I've never worked on a film set (though I have visited a few) and never been involved with a professional theater production...but I can say this: I have worked on many amateur stage productions and none of them would ever take the risks that were apparently taken on the set of Rust that resulted in the recent tragedy.
The closest thing to a "real" gun I've ever been around on stage is a starter's pistol, the gun used to signal the beginning of a race, which is designed to do nothing more than make a loud bang--no projectile, not even the wadding that is part of a standard blank round. Even then, no one would have thought to aim that weapon at anyone. The standard was always to "cheat" a bit--the gun was pointed to the left or right of the alleged target and, thanks to distance and stagecraft, the audience is none the wiser (or, if they are, they understand it is all make-believe anyway.)
Live rounds on set? Crew and actors taking "target practice" in their down time? Fingers on triggers outside of "action" being called? Somebody is responsible for some very lax standards.
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