<p>As Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting during filming of Western movie <em>Rust</em>, actor Alec Baldwin said on Monday he believed film and TV productions should hire police officers to monitor weapons on sets.</p>.<p>Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21 after being told the gun he was rehearsing with on the <em>Rust</em> set in New Mexico was "cold," or safe to use, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.</p>.<p>Authorities are trying to determine how a real bullet would wind up in the gun handed to Baldwin. Attorneys for the <em>Rust</em> armorer, who oversaw weapons on the set, said she believed she had loaded it with dummy rounds that were incapable of firing.</p>.<p>Since the incident, producers and crew members have been weighing whether new steps should be taken to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. Baldwin said he believed productions should hire police to make sure guns used in filming are safe.</p>.<p>"Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety," Baldwin posted on Twitter.</p>.<p>Others have called for banning real guns from movie and TV sets. Actor Dwayne Johnson said last week that his future productions would only use rubber guns during filming.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>As Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting during filming of Western movie <em>Rust</em>, actor Alec Baldwin said on Monday he believed film and TV productions should hire police officers to monitor weapons on sets.</p>.<p>Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21 after being told the gun he was rehearsing with on the <em>Rust</em> set in New Mexico was "cold," or safe to use, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.</p>.<p>Authorities are trying to determine how a real bullet would wind up in the gun handed to Baldwin. Attorneys for the <em>Rust</em> armorer, who oversaw weapons on the set, said she believed she had loaded it with dummy rounds that were incapable of firing.</p>.<p>Since the incident, producers and crew members have been weighing whether new steps should be taken to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. Baldwin said he believed productions should hire police to make sure guns used in filming are safe.</p>.<p>"Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety," Baldwin posted on Twitter.</p>.<p>Others have called for banning real guns from movie and TV sets. Actor Dwayne Johnson said last week that his future productions would only use rubber guns during filming.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>