Safety standards developed by film studios and entertainment industry labor unions are what’s protecting other sets from suffering a similar incident to that of the Alec Baldwin shooting on the set of "Rust." Although the industry standard across the board seems to be to treat weapons, even those loaded with blanks, as lethal, shootings and deaths have nevertheless taken place.The most recent being the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when a gun held by Baldwin discharged on the set of "Rust" that struck her in the chest and wounded director Joel Souza.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing and authorities are primarily focused on how live ammunition not only made its way to the set but into the gun in question at all..
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