After Alec Baldwin's fatal shot, calls to ban guns on filming multiply

Three days after the shooting of Alec Baldwin having fatally affected a director of photography on the set of a western in the United States, calls multiplied on Sunday in Hollywood to ban the use of firearms on sets.

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Hit in the chest Thursday after the actuation by Alec Baldwin of a weapon used as an accessory in the film "Rust", according to a preliminary investigation report consulted by AFP, Halyna Hutchins had been transported by helicopter to a hospital in New -Mexico, where his death was pronounced.

A petition on the change.org site, calling for a ban on live firearms on filming and better working conditions for crews, had collected more than 15,000 signatures on Sunday.

"There is no excuse for something like this to happen in the 21st century,"

says the text of the petition launched by Bandar Albuliwi, a screenwriter and director.

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"There is an urgent need to address the problem of alarming (labor law) abuses and security breaches taking place on film sets, including unnecessary high-risk conditions, such as the use of weapons." real fire

,

also pleaded Saturday in a statement Dave Cortese, elected Democrat in the Senate of California.

"I intend to vote on a bill that would ban live bullets on filming in California, in order to prevent this type of senseless violence

," the elected official also said.

The successful detective series "The Rookie", which takes place in Los Angeles, decided in the aftermath of the drama to ban all real weapons on its set, a measure effective immediately, according to the movie magazine The Hollywood Reporter.

“As of today, it is recorded on

The Rookie

soft air

, announced in a note to his teams the producer of the series Alexi Hawley, quoted by

.

"Cold" weapon

The investigation into Halyna Hutchins' death continued on Sunday, with the role of movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, coming under close scrutiny by investigators.

It was she who had prepared the gun with which the actor fired the fatal shot.

She had placed it on a cart with two other weapons.

Assistant director Dave Halls, described as a seasoned professional, then handed this weapon to Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for a scene in the film, informing him that she was

, that is. say not loaded with a real bullet in cinematic lingo.

Dave Halls

said an agent from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.

After the shot, Ms Gutierrez Reed was given the weapon and collected the used cartridge, before handing them over to the police on their arrival, the report said.

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Dave Halls suffered from a negative reputation for allowing unsafe practices to take place on set,

claimed on

Sunday.

," Maggie Goll, a props designer who worked with Dave Halls, told the news channel, notably citing the blocking of emergency exits or the lack of security meetings.

Fund raising

No prosecution has yet been announced in this case, but the accidental thesis seemed privileged.

Alec Baldwin remained at large after being questioned.

A search warrant was issued by a judge on Friday, authorizing law enforcement to seize equipment related to the shoot as well as weapons and ammunition used as props, and clothing worn by the actor and the rest of the team during the drama.

Evidence of the emotion aroused, a fundraiser launched by the union of directors of photography and intended for the family of Halyna Hutchins exceeded $ 180,000 on Sunday morning, far from the initial objective of $ 10,000.

A vigil in homage to Halyna Hutchins is to take place on Sunday evening in Burbank, a city near Los Angeles nicknamed the

because of the presence of numerous film and television studios.