It’s the armorer. The armorer is responsible for compensating for the inexperien

It’s the armorer. The armorer is responsible for compensating for the inexperience of everyone on set. They did not hire a competent armorer, and the weapons were not under her control the entire time, and she did not verify the condition of the weapons and ammo prior to placing it in the actor’s hands – the reason we have armorers is to limit the liability of actors and the studio for these kinds of mistakes. Traditionally armorers and other ‘safety’ professionals are there to carry the burden of responsibility that actors may or may not be capable of.
Usually, someone has to override the safety personnel. In the past a director of a movie about musician Greg Allman, overrode the safety people and went to prison for it. And Hollywood is full of injuries from stunts – which is somewhat expected.
We have lost a number of great actors to these issues over the years with the most famous being Brandon Lee on the set of the Crow. Vic Morrow from a helicopter accident. And of course Bruce Willis’ career went south after a head injury from a pyrotechnic during Tears of the Sun.

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