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Was. so i -- i hesitate to speculate on that at this time. >> what is normally in a prop gun? >> usually, if you see gunfire onset, it's a firearm that is set up to shoot blanks. a blank is a form of cartridge, where in the real world, that cartridge would include a bullet or a projectile which is the part that goes flying down range. a blank does not have that projectile. by design, it's created so that we can simulate gunfire. you can get the -- the -- the audible bang. you can get smoke and some flash coming out the muzzle. but no projectile is propelled down range. >> and, laura, you heard...

Stars and infuriated this could happen on set. and it comes just days after a nationwide strike was averted after a tentative deal between producers and set workers that included an upgrading of safety standards. this isn't the first time someone�*s been fatally shot during filming. nearly 20 years ago, brandon lee died after being shot by a prop gun on the set of the crow. now people are demanding to know how it could have happened again. there are instances when you do shoot a blank that you can be injured. often, what comes out of the muzzle after you've discharged the weapon that has bla...

The incident has rocked hollywood, with many of those in the film industry now mourning one of their rising stars and infuriated this could happen on set. and it comes just days after a nationwide strike was averted after a tentative deal between producers and set workers that included an upgrading of safety standards. this isn't the first time someone�*s been fatally shot during filming. nearly 20 years ago, brandon lee died after being shot by a prop gun on the set of the crow. now people are demanding to know how it could have happened again. there are instances when you do shoot a blank ...

That's what happened, we simply can't speculate. we have no idea. hopefully, it comes out so we can prevent that from ever happening again. there are protocols on set, to make sure that between each take. or before a blank is fired that the muzzle is clear of any obstructions. there could be an obstruction in the barrel. if a blank is fired that could have enough energy to push it out of the muzzle and potentially hurt somebody. >> are there different standards or projections, depending on the budget, in terms of the armorer that's used, if they're union or not? are they all operating under th...

Safety distance between the muzzle and anything that could be harmed by any potential hazard. >> 20 feet, wow. >> due to the blank gunfire. there's a lot of different ways that you can film a scene. you can do it with long lens where the camera is actually much further away than 20 feet. if you, for whatever reason, had to be within 20 feet, you could put up a physical barrier, in other words a sheet of something that could actually separate the muzzle from anything that's in the danger zone of that 20 feet. so there's a lot of different possibilities there. as far as an actor not being in the...