'Rust' shooting: California lawmakers fail to pass new rules about guns on movie sets
foxnews.comNew rules about how and when actors can use guns while filming failed to pass the California Legislature on Thursday just months after a gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding went off and killed a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico.
Democrats in the state Legislature had filed two bills in response to the tragedy, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
With competing proposals, Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the author of one of the bills, said he "strongly urged" entertainment industry groups to "work collaboratively to bring forward a consensus approach." But no one did.Thursday, Portantino decided to hold both bills in committee, meaning they are unlikely to pass the Legislature this year.
California lawmakers failed to pass a bill restricting how and when guns can be used on movie sets after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (instagram | AP Photo/Jae C.
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