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Available, what is known as a prop master is then responsible. ha is a prop master whos been trained as an armorer. this is a very specific line chain of command, and something clearly went off the rails here. >> okay, but youre talking about safety checks that are in place like what? i mean what kind of training do they go through? is it days? is it weeks? is it just a couple of hours on the set? and do we know if those safety protocols were followed to the t on "rust?" >> i would say clearly t...

Some cases just be a real firearm. now, that brings really to the forefront obviously there is never any real ammunition capable of firing a projectile allowed on a film set ever, ever. >> there has been reporting about safety standards in this case. so i want to ask you, are there different safety standards or directions depending on the budget and in terms of the armor that is used if they are union or not, are they all operating under the same standards? >> i would say yes, they are. i think ...

Camera, it should be secured by the prop master or someone designated by the prop master and that is usually the armorer. and then, just before the scene is filmed, the guns would be returned to the actors. >> larry, i appreciate your expertise and i am sorry that its needed tonight and in this circumstance. thank you so much. and laura coates, as well. thank you. coming up next. there is braeaking news in the january 6th investigation. a sfral pusher of the big lie and a key figure in the sch...

Close to shutting down hollywood from the strike because of safety concerns. so right here is an example. now, what people need to understand is that this was not a big production. this wasnt a disney movie or paramount movie. this is a small independent scrap film that had a lot of issues going into it just hours before this gun was fired. >> yeah, you talked about groups. so unions reacting tonight? are they saying anything? >> unions reactsed ed right awa saying they understand the prop maste...

Protocols being violated. its just such a tragedy. i dont see any sort of real explanation besides little leaks that we are hearing throughout the day. in your opinion and you are familiar with this kind of situation, what does your cut got to tell you about what happened? >> again, there is a failure pair theyre supposed to be a prop master. there is usually an armor or when you have weapons on the set. both of those people are very responsible ordinarily and they would be the person you would ...

Reached out to the production company. they have yet to -- we have yet to receive a response. i want to talk to phillip schneider, a movie set property master. phillip, thank you so much for taking time to talk to us. i have to believe that this has been emotional for you. bring us into that moment when you first heard about this. >> well, first of all, i would like to express my condolences to the hutchins family, and i would also like to add that i was on set yesterday, and the entire industry...

Did they walk off the set because of this brouhaha over cost cutting. with all of this stuff not there, did a mistake happen? >> the l.a. times is reporting that the camera crew members of the international alliance of theatrical stage employees spent -- they walked off the set. it appears as if there were certainly nonunion workers filling in. so again, were the standard safety protocols being followed by the prop master, the stunt coordinator and the like. but the union is already in a huge co...

Taken away by the prop master, the armorer, whoever is responsible onset pair there was none of that. during a rehearsal he was holding the gun in his hand and i do not know if this accident occurred during the rehearsal or doing an actual scene they were filming. but either way, as i said, there are several people responsible and one of the reasons we are not hearing a lot of detail coming out is because there could be criminal liability. >> absolutely. >> i dont disparage any of the people inv...

Safety distance between the muzzle and anything that could be harmed by any potential hazard. >> 20 feet, wow. >> due to the blank gunfire. theres a lot of different ways that you can film a scene. you can do it with long lens where the camera is actually much further away than 20 feet. if you, for whatever reason, had to be within 20 feet, you could put up a physical barrier, in other words a sheet of something that could actually separate the muzzle from anything thats in the danger zone of th...

That. if the gun is taken away by the prop master or the armor, whatevers responsible. during rehearsal he was holding the gun and his hand and i dont know if the accident occurred during the rehearsal or during the scene they were filming. but either way as i said theres several people who are responsible and one of the reasons were not hearing details coming out is because there could be criminal liability. i do not disparage any of the people involved as individuals. but there are ramificatio...