Its been a while, but if I recall a lot of them had just got up and left the set already because the low safety standard didn't just happen in this one instant. It was a constant looming threat and most of them had already bailed over it.
You are correct. They already had accidental discharges and were shooting off live rounds between filming for fun. Pretty much the entire union crew walked off set and they had to bring in non union workers.
Its been a while, but if I recall a lot of them had just got up and left the set already because the low safety standard didn't just happen in this one instant. It was a constant looming threat and most of them had already bailed over it.
You are correct. They already had accidental discharges and were shooting off live rounds between filming for fun. Pretty much the entire union crew walked off set and they had to bring in non union workers.