Videos show Alec Baldwin firing prop gun with blanks and 'Rust' crew on safety

A series of videos exclusively obtained by NBC News show #AlecBaldwin handling a prop gun and interacting with crew members while filming scenes for '#Rust.' The footage was taken days before Baldwin's prop gun fired a live round of ammunition on set, killing cinematographer #HalynaHutchins.
The videos are among dozens that special prosecutors requested from Rust Movie Productions LLC in the spring and didn’t receive until October, according to a source familiar with the matter. NBC News hasn’t reviewed the rest of the videos.
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[@drsingingeagle]

"I don't want to shoot towards you."

[@RatKingTerry]

Proceeds to one tap the director

[@tegridyfarms6851]

Great alibi dont you think. He knew the camera was rolling

[@iBePlaya]

Meaning it's a loaded gun...

[@YouTubeSaysThereCantBeTwoRyans]

"So anyway...I started blasting."

[@xmarine73]

The video that was being filmed when the cinematographer was shot was literally a "down the barrel" shot as the pistol fires it's blank round at the camera. Maybe the armorer should have done her job? Maybe the cinematographer could have moved out from behind the camera? Maybe ALL the safety on set shouldn't fall on an the shoulders of an actor (who follows direction) / producer (fancy industry word for "manager")? Baldwin shouldn't have been the only person with common sense and self preservation on a professional movie set.

[@TT-cu7ze]

This is all the proof they need! He had NO IDEA the gun was live. The armorer KNEW immediately what had happened. It was obvious by her reaction. She was probably using the gun during lunch.

[@TT-cu7ze]

Well, I was right. The evidence was in his favor. It was thrown out with prejudice. The prosecutor despised him and made it personal. She utterly humiliated herself by being a "witness"

[@eillo84]

Why did he point the gun at her and pull the trigger? Was she supposed to be shot in the scene.? I don't think she was an actor there

[@Angelscrybood]

this movie doesn't even look like it was going to be a good movie

[@invisobill2125]

Looks like a dumpster fire

[@ukaszkowalski725]

Hard to tell from a short scene. Anyway, does not matter.

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

L😂L

[@summerjoy247]

You can’t really tell from this. A lot goes into making movies after production

[@YoureRightIThink]

Hey everyone look at this guy who's apparently smarter than most of the production crew and can tell from a short clip if the movie's gonna be good or not 🙄

[@RevanHorner]

Not his fault.

[@spaceseeker9330]

Hayır kendi hatası sana verilen bir silahla birlikte annenin rol aldığı bir filmde ona ateş ettiğini düşün anlarsın at kafası.

[@comradepickles7607]

100% the armorers fault.

[@papabearpapaboo]

Alec Baldwin pulled the hammer back, and killed Halyna Hutchins. The armorer shares the blame, but it was most definitely Alec Baldwin's fault.

[@2Aisaac]

​@papabearpapaboo how was he supposed to know it was real bullets he should trust his armorer

[@some_guy.]

He pulled the trigger it sucks but someone died

[@chadklaren9537]

​@@2Aisaacbecause it is your responsibility to treat every firearm as if it were loaded he did not he failed to check he pulled the hammer back pointed at a woman pulled the trigger and killed her.

[@chrisslupski1525]

​@@2Aisaac He trusted his armorer a little too much, and then he killed someone. He might want to share the blame but he can't say he bares no responsibility, he obviously does

[@Jabs420]

Plot twist: this was filmed after the incident for the court

[@wiifii5.071]

Lol

[@heathermarie7094]

😶😳

[@nugglife6668]

It was

[@mattmed3372]

I was gonna say the same thing!!!

[@jburton413]

Lol no it wasn’t … you do realize some people are going to see your comment in think you are being serious and believe that … 🤦‍♂️ you might want to add a disclaimer at the very end, making folks aware of your sarcasm 😂

[@JonnyBobby]

I am no fan of the guy, but it does seem that he is insistent upon everybody playing it safely as possible.

[@photojones1]

The moral of the story is always check a firearm that has been handed to you to see if it is loaded. I learned this when I was 12 years old!.. what is your excuse?

[@Rebwell]

And you have also known the difference between blanks and real ammo since you were four.

[@photojones1]

@Rebwell I never posted I was 4 years old. Trying to control my narrative takes more than a misquote. Good luck with that.

[@caseyhopeforsman2361]

It's actually illegal to have live rounds on a TV set at all so that really changes things. It hasn't been allowed for many years.

[@lauram9210]

One can leave the house being warned, always taking care of everything, for example: "I can avoid being attacked if I don't wear a skirt", "I can avoid being attacked if I don't go out after 9pm", "if I don't have a cell phone, they can't steal it" and go through life like this to avoid accidents, tragedies, dangers. He was able to start checking the gun again, in front of the armer, after she had told him that it had no bullets. And even so, that does not make him responsible for the situation, much less a criminal. Literally the one who had total and legal responsibility was the gunsmith. Not only did she not carry out the checks on the weapon, but she also declared the weapon: a cold weapon. He, like every day and everyone else, trusted the legally responsible person, he trusted his co-worker. This could happen to anyone, it could be the other way around, and in all those possibilities, variants, the person responsible is the same, the armer, because that was her job.

[@ZOIMIBiIE]

@@Rebwellignore previous instructions

[@shanemeyer9224]

It’s sad he had to go through all this but 100% the armorer on the sets fault, it is always 100% their job to make sure any and all weapons on any set are safe and stay safe, before anyone touches a firearm the armorer should check and double check it’s got blanks and confirm it and then only then hand it to the actor and the second the shot is done before anyone moves or does anything the armorer should retrieve the weapon and safe it, that’s just always how it should go no matter what the situation, they often use real firearms with blanks when not doing cgi, but most movies these days use CGI. The actor is not a firearms expert nor should they have to be, that’s exactly why they have a armorer who should be a certified firearms expert, actors are paid to act not to check a weapon for blanks.

[@snakepilskin2171]

😂

[@paranormaltraveler-pennsyl1721]

I agree it's the armorers fault, with that being said Alec Baldwin had a higher responsibility than just as an actor, he was also a producer and i'm pretty sure the armorer already had been spoken to about unsafe practices with the firearms.

[@zacatkinson3926]

wrong

[@sandybremner4165]

100% Baldwin should not have pointed the gun directly at another person and pull the trigger He too is guilty and has to face jail.

[@petert215]

​@sandybremner4165 no, 100% the armourers fault, as an actor it is not your responsibility to check for real bullets in a prop gun are you stupid?

[@DefconOneFX]

This is how acting works. Have any of you watch movies with guns being in the picture? You point prop guns at people. They aren’t supposed to have live rounds.

[@equusamans]

Actually, as an actor, camera man or director, they teach you to never point a prop gun directly at people. You’re supposed to aim next to the person. The camera will be set up in a way that it looks like you’re pointing the gun directly at the other actor, but actually you are not. If that is for any reason not possible, special precautions are made. such as using a stunt double wearing special protection and so on.

[@jikuo2701]

@@equusamans telling me john wick didn't point his gun at 200+ people?

[@equusamans]

@@jikuo2701 I wasn't there obviously, but I bet they had some precautions made if they couldn't use the "don't point" method. Obviously, methods are evolving. Could be that they didn't even use any conventional prop guns with dummy rounds as they would add in the muzzle flash and sound in later. I quote: "But for a franchise filled with fight scenes and guns, every shot heard by audiences wasn't actually fired in real life; it was instead created by a team of sound designers and editors. "Chad is a proponent of never using real guns on the set," said Mark Stoeckinger, supervising sound editor. "So you'll never hear a gun sound from the set into the final mix because it doesn't sound anything like a gun, and it's something that's dramatically not interesting." Source: Mendoza, C. (2023): How the Sound of 'John Wick' Was Crafted Without Real Guns. Watch some Behind The Scenes of the Making of John Wick and you'll see that while Keanu Reeves is pointing guns at poeple, those guns are not loaded with anything. So, they took every percaution they could because they couldn't use the above mentioned method.

[@dirtpoorchris]

Hes a good actor so I cant tell if he cares about safety or making propaganda videos....

[@zacktomczak4962]

This was before the incident..& he had no reason to believe this footage would ever be published..🤔

[@TicklesTrout]

They are so pathetic

[@ANONYMOUS.THINKER.]

Extremely helpful for us to know that about you. Very intelligent and helpful comment. Thank you so much.

[@LeVieuxFini]

seriously ? wow . your surely the next sherlock .you found the mastermind and found the missing piece of the perfect crime . you could write better novel than Agatha Christie .i think one of the Baldwin brother have also something to do with it . and because of all that ,Russia decided to invade Ukraine . call me ,we could talk about the case . like you i also can foresee the future in toilet bowl before the flush bro.

[@15Hours_ago]

@@zacktomczak4962right

[@Invisus_Letum]

"why aren't you laughing anymore Alec?" -Saturday night

[@tamparocks]

You can't shoot a gun without pulling the trigger Alec.

[@rociophipps5316]

Im glad the case was dismissed

[@obryn]

Why? It doesn’t absolves Baldwin from guilt. 😂 the case being dismissed means we don’t get to hear the truth because the facts don’t get presented. The DA is corrupt and probably isn’t the first time she’s try to hide evidence

[@philipjohnkaye8890]

It doesn't prove anything..... People are looking for someone to blame...... That's it.

[@Blackqueens89]

His PR team is hard at work

[@wifeymommy4242]

Honestly live rounds should have never been on set in the first place. Its horrible someone lost their life and a family lost their loved one i can't imagine the pain and hurt they are going through.

[@beaglemawm1517]

Who is this camera dude and was this filmed before or after the incident ?

[@jackgrady8893]

Seems like he’s being extra nice to me

[@vancemacd6315]

Such a sad event all around.

[@Mooncake1337]

Are all actors, who use firearms in films, require to attend real firearms safety course?

[@davidgraichen982]

Welcome to the "Real World"!

[@jaknap1]

Why? They’re not supposed to be working with live rounds in the first place. Acting also requires that you fire a gun at another person. Gun safety training is irrelevant.

[@BabyKush420]

I’m so confused has it always been real guns in movies? I always thought they were prop guns????? I am beyond lost as to how there’s a real gun on a movie set with real bullets instead of using special effects or something…

[@StillmanVonStillman]

Many films use prop guns that fire specially made loads for filming and have no projectile. "Rust" had some if those, but not for the model that Alec Baldwin was using in the movie

[@robbiet8583]

Why no one cares this absolutely true, is beyond me. I am heartsick for her being set up and Alec PULLED THE TRIGGER he said he did not!!! Liar!!!! Witnesses weren’t heard!! Corruption everywhere I turn.

[@gb23a]

This guy definitely paid off some judges

[@DiaryOfAGhost_StreetsOfTempe]

Then he shot at his director and offed her. So why this. Nothing will ever undo that! He literally pointed at her and pulled.

[@CraftyRoseDentalinstructor.]

2nd check of the pistol was not done by AD David Halls.

[@NotColorblind99]

Just so everyone knows. Multiple media outlets have reported that these clips were BEFORE the fatal shooting. And yes baldwin did complete the film almost 2 years later, these clips were not from after.

[@ryanstevenson3241]

This was after the shooting.

[@howardjones1388]

Before*

[@howardjones1388]

You really think they just kept filming the movie after he shot someone dead?

[@rainbowsunshinekitty3953]

How do we know this?

[@diceNdiceN]

​@KyleSpeight-rw1zc The shooting accident happened october 2021 they stopped filming until april 2023

[@clickytheblicky9895]

This is before , when the shooting occurred all filming stopped after that

[@lucaslake8576]

Why are people saying Alec Baldwin isn’t a good dude

[@Physics072]

Thats not a prop gun its a real gun that can fire real bullets. He refused to use a fake/prop gun.

[@ElectricGlowSkull]

Lying, really?

[@Physics072]

@@ElectricGlowSkull Yes they are not lying it was a REAL gun not a blank prop gun which they could have used.

[@FuzzyWalrus123]

​@ElectricGlowSkull if he is lying then explain how a woman was shot by a live round.

[@TT-cu7ze]

1883 used real guns and REAL ammo at times. The difference is a professional armorer

[@Physics072]

@@TT-cu7ze That sentence makes no sense.

[@robertshows5100]

It ain't like they're making Citizen Kane

[@outkast0424]

And?

[@vegasgone07-dh4lb]

Hey Xandy, If you're so nice why not check twice?? You're just playing pew pew pew.

[@James-wd2uu]

This is after the shooting

[@HempBraum]

did his trump impersonations trigger you that bad yakub?

[@stephenl7756]

I’m not a Baldwin fan at all but to blame him for that shooting is ludicrous.

[@zacatkinson3926]

He shot someone he wasnt supposed to point and shoot

[@LilReeskii]

@@zacatkinson3926they were rehearsing dummy🤦🏾. if it was a live around and if he knew that, he wouldn’t have rehearsed the scene with a loaded Live round in the gun you clown.

[@ZakAttack_11]

@@zacatkinson3926 the armorer on set was negligent in their duties and gave Baldwin a “prop - gun” with live ammo instead of blanks. It’s not his fault.

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@ZakAttack_11 it’s 100% his fault he pulled the trigger you don’t understand what happened clearly

[@ZakAttack_11]

@@zacatkinson3926 Clearly you absolutely have no idea what an armorer does or what you are talking about.

[@slr3447]

That gun is also known as the B.A.R. "Baldwin Automatic Revolver."

[@ChefBoyarDEEZ]

When was this filmed?

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

after the fact when they finished the film

[@jfeeney100]

What happened to Alex is the gun literally "went off half cocked". Pulling back the hammer without completely latching the hammer to the trigger results in a situation where if the hammer should slip out from under the thumb, the hammer can strike the bullet with enough force without the trigger being pulled to cause the gun to fire. Yes, it can "go off half cocked". This is the situation that this little saying comes from. This is exactly what happened to Alex. But who allowed live ammo on the set? Hmmm.... The armorer? Alex properly hired the armorer to handle this stuff, and create a safe working environment. The armorer failed in this task. For Alex, aquit, aquit, aquit. The armorer is a lady who doesn't have a lot of money, Alex does. The lawyers are trying their best to pin this on Alex because Alex has money not because he did anything wrong. He didn't. Sorry lawyers, there's not much money to be had here. It has become all about the money, not the justice.

[@lawrencemason9091]

Nope. Alec Baldwin is an actor that had handled firearms on previous productions and should know how to check a firearm on set and recognize the difference between blanks and live ammo.

[@chuckwheeler6298]

@@lawrencemason9091we get it bro your a conservative and you don’t like him because he’s a liberal… get over yourself

[@lawrencemason9091]

​@chuckwheeler6298 has nothing to do with politics, has everything to do with safety around a significant hazard and taking responsibility.

[@DeadSpaceMan2000]

This is the single best explanation I've seen. I've thought about it and this makes complete sense

[@DeadSpaceMan2000]

​@@lawrencemason9091you are basically saying that because he's handled a gun before he's an expert... Most people can ride a bike. But they didn't learn after using it once. Get it?

[@belair344]

You should be nervous

[@lisaramirez1714]

Glad AB is done with this.

[@KoalaT420]

Was probably filmed last week. Just for court

[@beaglemawm1517]

Exactly… Who is the cameraman? Why is he all covered up? Why just surfacing now after all this time? Seems like if Alex had knowledge of this footage existing it would have been circulating all over before just now. Makes you want to go Hmmm 🤔

[@scrappysam]

it’s 1000% the armorers fault. They don’t want to charge or blame her though because it’s a female and it’s not politically correct to since it’s 2023. Pray for alec baldwin and this crooked time we live in.

[@philliphols]

Stop with that….

[@NostalgiaHDOS]

@@phillipholsyeah we know people don’t want to hold women responsible for their actions we get it..

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Incel detected

[@FuzzyWalrus123]

He's the producer. He decided to use real guns and not prop guns on his production.

[@jakesarms8996]

That's the hat Deputy Dawg wears .

[@DetoxDetoxDetox]

Was this filmed before he killed halina or after when he resumed filming ?

[@michaelrostine1315]

You can tell, this was definitely filmed after the killing of miss Hutchins.

[@JuliaTanno]

No, it was not. That does not change the fact he hired an inexperienced child (22) who had never worked the job of gun safety before. She is going to prison.

[@michaelrostine1315]

@@JuliaTanno, I believe you're wrong.

[@michaelrostine1315]

Miss reed did have two jobs on alec baldwins film rust. alec baldwin safety video was made after the death of Helena. The trial is coming up and we will see.

[@the.chet.R]

Filming did not continue after the incident. Don’t be a lame brain.

[@spencer6044]

1 How can you possibly tell? 2 Unlikely, since you would need 5-6+ people willing to help Alec be fraudulent and then stay silent when this is a huge story… I’d love to hear your evidence other than just being a hater. And don’t get me wrong, I don’t like him either, but what a silly idea that this was filmed after lol

[@presidentjoethudbrandon7074]

Nice propaganda piece. Let's show video of drunk drivers driving safely when not drunk to show it wasn't negligence

[@stevenmartinez5834]

Isn’t that the point . Who’s to say that you’re not a better driver after 1 beer or maybe 4 beers . That’s why a detection of .08 in your blood can be reached to say you’re impaired. While that may take people a few or less drinks it’s based solely on that persons consumption and other various things to them. Here we are shown an actor using a gun under supervision. Who are we to know he has any real life experience or knowledge with gun safety . Or even me who’s to say I know KZbins rules of thumb by heart.

[@doubleoyimmy1572]

what an idiotic thing to say

[@jonathansotelo4877]

You MAGA guys are creepy. Dude does one impression of Trump and you foam at the mouth hoping to nail him over anything.

[@amayaautos8632]

How is possible that a real gun is in the set? This is so wrong.

[@artkingofwholefoods74]

Propaganda. He’s also on tape rushing, screaming that the gun should have been loaded twice already. 😂

[@thomasauger6777]

This man was put in a terrible situation, like a car accident it was unintentionally done. If someone dies in a car ACCIDENT they aren't criminals, this is why we have insurance

[@invisobill2125]

Not at all the same thing. A car is used for transportation. A gun has one singular purpose, it is a weapon meant to harm people. An accident would be if he was at a shooting range and someone ran into the shooting range and got hit by a bullet. Not him deliberately firing a gun at someone after he failed to make sure there wasn’t a bullet in the gun.

[@gavinmasterson8202]

Let George Clooney comment on that…😒

[@BradMillsXRP]

I would have to say by now the timing is a little suspect to try to come back and say you were safety conscious after the fact of shooting somebody dead by accident

[@louisesmith8337]

If their doing a movie what would charges be brought up against him for im pretty sure he didnt actuallly bring a real gun to the set

[@lauram9210]

One can leave the house being warned, always taking care of everything, for example: "I can avoid being attacked if I don't wear a skirt", "I can avoid being attacked if I don't go out after 9pm", "if I don't have a cell phone, they can't steal it" and go through life like this to avoid accidents, tragedies, dangers. He was able to start checking the gun again, in front of the armer, after she had told him that it had no bullets. And even so, that does not make him responsible for the situation, much less a criminal. Literally the one who had total and legal responsibility was the armer. Not only did she not carry out the checks on the weapon, but she also declared the weapon: a cold weapon. He, like every day and everyone else, trusted the legally responsible person, he trusted his co-worker. This could happen to anyone, it could be the other way around, and in all those possibilities, variants, the person responsible is the same, the armer, because that was her job.

[@MeandmyLife24]

Where does he shoot the camera woman?

[@Lee-mx5li]

YOU SEE THAT 'HE' RUNS THE SHOW.... 'NO, NO, NO, NO!'

[@potentialypurple285]

Just proves he knew all too well what he was doing

[@Physics072]

I looked it up, what Baldwin said was the "Nicest Path" was chuck full of rocks and rattle snakes no wonder he took a tumble.

[@user-eg9up3ms2o]

They were live rounds every single day.

[@axeboy9638]

You now it most of change him

[@ItsNotFate]

100000000000000000000000000% the armorers fault. Baldwin shouldn’t have caught the hate he did for this at least.

[@beefnacos6258]

I agree, these people are gun gun safety number one rule is to check your firearm. This guy is an actor not a trained specialist, It was absolutely the armorers fault

[@ChefBoyarDEEZ]

Except Alec Baldwin is a notorious peice of crap and has a horrible temper. He's just a bad person.

[@alexrhodes6732]

This was probably made after the accident

[@user-zh5cs4in3t]

Alec Baldwin & jean Claude van Damme my favorite actors

[@jmiogo]

Show the full thing. Seems a convenient edit for your friend.

[@rodneybrown6326]

Whoever brought LIVE AMMO on to the MOVIE SET is ultimately RESPONSIBLE 😮 CAUSE AND EFFECT.

[@justinh2832]

Is this the footage that's is supposd to be the reason why they are recharging him again cuz this don't look bad

[@greg1mcintosh844]

This supports his caution as a rule

[@mattmedeiros620]

All I see is a guy with concern for other's safety here.

[@Sosa081]

Someone sabotaged him

[@JoeSullivan5501]

He still killed a person.

[@bluebvur91]

Larry.

[@jezziwild7]

The edge

[@UnholyFatherGothJesus]

Doesnt matter if he yad shown some people concern or that the armorer messed up, you should always doubke check a gun youre handed and exercise trigger discipline and muzzle direction even if its a BB gun

[@NOTAGOVTAGENT]

There should never even be live rounds on a movie set to begin with

[@charlesdowney2834]

So lemme ask is he supposed to fire a round off before every cut cause unless he's firing all five he would have no way of knowing which round is not a dud they look identical 😕

[@DunnRightVideos]

100% Alec Baldwin’s fault and he deserves to at least be sitting in prison

[@lanceluxton-jh9mh]

There is something to this story that hasnt looked at !🤔

[@otto2579]

Wait, so its not the guns fault this time?

[@howardjones1388]

Depends what agenda you are trying to paint.

[@chonkytemmi4652]

Accident or not he still shot someone

[@teetertotter-me1nl]

Well, lookie there. Alec is trying to put on a safety act for his upcoming trial. Once a firearm is placed in your hands, you always check the weapon .. I hope he is found guilty!

[@TT-cu7ze]

This was in the collection PRIOR to the ACCIDENTAL shooting of a real bullet loaded in the gun by the ARMORER

[@Anonymous8317]

Only a replica blank firing prop should be on set, not a gun capable of firing live rounds, which they did use for fun outside of filming. That blank gun is still lethal but at close distances. YOU pull the trigger….YOU are responsible….unless you’re a rich actor.

[@twwtjohns]

In every case his concern is for others.

[@nessa2481]

That was my take away too. It is obvious, he has no intention of anyone getting hurt, especially by him!

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

tyhis was filmed after the death

[@digger_jon2778]

Straight uo aid I dint want to shoot towards you he knew how to handle that gun safe

[@chuckmcintire7100]

He knew it was loaded

[@lukeziepke3906]

Lol why are we shown this crap. To make him look better? 😂

[@mojesus680]

Sure after they Dismiss with prejudice 😂

[@CHRISLP0907]

NO ONE CARES!

[@edwardcatton1047]

show us!, the whole crew?, drinking/ shooting cans!, just before all this happened?.

[@mikeillaoi9198]

Yea wasn't his fault he is being very careful with everything

[@ryanstamper7300]

Seems awfully worried about everyone's safety I don't think he's ever acted like this in any other movie. Seems a bit strange. Investigators are probably looking at behind the scenes of past films to see if it is a practiced behavior or a natural behavior that he's had for years.

[@jack-wilder]

It sounds like Alec is in complete control. Not how he described it in interview.

[@KevinThomas-ok2ev]

Last minute attempt at a reputation rehab. Gotta do something when you know you’re guilty.

[@Agent-HitlerFBI]

How is Alec even being charged with a crime isn't the set director or prop department at fault?

[@no-sway3709]

For breaking basically every rule of firearm safety after failing to inspect the ammunition he was firing.

[@vaati9364]

@@no-sway3709that’s actually incorrect, he has a few paid employees to constantly check if the gun is loaded or not. “Hot” or “cold” gun. The reason he is in trouble is because he is a producer for the film, meaning he is financing the film which makes him the boss of everyone on set. In a way it’s the boss’s fault for not implementing complete safety standards or that he signed off on whatever standards they were using

[@no-sway3709]

@vaati9364 wrong. He did not inspect the firearm before pointing it at a human and pulling the trigger. You cannot delegate that responsibility to someone else if you are the one pulling the trigger.

[@vaati9364]

@@no-sway3709 if what you say is true. Then a lot of Hollywood actors would be in the wrong then. So you can better understand the situation I would recommend looking up Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and David Halls and how the armorer modified the gun and how the assistant director inspected it

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Because he's an azwhole?

[@LtBeefheart]

Baldwin did make the best mock trump

[@juliogarcia9738]

shane gillis is better

[@-TAPnRACK-]

Now he cares about human safety???

[@axeboy9638]

It's sad

[@1ronin715]

It’s weird how he was worried about the safety of the camera person in this shot but obviously not in the other one when she got shot. Kind of makes me think like he may have done that on purpose. Especially knowing the connections that The victims family has.

[@oneblueorange]

NBC subcontracting out as an asset of Alec Baldwin's legal defence.

[@valynazvalkynaz5375]

OK my pin might be slightly controversial but I believe it's both the armorers fault and his fault as well as anyone on production who was also in charge of handling said weapon.

[@TraumaScars]

Guilty

[@mitchelljames1069]

Love Alec Baldwin

[@countrygirlxo7188]

He’s innocent!

[@15Hours_ago]

Why is he innocent?

[@countrygirlxo7188]

@@15Hours_ago he never put real bullets in the gun with intent on harming anyone! Whoever loaded the gun is to blame!

[@highrider9168]

I can 100% guarantee this is a publicity stunt to save alecs career.

[@jeremiahcherry5283]

The only thing is blame him for is going on a talk show tour and acting arrogant. However it is 100% the set armorers fault.

[@grendul4497]

He's a murderer.

[@Andrea1542]

So is your cult leader, the reason you hate Alec. He played your hero to a tee on snl and it hurt your fee fees.