New rules about guns on movie sets fail in California

(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) - New rules about how and when actors can use guns while filming failed to pass the California legislature on Thursday.

This just months after a gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding went off and killed a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico on the set of "Rust."

Democrats in the state legislature had filed two bills in response to the tragedy, which killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded Director Joel Souza.

Both bills are being held in committee, meaning they are unlikely to pass the legislature this year.

The bill would have banned the use of guns and blank ammunition containing gunpowder or other explosive charges from film sets, with some exceptions.

It also would have required producers to hire a set safety coordinator to perform a risk assessment prior to the first day of filming and to enforce safety rules throughout the production.