The Weapon
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Val Guest |
| Hal E. Chester | |
| Composers | James Stevens |
| Screenplay | Hal E. Chester |
| Fred Freiberger | |
| Producers | Hal E. Chester |
| Frank Bevis | |
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| ID | 2372969 |
About The Weapon
Detectives (Steve Cochran, Herbert Marshall), a mother (Lizabeth Scott) and a killer hunt a British boy who has found a murder weapon and shot someone.
24 Hours in Police Custody: Bedford takeaway siege recounted
... He recalled The Weapon used by Burton was very powerful and praised firearms officers and negotiating teams who " trained for scenarios like this on a regular basis"...
Super Junior's Kyuhyun confronted by knife-wielding intruder
... The police are investigating where she got The Weapon and whether she has a history of mental illness...
Paul Pelosi takes stand in trial of alleged attacker
... When asked to drop The Weapon, Mr DePape abruptly swung the hammer at Mr Pelosi before being subdued by officers...
Sgt Matt Ratana: Coroner records verdict of unlawful killing
... PC Richard Davey, a probationer who carried out the search while his more experienced colleague, PC Samantha Still, assisted, admitted he " abandoned his training" and should have discovered The Weapon during the arrest in London Road, Norbury...
Gaza hospital blast: What does new analysis tell us?
... Usually one of the most important elements in investigating incidents of this kind is an on-the-ground investigation, including examining and recovering debris that might provide clues about the nature and origin of The Weapon...
Four British men freed after Afghanistan detention
... Mr Richards told the BBC earlier this year The Weapon was being stored with a licence issued by the Afghan interior ministry but that the license was missing...
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges at Delaware courthouse
... Prosecutors allege that Mr Biden, 53, lied about his drug use on application forms when he purchased The Weapon in 2018...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
... We had been told that the second missile simply fell from the wing - suggesting The Weapon either malfunctioned or that the launch was aborted...
Alec Baldwin was pointing gun at camera in Rust rehearsal, legal papers say
Actor Alec Baldwin was drawing a revolver across his body and pointing it at a camera during a rehearsal on a US film set when it fired with tragic results, legal documents have revealed.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was injured while filming Rust on Thursday.
Affidavits containing statements from Souza and camera operator Reid Russell have shed more light on What Happened .
Baldwin was handed a prop gun and told it was unloaded, court documents said.
Souza was standing behind Hutchins when they were both hit, according to the affidavit.
" Joel stated that they had Alec sitting in a pew in a church building setting, and he was practicing a cross draw, " it said.
" Joel said he was looking over the shoulder of [Hutchins], when he heard what sounded like a whip And Then loud pop. "
The document said 42-year-old Hutchins was shot in the chest area.
" Joel then vaguely remembers [Hutchins] complaining about her stomach and grabbing her mid-section. Joel also said [Hutchins] began to stumble backwards and she was assisted to the ground. "
Russell, who was standing next to Hutchins at The Time of The Shooting , told officials She Said she could not feel her legs.
When asked how Baldwin treated firearms on The Set , Russell said The Actor was very careful, citing an instance when The Star made sure a Child Actor was not near him when a gun was being discharged.
On Friday, authorities said assistant director Dave Halls had handed The Weapon to Baldwin and announced " cold gun" indicating it was safe to use.
Meanwhile, Serge Svetnoy, chief electrician for Rust, said in a Facebook post on Sunday he held Hutchins his arms while she was dying and blamed " negligence and unprofessionalism" for her death.
On Sunday, a Crew Member who worked with Halls on another project said she had raised safety concerns about him in 2019.
Crew unrestMaggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, told the Associated Press (AP) he disregarded safety protocols for weapons and pyrotechnics on The Set of a TV show and tried to continue filming after the supervising pyrotechnician lost consciousness.
Halls has not returned AP's requests for comment. Goll added: " This situation is not about Dave Halls . . It's in no way one person's fault. It's a bigger conversation about safety on set and what We Are trying to achieve with that culture. "
Both Souza and Russell also described a walkout by a camera crew shortly before last week's accident in New Mexico .
" Reid stated that the camera crew was having issues with production involving payment and housing, " the affidavit said, explaining that six of The Crew had left.
The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into The Incident , while The Producers are also carrying out an internal investigation.
The Producers have halted work on The Set until " at least until investigations are complete".
In a statement read at a candlelight vigil on Saturday, Hutchins's husband Matthew called his wife's death " an enormous loss".
He also posted photos of the pair with their nine-year-old Son .
Baldwin's co-star Jensen Ackles also paid tribute to Hutchins.
" I'm not even sure where to start, " he wrote. " This has been a tragedy of Epic Proportions that We Are all Still Processing .
" There just aren't enough words to express what an immense loss this is. She will be incredibly missed by all of us Who Knew and admired her. "
Calls have grown for a ban on live firearms On Film sets, with a petition gathering More Than 23,000 signatures by Monday. Actor Olivia Wilde was among those to.
California Senator Dave Cortese he would push a bill banning live ammunition on movie sets in The State .
He Said : " There is an urgent need to address alarming work abuses and safety violations occurring on The Set of theatrical productions, including unnecessary high-risk conditions such as the use of live firearms. "
But some industry professionals said the use of weapons was not The Problem .
Film armourer she had worked on hundreds of film sets without incident, thanks to the stringent safety protocols.
Source of news: bbc.com
