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"Booksmart" film director Olivia Wilde called
on Hollywood to implement what she called "Halyna's Law," and a
petition urging Baldwin to take the lead in a campaign to ban
the use of real firearms had attracted more than 27,000 votes by
Monday.
The campaign was prompted by the death of cinematographer Halyna
Hutchins and the wounding of director Joel Souza on the set of
the Western indie movie "Rust" at Bonanza Creek ranch near Santa
Fe last week.
The two were hit when a revolver containing live rounds that was
being used by Baldwin in a rehearsal https://www.reuters.com/world/us/alec-baldwin-seen-consoling-family-slain-cinematographer-set-problems-mount-2021-10-24
discharged. Baldwin had been told the gun was not loaded,
according to authorities.
California state Senator Dave Cortese said he would introduce
legislation intended to ban live ammunition and firearms capable
of firing live ammunition from movie and TV sets in the state.
"Those working behind the scenes to entertain and bring joy to
millions all over the world shouldn’t go to set worrying if they
will return home safely to their family," Cortese said in a
statement.
Any eventual law would not apply to productions in other U.S.
states or abroad.
Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros, Netflix Inc and NBC television did
not respond on Monday to requests for comment on their gun
policies going forward.
The tragedy has raised questions about safety on the set. Souza
and cameraman Reid Russel told the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department
that six camera operators had walked out earlier in the day,
according to court documents.
No one has been charged and police are still investigating how
the prop gun came to be loaded with live rounds.
Prop guns are often real guns that are used on sets for the
realistic visual effect of the flash and recoil after an actor
pulls the trigger. They usually contain blank cartridges, which
lack a bullet but use gunpowder https://www.reuters.com/world/us/prop-guns-spark-debate-after-cinematographers-death-set-2021-10-22,
and can be fatal at close range.
"Hollywood: It’s time to create 'Halyna's Law,' which will ban
the use of real firearms on film production sets and create a
safe working environment for everyone involved," Wilde tweeted
on Sunday.
She urged people to sign a change.org petition started by
independent U.S. filmmaker Bandar Albuliwi after the accident.
"Real guns are no longer needed on film production sets,"
Albuliwi wrote. "Please sign this petition and demand for Alec
Baldwin to use his power and influence in the Hollywood film
industry to make change and ban real guns on film sets."
Baldwin on Monday declined to comment on the petition.
The producers of the ABC police television series "The Rookie"
last week were among the first to announce that there would be
no more "live" weapons on the show and that air guns and
computer-generated effects would be used instead.
Eric Kripke, the executive producer of Amazon's satirical
superhero TV series "The Boys," tweeted "no more guns with
blanks on any of my sets ever. We'll use VFX muzzle flashes.
Who's with me?"
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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