24 years head gunsmith on by Alec Baldwin movie set described as “a little careless” with the guns

The armorer who was preparing prop guns for the set of Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” was reportedly seen doing his job in an unsafe way on a previous production, including the delivery of an uncontrolled gun to a child actress.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, was working on its second production like head gunsmith when actor and producer Baldwin accidentally shot himself dead movies director of the photograph, Halyna Hutchins, and the wounded director Joel Souza. It was later revealed that Baldwin had been insured by his assistant director that the gun was “cold,” or sure use, moments before he threw the trigger.

A new report suggested that while the young woman responsible for firearms on the set it was their daughter of a famous Hollywood stage master, he had a small, but already alarming trace record.

“He was a little careless with the guns, shaking it every now and then again” a source, who worked with Gutierrez-Reed on Nicolas Cage’s next film “The Old Way”, said the Daily Beast. “There were a couple times it was loading the blanks and did it in a fashion that we thought was unsafe “.

Another unnamed crew member said much less attention had been paid to gun safety on “The old way” set compared to its previous movies.

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The most alarming incident, mentioned by both sources, occurred when Gutierrez-Reed reportedly delivered a gun that was not adequately checked on 11-year-old child actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

“He was reloading the gun on the ground, where there were stones and stuff. We didn’t see it checked, we didn’t know if something has had in the barrel or not “, another source said.

Filming was briefly halted after “The Old Way” crew asked Gutierrez-Reed to double-check the weapon for barrel obstruction.

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The young armorer would continue to work in the same fashion on ‘Rust’, as an unnamed member of the team he told the Daily Beast that there have been at least two incidents of guns accidentally discharged on the set before fatal shot on Thursday. The source described Gutierrez-Reed as “Inexperienced and green.”

However, stage master Jeffrey W. Crow, who was Gutierrez-Reed’s supervisor on ‘The Old Way’ defended her colleague, saying it was “An exceptionally young, up-And in arrival, very eager and talented gunsmith.

“It was without much of experience, but told by her family lineage, I thought it was exceptional, professional “ Crow told the LA Times.

“Working with Hannah, I’m surprised no one of this happened under his control “ he added.

Members of the “Rust” crew who talked to the Daily Beast also assistant blamed director Dave Halls for the fatal accident. They said it was his job to check if the gun was “cold” or “spicy,” but he would have handed the weapon to Baldwin without checking it.

“This check alone should have prevented this incident”, one of the sources indicated out.

“It should be ours last line of defense and he failed us,” another crew member said of Salt. “he is the last person who should be looking at that firearm. “

The police are currently investigating a fatal accident, happened at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe. No charges have yet been advanced.

Production of Reportedly, “Rust” had been plagued by various problems since the start because of the low film budget and constant cost-cutting measures. The crew would have complained for a long time hours, the long drive from Albuquerque to thirst delays in getting their salaries.

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Poor man safety the standard they were also a reason for worry, with a source who told the LA Times that the production did not lead out any investigation after the prop gun was accidentally discharged in a previous accident on set last On Saturday. There was no guarantee it wouldn’t happen again. all of them wanted to do was run, run, run “ He said.

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