Gun Safety Protocols Largely Unchanged as Film Industry Waits for ‘Rust’ Investigation Results

Gun Safety Protocols Largely Unchanged as Film Industry Waits for ‘Rust’ Investigation Results
(Left) Halyna Hutchins in Park City, Utah on Jan. 28, 2019. (Right) Alec Baldwin in East Hampton, New York on Oct. 7, 2021. Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie; Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic
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The movie industry is still waiting for the results of the investigation into last year’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of actor Alec Baldwin’s film “Rust.” The investigation could lead to a change in gun safety protocols on movie sets.

An active investigation into the shooting at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe continues four months after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office spokesman told The Epoch Times.

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