Posted on 10/23/2021 8:01:49 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
The “inexperienced” armorer in charge of weapons on set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” had given a gun to an 11-year-old actress without checking properly for safety, a report said.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, daughter of prominent Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, was head armorer on set in Santa Fe where Baldwin fired a prop gun loaded with a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Gutierrez-Reed’s alleged misstep happened on the set of the upcoming Nicholas Cage film, “The Old Way” and temporarily halted filming, sources told The Daily Beast.
“She was reloading the gun on the ground, where there were pebbles and stuff,” one source told the outlet. “We didn’t see her check it, we didn’t know if something got in the barrel or not.”
Gutierrez-Reed reportedly handed the gun to child actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, forcing concerned crew members to intervene, the report said. The gun was then checked for barrel obstruction, according to the sources.
“She was a bit careless with the guns, waving it around every now and again,” a source said.
“There were a couple times she was loading the blanks and doing it in a fashion that we thought was unsafe.”
A “Rust” production source described Reed as “inexperienced and green,” to the outlet, adding that there had been two other incidents of accidental discharges by crew members.
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Nice connection, there!
Don’t be so hard on her.
If it is correct that Dave Halls handed the gun to Baldwin, as the person who made the 911 call said, he needs to be carefully looked at.
Now way for him to come out of this looking good.
My first thought. What was her background with firearms? Military? Law enforcement? Growing up with hunting and shooting in the country? Or hanging around Hollywood movie sets?
“What was her background with firearms?”
Her father was a long-time gun handler in show business.
For those here who may not be familiar with firearms...the movie is a western. In the 1880’s. That means the firearm would be a single action.
Whether it was an accurate replica or a more modern gun or whether the gun handed to Baldwin was even the same one used in the movie, we have not been told.
But all single action revolvers must be cocked before they can be fired. The point is this was not an accidental discharge if it was the gun used in the film. There is more to all of this than meets the eye at this point.
Two people were just shot, and Mitchell is airing grievances to the 911 dispatcher about a coworker yelling at her at lunch about work stuff.
These Hollywood people are demented.
“I’m not sure how legal responsibility works out on a job site like this.”
State laws. OSHA regulations.
“If it is a revolver, swing the cylinder out and see if all chambers are empty.”
My revolver cylinders don’t swing out!
I was just responding to dfwgator’s comment about AA. My own position on this whole incident is that it is premature to jump to any conclusions until all the facts are in.
It certainly is. Three stories today and counting. One look at the pic with Reed, Baldwin, and a wheelbarrow full of guns should tell us that firearms safety on the set was lax at best but she didn't shoot anyone and Baldwin, who hired her, did.
“But all single action revolvers must be cocked before they can be fired. “
Most every gun has to be cocked before firing.
In her case it was because the legendary armorer Thell Reed was her father.
Not as pretty as she thinks she is. At all.
Pardon?
Dude !, you killed it !!
My Smith and Wesson semis don’t have to be cocked
.380 backup doesn’t even have a hammer to cock.
Her father must be so proud of her at this point. She not only ruined her career, but irrevocably damaged his as well. Not to mention those she endangered, injured and at least one who was killed.
So proud....
“Most every gun has to be cocked before firing.”
NOT
(unless you want to get all pedantic, and consider pulling the trigger as cocking it)
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