Here’s how real guns are kept safe on film sets

Oct. 28, 2021 7 AM PT

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Armorer Larry Zanoff of Independent Studio Services, one of the world’s largest prop houses, walks us through how a weapon should be safely handled on set from preproduction to the end of a scene.

Mark E. Potts

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

Anousha Sakoui

Anousha Sakoui is a former entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times who covered topics such as labor and litigation in Hollywood. She has been a journalist for over 20 years, having joined The Times in 2019 and reported for the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg News and Businessweek Magazine.