I’m ‘extremely interested’ in limiting use of firearms on set following fatal shooting incident —Alec Baldwin (Video)

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has declared that he is “extremely interested” in limiting use of firearms on movie sets following his fatal shooting incident on ‘Rust’ film set which claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.

The actor who spoke on camera for the first time on the death of Halyna Hutchin said that he is cooperating with police and has been speaking to them every day over the fatal incident.

“It’s an active investigation in terms of a woman died, she was my friend,” Baldwin said.

“We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together, and then this horrible event happened,” he added.

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“There are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this,” he said. “This is a one in a trillion episode. It’s a one in a trillion event.

“But remember, how many bullets have been fired in films and TV shows in the last 75 years. This is America,” Baldwin said. “How many bullets have gone off in movies and on TV sets before? How many, billions in the last 75 years? And nearly all of it without incident. So what has to happen now is, we have to realize that when it does go wrong and it’s this horrible, catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place.

“Rubber guns, plastic guns, no live — no real armaments on set. That’s not for me to decide. It’s urgent that you understand I’m not an expert in this field, so whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people’s safety on film sets, I’m all in favor of and I will cooperate with that in any way that I can,” he added.