According to a search warrant, Gutierrez-Reed told authorities she had checked the pistol used by Baldwin before putting it on the prop table.
and
The warrant says she felt the gun was ready for use. The assistant director David Halls told a different story. Halls is the person who took the gun off the prop table and handed it to Baldwin.
Yet, we are also told:
He admitted not fully checking all the rounds as Gutierrez-Reed passed it to him.
This could just be sloppy reporting, but chain of custody is important. Was the gun left on the prop table where the AD picked it up, or did the armorer hand it to him? I suspect the former.
https://radaronline.com/p/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-armor-hannah-gutierrez-reed-denies-negligence-sheriff/
What if Baldwin had full intent in shooting Halyna Hutchins? He could have taken the gun from assistant director Dave Halls, acted like he was checking the cylinders and slipped in a live round and took out one of the dummies. What purpose did he have even pointing the gun at Hutchins? He was supposed to be innocent of the live round discharge because the gun was supposed to be checked. Well, he was the last one in the chain of custody. I think the police have suspicions and it reflected in the so many questions not answered.