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'Yellowstone' and Hollywood's Quiet Pivot to Showing Gun Safety Onscreen

How showrunners, producers and actors are shifting firearms' portrayal: 'We can show them more responsibly'

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Peter Kiefer
May 24, 2023
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SHIFTING NORMS Yellowstone director Stephen Kay and actress Piper Perabo are among the industry leaders who have pledged to be more mindful of on-screen gun violence. Pictured: Kevin Costner in season 1. (Courtesy of Paramount)

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As the showrunner of a series about international espionage — a world in which gunplay is a deeply-embedded feature — True Lies’

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