A new bill would require film workers in New Mexico to pass a hunter safety course if firearms are present on set.The bill, Sb 188, was introduced on Monday by Sen.
Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell.
It is the Legislature’s first attempt to respond to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” near Santa Fe last October.In an interview, Pirtle said the proposal is a simple step to ensure job site safety.“A lot of the people in these movies haven’t grown up around firearms like I have,” he told Variety.
“They don’t know the difference between properly handling the firearm and improperly doing so.”Hutchins was killed when Alec Baldwin fired what he thought was a “cold” gun on set.
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s investigators are still piecing together how the Colt .45 came to be loaded with a live round, instead of dummies.
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