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Safety. and that weapon has to be inspected before it goes anywhere. otherwise, we will end up with another tragedy. >> when you say it has to be inspected before it goes anywhere, on this practice of plinking, where in down time, some of the crew members, i guess, it's target practice with live ammo. how common is that? >> i've never done that on a set. i would not allow any weapon that's going to be used onset to be used with live ammunition during down time. any of our prop weapons are secured when they're not on camera. they're put in a lock box. they're stored away. any professional in th...

About the allegation the crew was using prop weapons for target practice. >> it's not something that they'd participate or something that's allowed and any crew member that's on a project that that is partaking is putting themselves by allowing that to happen and others at risk. >> reporter: now cnn has reached out to the production company behind "rust." in light of this reporting from the wrap. they referred back to the previous statement basically saying that safety is the utmost importance. they are doing their own internal investigation and they received no official complaints about prop ...

But they know they can inspect the gun but they can't go take the gun. >> reporter: a prop maker on a 2019 film said halls neglected to hold safety meetings or announce the presence of firearms on set. on the "rust" set, alec baldwin thought he was firing a cold gun during rehearsal. director joel souza told investigators baldwin was sitting on a wooden pew, cross drawing his weapon, and pointing the revolver toward the camera lens when he heard what sounded like a whip and then loud pop according to the search warrant affidavit. souza was shot in the shoulder and hutchins was killed. >> the f...

Or person responsible for prop weapons was 24-year-old hanna gutierrez. on a podcast last month, gutierrez said she had recently finished her first job as head armorer on a film titled "the old way" with nicholas cage and that her father, an industry vet, had been teaching her about guns since she was 16. >> i was really nervous about it at first and i almost didn't take the job was i wasn't sure if i was ready but doing it, like, it went really smoothly. >> reporter: a crew member on the set of "rust" calls out the armorer's level of experience, and made claims of the producer's cost cutting ...

The trigger and less he looked at what is in or not in the chamber. it's a fascinating case and going to come down to state and local laws as well. >> that's right. first of all, there will certainly be a torrent of civil lawsuits. this is clearly a negligent act by the production company and by individuals. the people who are most at risk for a criminal charge would be the assistant director as well as the armor, the person in charge of these weapons. however, the producers themselves bear some responsibility. there were claims that safety issues were raised earlier, union members might have ...