Alec Baldwin handed prop gun on 'Rust' set by crew member who was previously fired after 2019 mishap

Dave Halls, the assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the prop gun on the set of the movie "Rust," was fired in 2019 from a separate project after a crew member obtained an injury by a prop gun.

According to a warrant from authorities, the 63-year-old actor was handed the firearm by assistant director Dave Halls. A warrant stated that Halls handed the prop gun to Baldwin and declared it "cold," an industry term meaning that the weapon was not loaded with ammunition, including blanks. 

The gun Baldwin used was one of three that a firearms specialist, or armorer, had set on a cart outside the building where a scene was being rehearsed, according to court records. Per The Associated Press, citing the application for the search warrant, Halls was unaware live rounds were inside the firearm.

Fox News can now confirm that Halls was fired from a separate project in 2019 after a crew member on "Freedom's Path" incurred an injury from a prop gun.