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Safety standards developed by film studios and labor unions are the primary protection for actors and film crews when a scene calls for using prop guns. The industry-wide guidance is clear: "Blanks can kill. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded."
"We don't have anything to do with firearms. We only regulate the special effects explosion-type stuff," said Capt. Nick Manale, a state police spokesperson in Louisiana, where the film industry was credited with creating more than 9.600 jobs last year and generating nearly $800 million for local businesses. "I'm not sure who does that, or if anybody does."
Workplace safety is paramount in every industry in New Mexico, including film and television, the governor's spokeswoman, Nora Meyers Sackett, said Friday. Instead of regulating firearm use on film and TV sets, many states leave it to the industry to follow its own guidelines. Those recommendations, issued by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee, call for limited use of live ammunition and detailed requirements for the handling and use of firearms of all types. Safety meetings are to be held, actors are to keep their fingers off the triggers until they're ready to shoot, and guns should never be unattended, the guidelines state.
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