{"id":919646,"date":"2021-10-25T07:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=919646"},"modified":"2021-10-25T07:29:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T11:29:27","slug":"crew-member-who-reportedly-gave-baldwin-gun-had-prior-safety-complaint-filed-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crew-member-who-reportedly-gave-baldwin-gun-had-prior-safety-complaint-filed-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Crew Member Who Reportedly Gave Baldwin Gun Had Prior Safety Complaint Filed Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrew-member-who-reportedly-gave-baldwin-gun-had-prior-safety-complaint-filed-against-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=919646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The prop gun that actor\/producer Alec Baldwin fired when he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie \u201cRust\u201d was reportedly given to him by a crew member who had been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/alec-baldwin-prop-gun-crew-member-safety-complaint\">target of a safety complaint<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu\u2019s \u2018Into the Dark\u2019 series in 2019 over concerns about assistant director Dave Halls\u2019 behavior on set. Goll said in a phone interview Sunday that Halls disregarded safety protocols for weapons and pyrotechnics and tried to continue filming after the supervising pyrotechnician lost consciousness on set,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prop-gun-shooting-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-new-mexico-movies-424b72535d2c25b80e445f78c4bd7f0d\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported. Goll asserted that Hall eschewed holding safety meetings, repeatedly did not tell the crew there was a firearm on the set, and dismissed the actors numerous times before they had returned some weapons to the props table.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Goll told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/rust-assistant-director-had-history-unsafe-practices-prop-maker-says-n1282226\">NBC News<\/a>, \u201cHe did not maintain a safe working environment. Sets were almost always allowed to become increasingly claustrophobic, no established fire lanes, exits blocked \u2026 safety meetings were nonexistent.\u201d She added, \u201cThe only reason the crew was made aware of a weapon\u2019s presence was because the assistant prop master demanded Dave acknowledge and announce the situation each day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC News noted, \u201cThe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/alec-baldwin-shoots-prop-gun-killing-1-injuring-another-set-n1282126\">gun&nbsp;<\/a>Baldwin used that was supposed to contain blanks had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/prop-gun-alec-baldwin-use-fire-fatal-shot-misfired-rcna3635\">misfired before<\/a>&nbsp;on the New Mexico set, sources familiar with the situation said, prompting several crew members to walk off the set just hours before the incident that killed Hutchins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/10\/rust-director-joel-souza-statement-halyna-hutchins-alec-baldwin-western-1234861184\/\">Deadline<\/a>&nbsp;released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/injured-rust-director-issues-statement-after-on-set-shooting-i-am-gutted\">statement<\/a> from \u201cRust\u201d director Joel Souza, who was injured in the shooting on the set but is recovering. He said, \u201cI am gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague, Halyna. She was kind, vibrant, incredibly talented, fought for every inch, and always pushed me to be better. My thoughts are with her family at this most difficult time \u2026 I am humbled and grateful by the outpouring of affection we have received from our filmmaking community, the people of Santa Fe, and the hundreds of strangers who have reached out \u2026 It will surely aid in my recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire\u2019s Ashe Schow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/crew-member-yelled-cold-gun-while-handing-prop-weapon-to-alec-baldwin-report\">reported<\/a> Saturday of a Hollywood armorer\u2019s comments on the fact that the \u201ccold gun\u201d on the set of \u201cRust\u201d should not have been loaded, \u201cespecially if it\u2019s a rehearsal\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><em>Bryan Carpenter, an armorer and weapons master in the film industry, told CNN<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prop gun that actor\/producer Alec Baldwin fired when he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie \u201cRust\u201d was reportedly given to him by a crew member who had been the target of a safety complaint in 2019.\u201cMaggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu\u2019s \u2018Into the Dark\u2019 series in 2019 over concerns about assistant director Dave Halls\u2019 behavior on set. Goll said in a phone interview Sunday that Halls disregarded safety protocols for weapons and pyrotechnics and tried to continue filming after the supervising pyrotechnician lost consciousness on set,\u201d The Associated Press reported. Goll asserted that Hall eschewed holding safety meetings, repeatedly did not tell the crew there was a firearm on the set, and dismissed the actors numerous times before they had returned some weapons to the props table.Maggie Goll told NBC News, \u201cHe did not maintain a safe working environment. Sets were almost always allowed to become increasingly claustrophobic, no established fire lanes, exits blocked \u2026 safety meetings were nonexistent.\u201d She added, \u201cThe only reason the crew was made aware of a weapon\u2019s presence was because the assistant prop master demanded Dave acknowledge and announce the situation each day.\u201dNBC News noted, \u201cThe\u00a0gun\u00a0Baldwin used that was supposed to contain blanks had\u00a0misfired before\u00a0on the New Mexico set, sources familiar with the situation said, prompting several crew members to walk off the set just hours before the incident that killed Hutchins.\u201dOn Saturday,\u00a0Deadline\u00a0released a statement from \u201cRust\u201d director Joel Souza, who was injured in the shooting on the set but is recovering. He said, \u201cI am gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague, Halyna. She was kind, vibrant, incredibly talented, fought for every inch, and always pushed me to be better. My thoughts are with her family at this most difficult time \u2026 I am humbled and grateful by the outpouring of affection we have received from our filmmaking community, the people of Santa Fe, and the hundreds of strangers who have reached out \u2026 It will surely aid in my recovery.\u201dThe Daily Wire\u2019s Ashe Schow reported Saturday of a Hollywood armorer\u2019s comments on the fact that the \u201ccold gun\u201d on the set of \u201cRust\u201d should not have been loaded, \u201cespecially if it\u2019s a rehearsal\u201d:Bryan Carpenter, an armorer and weapons master in the film industry, told CNN that \u201ccold guns\u201d shouldn\u2019t be loaded, especially during rehearsals.\u00a0\u201cYou have to make sure that the weapon is truly cold, which means there should have been no rounds in there, period. And especially if it\u2019s a rehearsal,\u201d Carpenter told the outlet. Carpenter also insisted that prop guns should be inspected by two people to ensure they\u2019re \u201ccold\u201d before anyone handles them on set.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}