The assistant director, dave halls, who informed baldwin that it was a cold gun. A cold gun means that someone has tested this gun and confirmed that there's no live ammunition in it. We do know the armor was on set that day. Our guest for to day is hanna reed, an armorer in hollywood. My hana re you i ngrat i.
Variety’s Brent Lang explains how cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on the Rust film set—and how the tragic shooting might catalyze positive change in the entertainment industry.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh with help from Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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