The New York Times: The armorer on the film “Rust,” who loaded a live round into a revolver that went off on the set in 2021 and killed its cinematographer, was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
The sentence was the maximum that the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, could receive.
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This tragedy never gets any easier to read about. It’s been about 2 years since this incident occurred and finally, someone has been held accountable. This article paints the light that Hannah was the main person to blame for Ms. Hutchins’s death. There is a systemic problem within the film industry around gun and weapon safety and training. Even though Hannah was held accountable, it wasn’t just one person’s job to ensure the safety of others, especially when it comes to prop guns. It will be interesting to continue to follow this story and see if Alec Baldwin’s trial has the same outcome. It’s interesting to read this article and hear about how Hannah handled herself in the courtroom. Overall, as we continue to talk about this tragedy, the general public and film industry should be reminded that this was preventable, and there should now be systems in place in the industry to never let something like this happen again.
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