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onenote

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7. We don't know exactly what happened.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:11 PM
Oct 2021

While a union official referred to the weapon as having a single "live round", another union source later explained that they don't does not know what projectile was in the gun and clarified that “live” is an industry term that refers to a gun being loaded with some material such as a blank ready for filming.


From Wikipedia:While blanks are less dangerous than live ammunition, they are far from harmless, and can in fact be fatal. Beside the hot combustion gases, any objects in the cartridge itself (like wadding or a bullet-shaped plug keeping the propellant in place) or the barrel will be propelled at high velocity and cause injury or death at close range.

I highly doubt that scenario. madaboutharry Oct 2021 #1
Yeah, it's more than likely the classic lining up of the Swiss cheese Aviation Pro Oct 2021 #4
There are several video's and interviews out there robbob Oct 2021 #22
I hadn't thought of that. Hmmm... dchill Oct 2021 #2
Let the investigation do its job. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #3
Think plot for at least 50 "Murder She Wrote" episodes was about loaded prop gunz. Hoyt Oct 2021 #5
He was given a loaded gun, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #6
We don't know exactly what happened. onenote Oct 2021 #7
+1000 Nevilledog Oct 2021 #8
Brandon Lee died by a blank. I think the wad is what killed him. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #13
There was a round stuck in the barrel Mosby Oct 2021 #19
The Brandon Lee death was a disaster. There was a modified projectile in the Mike 03 Oct 2021 #20
Here's what I asked malaise Oct 2021 #9
I floated that conspiracy on the Hill just to mock the christofascists...they rose to the bait. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #10
FFS! Really? Nt USALiberal Oct 2021 #11
It's also not out of the realm of possibility sarisataka Oct 2021 #12
Sure that has been several murder mystery tv shows over the years... Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #14
This was one of my first thoughts. dewsgirl Oct 2021 #15
Lead projectile Aviation Pro Oct 2021 #16
It's actually not, but sure. BannonsLiver Oct 2021 #17
Your rolly eyes are duly noted Aviation Pro Oct 2021 #18
"I don't traffic in conspiracy theories" Devil Child Oct 2021 #21
My primary thought in all of this KentuckyWoman Oct 2021 #23
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