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“Rust” producer and star Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza in an on-set accident last month that shocked the film industry and much of the country.

Actor Alec Baldwin told reporters Saturday he is "extremely interested" in limiting the use of firearms on film sets. 

Alec Baldwin is unlikely to face charges for holding the gun that fired the fatal shot into cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming a scene, but he may have to front court as one of the producers of the movie, according to legal experts.

Newsweek has published an essay which argues NRA safety protocols could have made the movie set of Alec Baldwin's "Rust" Safer. The author of the Newsweek essay, Sean Spoonts, is a former Navy anti-submarine warfare operator.

Were the safety protocols not followed due to complacency or was it a gross negligence involved there? >> martha: a woman was killed. that much we know and we know that if there wasnt a live round on that set, she would be alive today. so well have to go back to the chain of custody of all of these weapons and the arms that were on that set. thank you very much, bryan carpenter, good to have you here today. >> bill: very interesting there. stand by for more on that keeping an eye on the hill. pr...

Negligence. here is her answer. >> i will say there is a bridge and it will take many more facts, corroborated facts before we can get to that criminal negligence standard. again, they are gathering that as we speak. [inaudible question] >> i cant say that without specifically legally researching that. my off the cuff answer is no. >> the sheriff said today this should not be referred to as an accident. it is a, quote, criminal investigation. martha. >> martha: a big moment in the interview this...

The gun used by Alec Baldwin during the filming of "Rust" was "legit," District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said.

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Alec Baldwin was usually careful with weapons on the film set of "Rust" before he allegedly shot and ...