Better make DAMN sure the pistol you're using isn't loaded
At the end of the play, Kellerman’s character takes a fatal gunshot to the head. Just after 5 p.m., Kellerman got on his knees and his co-star, William Bordy, 78, pulled the trigger on a .32-caliber revolver. To everyone’s shock the gun was anything but a prop, instead later found to be fully loaded.
At the end of the play, Kellerman’s character takes a fatal gunshot to the head.
Just after 5 p.m., Kellerman got on his knees and his co-star, William Bordy, 78, pulled the trigger on a .32-caliber revolver. To everyone’s shock the gun was anything but a prop, instead later found to be fully loaded.
Yeesh. I mean, I understand that in plays, sometimes there will be guns involved and therein lies a catch-22. If the firearm is recognizable as a prop, it won't be believable. If it looks realistic, there is a chance that a real one could sneak in. Like this story.
The same thing goes for firearm photography. Sometimes, you absolutely need the finger in the trigger and the muzzle pointed at the camera to make a good picture. That means there is a risk involved and you have to do everything in your power to minimize it.
With my paranoia about gun safety, I'm not sure how I could handle being in a play with guns. Nothing in my mind could satisfy that I was safe at the wrong end of the barrel.
I'm glad to hear Mr. Kellerman is ok. The skull is a thick target and quite often head shots, when they're on the side of the skull, bounce right off like this incident.
Scary, indeed.
Sometimes, you absolutely need the finger in the trigger and the muzzle pointed at the camera to make a good picture.