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Cylinder. it may not be functioning but that will be determined by the crime lab. the other firearm is a plastic, n non-functioning revolver. >> can you talk about tensions on the set? obviously there were people who were around the accident, members who may have been drinking the night before. can you talk about that and was there tension around that? >> i won't talk about specifics, but we are aware of today rumors or those statements that have been made, and we're going to do the best to track those down. >> you're obviously responsible, sheriff -- sheriff! [ inaudible question ] >> there w...

It's called plinking, and they go out into the rural areas and shoot at beer cans. this is with live ammunition. >> reporter: cnn has not been able to confirm the report. in a statement, the producers of "rust" said they were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on-set and will be conducting an internal review of procedures while production is shut down. according to the report, run of the guns used was later handed 20 actor alec baldwin who was rehearsing for a scene. court documents obtained by cnn show ammunition was found on the set and seized by the s...

I would encourage anybody that has any information that any target practicing or any firearm was discharged away from the movie set or for practice or for whatever reason to contact the sheriff's office. >> sheriff, two of the three guns were non-functioning. what do you think happened here? >> i'm sorry? >> you said two of the three guns appeared to be non-functioning on that table. what do you think unfolded that afternoon? >> i think the facts are clear. a weapon was handed to mr. baldwin. the weapon was functional and fired a live round, killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> hann...

Larry zanoff back into the conversation. he were hearing the sheriff and the d.a. lay it out. let me ask you, as someone with so much expertise in this area here. a, what are your biggest questions? did the sheriff raise a question you would have asked, or is there something he didn't raise that you think is key to this? >> first off, i would like to applaud the professionalism of the sheriff in the information that he gave and the way he gave it. clearly we have already stated that live ammunition should not be on set. he himself pointed out that the film and television industry has an extrem...

Whether they match up with acceptable protocols in hollywood. number one was three firearms taken from the scene. two, the sheriff believed to be inoperative, one a plastic revolver and wayne .45-caliber weapon in which the barrel had been altered that it couldn't fire a live round. then the third one, he called a colt .45 revolver that alec baldwin fired. obviously a woman is dead and a man injured from that bullet. he said other live rounds were found as well. is there any protocol that allows for live rounds on a movie set when you're shooting a scene like this? >> well, the industry standa...