Could real firearms be banned from filming?
Three days after Alec Baldwin's accidental shooting, which caused the death of Halyna Hutchins, calls for greater regulations governing their use by actors are multiplying in the United States.
A petition on the change.org site, calling for a ban on live firearms on filming and for better working conditions for teams, had for example 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. Dave Cortese, elected Democrat in the Senate of California, meanwhile affirmed, on Saturday, his intention to submit to a vote "a bill that would ban live bullets on filming in California", aiming, according to him, to "prevent this type of senseless violence ”. "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, ”he said in a statement.
But the first concrete action was taken with the production of the successful detective series "The Rookie".
She decided in the aftermath of the tragedy to ban all real weapons on her set, a measure effective immediately, according to movie magazine The Hollywood Reporter.
"Not a safe working environment"
Decisions that come as the investigation into the death of Halyna Hutchins continued on Sunday.
The role of film gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, is particularly under scrutiny by investigators, as it was she who had prepared the gun with which the actor fired the fatal shot and who collected the used cartridge, before handing it over to the police on their arrival.
The assistant director, Dave Halls, then handed this weapon to Alec Baldwin during the rehearsal of a scene of the film, informing him that it was "cold", that is to say not charged with a. real bullet in cinematic lingo.
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Dave Halls suffered from a negative reputation for allowing unsafe practices to take place on set, NBC News claimed on Sunday.
"It did not create a safe working environment," 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.
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.
Sadness and anger
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 his homage took place Sunday evening in Burbank, near Los Angeles.
Sadness and anger dominated the atmosphere, the participants wondering how such a tragedy was possible.
“I had the pleasure of working with Halyna.
She was a wonderful woman and we are so shocked, ”said actress Sharon Leal.
No prosecution has yet been announced in this case, but the accidental thesis seemed privileged and the author of the shot, actor Alec Baldwin, remained at large after being questioned.