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A petition calling for a ban on the use of real firearms on film and TV sets has gained more than 25,000 signatures in light of the accidental shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."  Hutchins, a cinematographer, was shot and killed and the director of the movie, Joel Souza, was wounded when Alec Baldwin fired a gun on set that he was told was unloaded and safe to handle.The deadly mishap has led to calls for the use of real-life firearms, whether unloaded or loaded with blanks, to be banned.  In a Change.org petition started by filmmaker Bandar Albuliwi, the thousands of people who have signed are calling on Baldwin specifically to use his "power and influence in the Hollywood film industry" to call for a ban on live

Naman Ramachandran A Change.org petition addressed to Alec Baldwin that calls for a ban on using real firearms on set and demands better working conditions for crew has passed its stated goal of 25,000 signatures.A prop gun handled by Alec Baldwin discharged on Thursday while filming a scene for the movie “Rust” in New Mexico, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.The petition was started by award-winning filmmaker Bandar Albuliwi (“Peace After Marriage”) on Friday and passed 25,000 signatures in the early hours of Monday morning. By press time, 25,157 had signed.“We need to make sure that this avoidable tragedy never happens again,” Albuliwi states in the petition.

A petition to ban real guns on film sets has raced past 23,000 signatories following the death of DoP Halyna Hutchins.