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  • ‘Rust’ supplier may have mistakenly provided live rounds (Alec Baldwin shooting, ABQ gun store search warrant)

    12/01/2021 10:17:39 AM PST · by CedarDave · 86 replies
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | November 30, 2021 | Matthew Reisen
    The weapons supplier for “Rust” told investigators he may have mistakenly provided the live ammunition that killed the cinematographer and wounded the director during a shooting on set near Santa Fe early last month. Authorities say movie star Alec Baldwin was practicing a cross draw in an old church on the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set when he discharged a live round from a Colt .45 revolver, killing Halyna Hutchins, 42, and wounding Joel Souza, 48. “No charges have been filed as of this date,” Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Rios said Tuesday. Seth Kenney, owner of PDQ...
  • 'Rust' crew describes on-set gun safety issues and misfires days before fatal shooting

    10/23/2021 12:28:17 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 57 replies
    yahoo news/la times ^ | October 22, 2021 | Meg James, Amy Kaufman
    Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of "Rust" with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions. The camera operators and their assistants were frustrated by the conditions surrounding the low-budget film, including complaints about long hours, long commutes and waiting for their paychecks, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment. Safety protocols standard in the industry, including gun inspections, were not strictly followed on the "Rust" set near Santa Fe, the sources said. They said at...