'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed once gave unchecked gun to 11-year-old actor.

[RandySF]

The “inexperienced” armorer in charge of weapons on set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” had given a gun to an 11-year-old actress without checking properly for safety, a report said.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, daughter of prominent Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, was head armorer on set in Santa Fe where Baldwin fired a prop gun loaded with a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

Gutierrez-Reed’s alleged misstep happened on the set of the upcoming Nicholas Cage film, “The Old Way” and temporarily halted filming, sources told The Daily Beast.

“She was reloading the gun on the ground, where there were pebbles and stuff,” one source told the outlet. “We didn’t see her check it, we didn’t know if something got in the barrel or not.”

Gutierrez-Reed reportedly handed the gun to child actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, forcing concerned crew members to intervene, the report said. The gun was then checked for barrel obstruction, according to the sources.




https://nypost.com/2021/10/23/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-once-gave-unchecked-gun-to-child-actor/

[walkingman]

1. A 24 year old should not be in charge of such a dangerous part of making a movie.

[Ms. Toad]

3. Properly trained 24 year olds are in charge of all sorts of life-or-death things.

This particular 24-year-old should not have been in charge.

[madaboutharry]

2. This woman seems to be rather dumb.

She not only lacks experience, it is becoming clear she lacks judgment and thinking skills.

[Irish_Dem]

4. She apparently got her jobs based upon her fathers's reputation and his recommendation.