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Her, but this is an active investigation, jim. and you have these reports out there that there were crew members that walked off the set because thee, two prop guns accidentally discharged. so we need more information about that. and why were there concerns about safety on the set? there are reports also that certain union workers left and people who were not part of the union came on to oversee the prop guns and the armorer department. so a lot of questions. this is an active investigation and everyone is wondering is rust going to most likely halt production completely. especially since they...

Were multiple prop gun disch discharges. sounds like you've got the makings of an accident waiting to happen. what more are you hearing. >> this is the making of a real life nightmare. you know, you have armorers onset to make sure that these prop guns are safe. and like you said, you know, the assistant director handing this gun to alec baldwin to shoot the scene and yelling out cold gun, meaning this gun is safe to be using. to fire. that there is not going to be any sort of an accident like this. so there is a huge question as to hannah gutierrez, we haven't heard anything from her, but you...

Load, you mean gunpowder for instance. >> exactly. >> so, get me through this. in terms of the guns used on set, you talked about prop guns are they typically real firearms that are modified? or prop guns that can't fire am institution and just fire blanks? the question i'm getting from people here, if it is a prop gun, firing blanks, is there ever a projectile that comes out that can hurt somebody? >> yeah, it's a great question. again, prop guns take all shapes and sizes. there are rubber stunt versions that you might use with a performer falling off a roof, running down the street. throwing...

We understand the team was inside of a structure of the film set, rust, trying to practice, trying to film for this movie. outside of the struck whiture, head armor, the person in charge of safety, had placed three weapons on a cart. we understand the affidavit names her as hannah gutierrez. we know from the affidavit that the assistant director picked up where one of the prop guns, shouting cold gun, which meant that weapon should not have had any live rounds inside it. we know what happened afterwards. it's not clear where the head armor was during this incident. hannah gutierrez is 24 years...

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 they're 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 that can become a projectile? >> yeah, i have not personally myself come across a situation like th...