EXPLAINER: Guns on movie sets: How does that work?

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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Thursday after Alec Baldwin fired a loaded weapon that was handed to him by an assistant director who mistakenly believed it was safe to use on

that was handed to him by an assistant director who mistakenly believed it was safe to use on the New Mexico set of Rust.

Generally, a weapons master or armorer oversees all weapons that are used on a production. This can mean anything from selecting the correct items for a certain period in history, to taking care of the weapons on set and making sure they are being used safely and properly by actors and stunt people. Watch the prop master check the cylinders and barrel to be sure no foreign object or dummy bullet has become lodged inside."

 

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