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New California gun safety laws for movie sets after 'Rust' shooting hobbled by Legislature

Two bills on gun safety on film sets in California in the wake of the deadly shooting on the set of "Rust" last year failed to meet a key deadline in the state Senate on Thursday and were blocked from moving forward. Both Sen. Dave Cortese's, D-San Jose, Senate Bill 831 and another, more narrowly focused SB 829 backed by state Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, failed to clear ...
A photo of Serge Svetnoy and Halyna Hutchins after a news conference with attorney Gary Dordick, not pictured, and Serge Svetnoy, chief lighting technician for the film "Rust," in the wake of a lawsuit filed after the fatal shooting on the film, on Nov. 10, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Two bills on gun safety on film sets in California in the wake of the deadly shooting on the set of "Rust" last year failed to meet a key deadline in the state Senate on Thursday and were blocked from moving forward.

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