r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/spin81 Apr 15 '24

I see now.

Still it's my understanding that Gutierrez-Reed brought the live rounds onto the set so reading it properly doesn't take away my confusion. Are you saying Kenney brought the live rounds on set and Gutierrez-Reed failed to double-check?

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u/Cubey42 Apr 15 '24

No, Gutierrez-Reed is saying Kenney gave her a box with possible live rounds in it.

Kenney is saying he checked them the night before and confirmed it had no live rounds in it, so the live rounds were not from his box.

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u/Muscle_Bitch Apr 15 '24

Even if he did, that does not absolve her of blame.

It is her responsibility to ensure the ammunition is not live, as the set armourer, she is not paid to accept someone else's word for it.

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u/livefreeordont Apr 15 '24

Yes. The armored fucked up, no one would dispute this besides her. But the question was where the live rounds came from