The comments and votes here baffle me.

One step. That's it.

One step by actors being paid presumably millions. That's all they need to do. All the steps you mentioned above can and should stay. But an actor can't take 5 mins out of their oh so busy lives to learn to check clear a weapon? How is more safety a problem? What is wrong with people who disagree on that?

Industry standards change throughout. Just because something worked before doesn't mean it always will. Exhibit A is the man who died. Or is his life a statistical anamoly and within acceptable error? Do we wait for more people to die then?

Does an actor blindly get behind a car and drive not caring if he runs anyone over because it's the set director's job to clear the path? Is he absolve of all blame here?

You are being obtuse on purpose.

You check clear when you get handed a weapon. That's it.

Once you are done and hand it back, they do the same. You personally have to be sure the weapon in your hand is cleared. Personally.

Any novice gets taught at the range the first thing you do when holding a gun is to treat it like it's loaded and check clear yourself. You don't have to be an expert for that. It's firearm 101. ANYONE that holds a firearm should be taught that.

I am not blaming Baldwin if you read properly. I am saying there has to be more procedures for these things.

Agreed. I am all for accountability of the assigned individual but you hold an item that can literally hurt or kill someone you treat it with respect.

Check clearing a weapon should be taught to everyone. The man can be an instructor but his word isn't law. Every instructor knows the moment you hold a weapon you observe decorum that you treatg it as loaded.

Now is Alec Baldwin innocent, maybe. But we have to use this experience to learn and change things in the industry aka, have actors who are handing weapons learn to check clear them.