{"id":953914,"date":"2021-11-02T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=953914"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:28:53","slug":"rust-assistant-director-who-handed-alec-baldwin-the-gun-breaks-silence-over-fatal-film-set-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rust-assistant-director-who-handed-alec-baldwin-the-gun-breaks-silence-over-fatal-film-set-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rust\u2019 Assistant Director, Who Handed Alec Baldwin the Gun, Breaks Silence over Fatal Film Set Shooting"},"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\">32<\/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%2Frust-assistant-director-who-handed-alec-baldwin-the-gun-breaks-silence-over-fatal-film-set-shooting%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=953914&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/davidhalls1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) \u2014 The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he hopes the tragedy prompts the film industry to \u201creevaluate its values and practices\u201d to ensure no one is harmed again.<\/p>\n<p>David Halls released a statement to the New York Post, breaking his silence following the Oct. 21 fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins and the wounding of director Joel Souza during production of the Western \u201cRust\u201d in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Halls said Hutchins was a friend and one of the most talented people he has worked with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m shocked and saddened by her death,\u201d he said in the statement. \u201cIt\u2019s my hope that this tragedy prompts the industry to reevaluate its values and practices to ensure no one is harmed through the creative process again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Halls didn\u2019t provide any details of what he thinks might be reformed or how changes might have helped avoid what happened on the set of \u201cRust.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Concerns have been raised about Halls\u2019 <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prop-gun-shooting-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-shootings-movies-4ffe0087524c8d61c1701fb62cb95219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">safety record<\/a> by colleagues on two previous productions. Halls has not returned phone calls and email messages seeking comment, and his attorney did not immediately return messages left Monday by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Rust\u2019 AD Was Fired From 2019 Film Set for Gun Mishap\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JM5jfP1BmHs?start=90&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Court records have provided details about the death of Hutchins on the set of \u201cRust\u201d near Santa Fe. Authorities have said that Halls handed the weapon to Baldwin and announced \u201ccold gun,\u201d indicating that the weapon was safe to use.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said last week there was <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prop-gun-shooting-alec-baldwin-halyna-hutchins-e6b4d769e5df47ee0c23d4ad69f1992d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">\u201csome complacency\u201d in how weapons were handled<\/a> on the set. Investigators found around 500 rounds of ammunition \u2014 a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds \u2014 even though the set\u2019s firearms specialist, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, said real ammo should never have been present.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gutierrez Reed said through her attorneys that she <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prop-gun-shooting-arts-and-entertainment-a6bc963855b50edc6a5c479c80eae5d3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">didn\u2019t know where the live rounds came from<\/a> and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Souza told detectives that Baldwin was rehearsing a scene in which he drew a revolver from his holster and pointed it toward the camera, which Hutchins and Souza were behind. Souza said the scene did not call for the use of live rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have said much work needs to be done before getting to a point where charges could be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood professionals have been <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/prop-gun-shooting-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-new-mexico-shootings-99fc103e2ddd69afcc1e123de2531871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">baffled by the circumstances<\/a> of the movie-set shooting. It already has led to other production crews stepping up safety measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA FE, N.M. 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