‘Rust’ Assistant Director Didn’t Properly Inspect Gun Given To Alec Baldwin: Affidavit

An assistant director on the film “Rust,” the site of a fatal shooting involving the actor Alec Baldwin last week, told investigators he didn’t thoroughly check all the rounds in a prop gun before it was used to rehearse a scene, according to multiple media reports. The director, Dave Halls, was supposed to check all of the rounds before handing the gun to Baldwin and saying that it was “cold,” meaning there were no live rounds inside and that it was safe to use as a prop. Failure to do so is a major breach in safety protocol, The Los… Read Full Article