“There is no excuse for something like this to happen in the 21st century,” reads the text of a petition on change.org launched by screenwriter and director Bandar Albuliwi.
Calls to ban the use of real firearms on Hollywood sets increased on Sunday, three days after actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer while shooting a movie in the United States.
Director of photography Halyna Hutchins was shot to the torso Thursday when Alec Baldwin fired a pistol used as a prop in the western “Rust,” according to a preliminary investigation report, accessed by AFP.
On Sunday, a petition on the change.org website calling for a ban on real firearms from filming and improving working conditions for film crews gathered some 15,000 signatures.
“There is no excuse for something like this to happen in the 21st century,” relates the text of the petition launched by Bandar Albuliwi, screenwriter and director.
“It is urgent to address the alarming abuses (of labor laws) and safety violations that take place on film sets, such as unnecessary high-risk conditions and the use of real firearms,” said Dave Cortese, elected Democrat. to the California Senate in a statement Saturday.
“I intend to introduce a bill that prohibits live bullets in filming in California to prevent this type of senseless violence,” he said.
The successful police series “The Rookie”, whose plot takes place in Los Angeles, decided the day after the shooting to ban all live ammunition on its set, a measure that became effective immediately, according to the specialized magazine The Hollywood Reporter. (I)
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