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As the blank ammunition, all of the protocols as well. there are very stringent protocols. the firearms are always under the control of the prop master or someone designated by the prop master, and that is usually the armorer, to be responsible for the firearms when theyre onset. >> i mean have i come across scenarios where projectiles of some kind are found in prop guns? even if the prop gun has whatever, you know, they have that makes it look like it is firing a real bullet, is that something ...

Actor says hes cooperating with police and is in touch with hutchins husband. tributes are pouring in for the 42-year-old. a new scholarship in her name will be focused on helping female cinematographers. >> a bit later on this hour, im going to speak with a hollywood prop master about the use of prop guns, talk about his experience using them and how this might change the entire industry that way. lets go to the other top stories were following for you today, starting in washington, where dem...

Handling firearms and blank ammunition on set. that gives us all of the guidelines required for what we do with the guns, how we handle them, how theyre stored, as well as the blank ammunition. all the protocols, as well. there are very stringent protocols. the firearms are always under the control of the prop master or someone designated by the prop master, and that is usually the armorer to be responsible for the firearms when they are onset. >> and i mean, have you come across scenarios where...

Remaining union workers to leave for the day. now, typically onset the prop master, the person in charge of making sure guns are handled and used safely, traditionally that itself is a union role but today the local union covering the prop master says no member of their union was onset at the time of the incident. it gets more worrying. nbc news is reporting this evening among the safety concerns raised by the workers who walked off the set yesterday were concerns over the fact that the prop gun...

Baldwin the loaded weapon and announced it was cold. a prop gun also misfired a few times onset before baldwins fatal shooting, including two rounds fired by baldwins stunt double from a gun that he was also told was not loaded. a half dozen camera crew workers walked off to protest workering conditions just hours before this fatal shooting. after a producer, alec baldwin fired the prop gun accidentally hitting halyna hutchins, who was killed. she was considered a rising star and advocating for ...

Prop master and you do it the right way, you need to vet these people out. make sure they are certified to do this. that they just didnt work on one film two weeks ago, and then all of a sudden, theyre an armorer and have, you know, the -- the knowledge and experience, wisdom most importantly, to handle a dangerous item on set. theres three departments that can cause loss of life quickly on set and thats stunts, effects, and armor services. and those three things need to be attended to and anyti...

So, yes, they are prop guns of various kinds used in various ways, but these things are so dangerous a lot of productions dont use them at all anymore. the show that was on hbo earlier this year, kate winslet plays the police detective, it is not a spoiler but a lot of guns are fired on that show. kate winslet is a cop and on "mayor of east town" for that whole show they decided every firing of every gun would all be cgi, it was all special effects. they didnt use prop guns loaded with blanks. t...

And you could raise an objection and say, hey, wait, i dont think this is safe and then, well, all right, why dont you go home and well find some who thinks they can do it under these conditions. and its really deplorable, but a lot of pressure is put on people to act unsafely to try and get a film done on time and on budget. and unfortunately, its very shortsighted when you think im going to save a couple bucks an hour by hiring a prop person that doesnt know what theyre doing and now someones ...

Low budget film, including complaints about long hours, long commutes and, not getting their paychecks. so, the morning of the incident, the camera crew showed up for work for the 6:30 to call time, they packed up their -- cinematographer who is killed, highly notions had been out of was using her club to advocate for better working conditions for teams. one of those camera crew workers, left there set in protest. the l.a. times reports that the film production brought in non-union film crews to...

Armorer, somebody who specializes in weaponry for film and tv sets. as you can imagine, the entertainment industry has really strict rules for using firearms onset. this is some of the -- from the industry wide labor management safety commission, these are some of the safety bulletins theyve put out about guns onset. look what this one says right at the top in all capital letters, blanks can kill. treat all firearms as though they are loaded. then it is pages and pages of rules trying to head of...