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Rust assistant director David Halls (left) issued a statement about the October 21 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set. Im shocked and saddened by her death, he said.

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Prop master, armorer. who would have their hands on dummy round versus live rounds, putting them in compartments, you know, keeping a log of what goes where? >> well, the armorer is the person on the set who is responsible for the weapons and for the ammunition. but theyre typically on movie sets -- redundant safety procedures in place. the first a.d. on a movie set is the primary person responsible for safety. and the problem with that job is that theyre also the primary person responsible for ...

A blank with a live round. its crimped at the end, there is no slug, they feel different. so we would assume thats not what happened. what do you make of her position of blaming the producers? lets put up their statement, or ill just read it, from her attorneys. hannah was hired for two positions on this film. it made it extremely difficult for her to do her job as an armorer. she fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire, but ultimately was overruled ...

Gutierrez-reed, the 24-year-old in charge of guns on the set of "rust" is sharing her side of the story. in a statement her attorneys write, hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer. she fought were training but ultimately was overruled by production and her department but tonight sources close to the production say no one was looking to cut corners and she never worked in both positions at the same time. >> although we a...

Being shot by crew members. so how does that square with what we know about those final moments? and what weve heard about the guns being used? the guns were in her care. somebody handed it to alec baldwin and said it was a cold gun, meaning safe, and it wasnt. lets bring in dutch merrick, a veteran armorer and prop master. good to have you back, brother, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me, chris, i appreciate the opportunity. >> so if the investigation demonstrates that what killed halyna h...

Mishaps, but now were talking about a fatal shooting and that doesnt happen on a regular basis. before i let you go, when we hear the terminology, the place where props are stored such as guns in this prop truck and we understand that investigators say they did seize some 500 rounds of ammunition, generally speaking, what has access to the prop truck and what are among the things that are in it? >> i dont claim to be an armorer, i dont claim to know their department. but its always my understand...

Overruled by production, and her department. sources close to the production say no one was looking to cut corners, and she never worked in both positions at the same time. >> although we appreciate the statement given by ms. gutierrez-reed, i think it raises more questions than it does answers. >> reporter: investigators say a single bullet that should have never been on set was placed inside a revolver like this one before alec baldwin pulled the trigger, and killed cinematographer halyna hutc...

Baldwin and said it was a cold gun, meaning safe, and it wasnt. lets bring in dutch merrick, a veteran armorer and prop master. good to have you back, brother, appreciate it. >> thanks for having me, chris, i appreciate the opportunity. >> so if the investigation demonstrates that what killed halyna hutchins was a live round, and that is what the sheriff said last night on this show, then how could the armorer not be responsible for a live round making its way onto the set? >> well, theres still...

That for the audience, you dont believe it is easy for someone with any experience at all, let alone being a master, to confuse a blank with a live round. its crimped at the end, there is no slug, they feel different. so we would assume thats not what happened. what do you make of her position of blaming the producers? lets put up their statement, or ill just read it, from her attorneys. hannah was hired for two positions on this film. it made it extremely difficult for her to do her job as an a...