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FILE - "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stands by her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M. A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Hannah Guilty in Movie Accident

March 13th, 2024

A person who takes care of guns for movies, named Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was found guilty by a group of people who listened to her case. She was in court because a sad event happened on a movie set called "Rust," where a woman who helps make movies look good, named Halyna Hutchins, was shot by an actor, Alec Baldwin, by accident. This took place when they were practicing for the film. Alec Baldwin says he did not actually fire the gun. The court says Hannah did not take care of the guns properly. She will know what her punishment will be soon. Alec Baldwin will also go to court in July because he is also in trouble for the same sad event. Hannah's lawyers want to try again to win the case. Another person who worked on the movie already said he was sorry for not taking care of the guns and he didn't go to jail but was watched by the court for some time.
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💭 Discussion Questions


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. Who is responsible for taking care of the guns used in movies according to the article?
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. What happened to Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of 'Rust'?
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. What will happen to Alec Baldwin in July?

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🌐 Cultural context


The article is from the United States, where movies are a major part of the culture. The film industry has specific roles like prop masters who handle guns on sets. Courts and trials are common ways to solve legal issues.

🧠 Further reading


Set It Off (film)
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Five Nights at Freddy's (film)
Five Nights at Freddy's is a scary movie from America in 2023. It is about a video game with the same name. Emma Tammi is the director. She wrote the movie with Scott Cawthon, who made the game, and Seth Cuddeback. Josh Hutcherson is in the movie. He plays a guard at an old pizza place. There, he finds out that the robot mascots are dangerous. Elizabeth Lail and other actors are in the movie too. People first thought about making the movie in 2015. It was going to be made by Warner Bros. Pictures. Several producers and a director named Gil Kenan were ready to start. But they had some problems, and things took longer than planned. Kenan left, and then another company, Blumhouse Productions, took over. A man named Chris Columbus was going to direct, but later, Emma Tammi took his place. They made the movie for $20 million in New Orleans. It came out in October 2023, on a service called Peacock and in movie theaters in America. Universal Pictures shared it with everyone. Even though not everyone liked it, the movie made a lot of money. It earned $296 million. It was the most successful movie for Blumhouse Productions, more than another movie called Split. The story is about a pizza place called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, which is closed now. A guard there tries to escape but is caught and hurt by a machine and dies. Then, we see Mike Schmidt, who used to be a guard at a mall. He was let go for making a mistake with a dad. He needs a new job, and a man named Steve tells him about the night guard job at the pizza place. Mike is not sure but says yes after he is told he might get help from social services.

Law of India
India has different kinds of laws. Some laws come from long ago when Britain ruled India. These old laws have changed, but they're still used. In India, the rules also follow important ideas about human rights and caring for the environment that the whole world agrees on. In India, people from different religions have their own special laws. This is true for things like getting married or getting a divorce. Most of the time, you don't have to register these with the government. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and other religions all have different laws. But, in one place called Goa, everyone follows the same rules for these things, no matter what religion they are. Another place called Uttarakhand started doing this too in 2024. One big change happened when India's top court said no to "Triple Talaq." This was a way some Muslim men got a divorce just by saying a word three times. Women who want to be treated fairly were very happy about this change. India has a lot of national laws—over 800 of them. And each place in India can make its own laws too. You can find these laws on the internet because the government keeps them there for everyone to see. A long time ago, India had its own law books. Two old books, the Arthashastra written in 400 BC and the Manusmriti written around 100 AD, were very important. They said people should live together in peace and respect each other's differences. These old ideas from India were well-known in many places in Asia.