A seasoned on-set firearms expert and witness for the prosecution of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Thursday picked apart several videos showing alleged gun-safety violations on the ill-fated set. The footage included actors swinging muzzles in all directions as well as producer/actor Alec Baldwin furiously rushing the crew to reload his revolver and using it as a “pointing stick.”
Bryan Carpenter, a former police officer who told jurors he has worked on hundreds of movie sets, was shown dozens of clips from the low-budget Western that were captured before the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at the hands of Baldwin on October 20, 2021.