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Cake day: July 12th, 2023

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  • Baldwin’s culpability as an actor lies in how he accepted the gun from the assistant director instead of the armorer and accepted the gun without being present to observe a safety check, something which he should know not to do since he supposedly had the mandatory safety training. The assistant director is not the armorer and is unqualified to declare a gun ”safe/cold". When guns are handed out prior to filming a scene at least 3 parties are supposed to be present to observe a safety check conducted by the armorer. These are the actor, armorer, and the director/an assistant director. The armorer is the qualified expert. The actor should want to know that they’re not about to shoot someone with a real gun and real bullets. And the director/assistant director acts as a representative of the downrange cast and crew. This is supposed to be done every time a gun changes hands on set.


  • A lot of the stuff saying you need a weapon mounted light is in the context of home defense or overt combat. In those situations, it’s a reasonable assumption that you might have your gun out before you have positively identified the perceived threat. At which point a weapon mounted light becomes essential. In the context of concealed carry, your gun really shouldn’t be coming out until after you’ve positively identified a threat. So then if the light serves no purpose in terms of identifying the threat, it’s reduced to “just” being a light to help improve your shooting in low light conditions. The question becomes whether the added bulk of a light is worth the improvement to your ability to shoot in the dark. I hope my long-winded reply makes sense and is helpful.


  • It’s been almost a month, but if you’re still looking for suggestions, the stream light tlr-6 and the surefire xc1 are the most compact pistol mounted lights. Ideally you’d carry a stand alone light so that you can get illumination without necessarily having to point a gun at whatever you’re trying to look at. But I understand that space availibilty on one’s waistband and in one’s pockets can be limiting.