Rust set.

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ALittleLight 1704 days ago
No, it's like saying an adult professional operating a deadly machine should learn to do it safely.
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furgooswft13 1704 days ago
So actors are children that cannot be expected to take responsibility for their actions...

I don't necessarily disagree. I too long for the day when entertainers were considered nothing more than trained monkeys. This guy still needs to go to jail though. He could pretend he's Trump while frowning in his prison cell if it makes him feel better. I'm sure SNL could spare a new cinematographer.

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