[Usittne] blank pistols/ammo

[Michael Katz]

We do use starter Pistols and blanks here as a last resort after all other possible solutions have been eliminated.  We only use them with a dedicated weapons master who is in charge of the gun except when in the hands of the actor, and there is a written and strict policy how it is to be used and what procedures are to be followed for its use.  This plan is approved by me as the TD and also the campus police. If I read you message right you are not concerned however about guns in your own productions but loaning them to groups that use the space. In that case we have a very strict policy of not loaning weapons to any one but a certified SAFD fight director who is then responsible for their use and all procedures around them. WE DO NOT LOAN WEAPONS OF ANY SORT TO ANY ONE ELSE.
Mike

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Michael Katz
mkatz at mit.edu
Technical Director
MIT Theater Arts
Rinaldi Production Center 
34 Carleton St E33-110
Cambridge MA 02142
617.253.0824 Desk
617.258.7149 Fax

Lunacy Abounds



On Sep 19, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Gary Lemieux wrote:

Just trying to get some current policies from other theaters on the use of firearms on-stage.
 
We have been asked on several occasions to provide a starter pistol and ammo for a visiting production and I have chosen to avoid the liability.
 
Any comments would be appreciated.
 
Gary R Lemieux
Director Of Production
Flynn Center For The Performing Arts
153 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-652-4521
Fax: 802-863-9962
 
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