An attorney representing David Halls, an assistant director on the set of the film 'Rust,' said it was not Halls' responsibility to confirm whether the gun handed to Alec Baldwin was loaded, despite Halls previously acknowledging to investigators that he should have checked all the rounds before declaring the firearm safe.
An attorney representing David Halls, an assistant director on the set of the film "Rust," said it was not Halls' responsibility to confirm whether the gun handed to Alec Baldwin was loaded, despite Halls previously acknowledging to investigators that he should have checked all the rounds before declaring the firearm safe.
"Expecting an assistant director to check a firearm is like telling the assistant director to check the camera angle or telling the assistant director to check sound or lighting," Torraco said. Although Halls didn't address details of the investigation, he did comment on changes he would like to see within the industry.
CNN has made repeated attempts to reach out to Halls and he has not responded. His attorney declined to comment to CNN on Monday.Torraco said witnesses have told her team that the armorer or the armorer's assistant brought the gun on set."Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced," attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence said in a statement. "Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from.
Mendoza said that it's important for Halls and others to cooperate with investigators and come in for follow-up interviews. An earlier affidavit says Halls yelled, "Cold gun," which means the firearms didn't have live rounds, before handing the gun to Baldwin.Baldwin said this weekend he talks to the detectives every day.
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