New York Post

How can a prop gun used on a movie set be deadly?

A prop gun — a firearm filled with blanks and used in the film industry to mimic live ammunition — may sound harmless, but it can be dangerous and even deadly, as was the case on the set of Alec ...
Variety

‘Rust’ Gun Supplier Denies Live Rounds Came From Him

The man who supplied guns, blanks and dummy ammunition to the set of “Rust” denied Monday that he had provided any live rounds to the production. “I have never sent out any dummy round that doesn’t ...
KOAT Albuquerque

A look at the type of gun used in the 'Rust' movie set shooting

PROCESSED. TODAY, TARGET 7 LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT GUNS AND AOMM WERE ON SE IT,NCLUDING THE ONE, INVESTIGATORS SAY, ALEC BALDWIN FIRED WHILE REHEARSING. DOUG: JOHN CARDINALE WENT TO NRO PETERSON ...
CNN

How live rounds got in Alec Baldwin’s gun is key to ‘Rust’ shooting investigation

On Thursday, Alec Baldwin fired what he was told was a safe “prop gun” on the set of the film “Rust.” Instead, the gun was apparently loaded with live ammunition, leading to the stunning death of ...
KOAT Albuquerque

'Rust' gun and ammo supplier denies supplying movie with box found on set with live rounds

KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS NEW TONIGHT A WEEK AGO THE SANTA FEOU CNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REAELSED ALL OF ITS FILES PERTAINING TO THE RUST INVESTIGATION THREI RELEASE ACTION SEVENS. JOHN CARDINALE HAS BEEN ...
kcra.com

Prop guns: What they are and how they can kill

The goal of movies and TV series is to make scenes look realistic. When it comes to prop guns, they don't just look dangerous.Such was the case in the death Thursday of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ...
Business Insider

A Hollywood firearms expert explains how guns are supposed to be handled safely on set

A gun fired on the set of the movie "Rust" on Thursday killed one person and injured another. Hollywood firearms expert Larry Zanoff said sets are supposed to have a designated person handling guns.
ABC News

On-set prop gun supervisor walks through safety procedures, industry standards

Questions remain after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin discharged on Oct. 21. The producers of the movie "Rust" told crew members Monday that they were pausing production. At the same time, the ...
Rolling Stone

‘Rust’ Prop Supplier Denies Theory He Supplied Bullet in Alec Baldwin’s Gun

After he was named in a Tuesday search warrant as an armorer who supplied ammunition to the doomed Rust production, the prop supplier Seth Kenney is denying that the live round accidentally fired from ...
Business Insider

A cinematographer died after Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on set. Here's why blank ammunition and prop guns can still be deadly.

Prop guns and blank cartridges are used on Hollywood sets to simulate real gunfire. Blanks are cartridges tipped with material, but they can cause serious damage at close range. The cinematographer ...
The Atlantic

Guns—Even Props—Are Not Toys

Alec Baldwin was involved in a tragic shooting on the set of his latest movie yesterday. It’s impossible at this point to draw any hard conclusions about precisely what went wrong. But whatever the ...