The gun was supposedly being used for target practice, with real bullets.
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The prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin was reportedly used recreationally prior to the death of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set
people.com
Crew members on "Rust" had used the gun for live-ammunition target practice, or "plinking," and returned the gun to the set, an insider says
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Production sources had previously revealed that the gun had been used for off-the-clock target practice — which could explain how a live round ended up in its chamber.
nypost.com
The gun, which was fired by Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust,” may have even been loaded with live rounds when it was used for what was essentially target practice.
nypost.com
Just hours before the fatal accident, a group of crew members had taken the firearm to go “plinking,” a hobby in which people shoot at beer cans with live ammunition, amid production of the Alec Baldwin flick “Rust” in Santa Fe, an insider
told the Wrap.
The prop gun that
killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set had been used by crew members offsite for fun, a new report claims.
The gun, which was fired by Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie “Rust,” may have even been loaded with live rounds when it was used for what was essentially target practice,
TMZ reported.
Multiple sources connected to the production of the film told TMZ that the gun was fired at off-the-clock gatherings – which could explain how a live round found its way into the gun’s chamber.