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According to recent FBI findings, the gun could NOT have gone off, by itself. The trigger HAD to be pulled.
I feel bad about what happened to the guy, but for crying out loud, he needs to man up and take responsibility!
What was it that Ayn Rand said "You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality".
I know someone who has worked with Baldwin and he is a jerk on his good days.
I have also seen him get furious with the paparazzi.
I've often said "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy" and I've always meant it.
And, of course I feel sympathy for Halyna Hutchins' death and her family, but it was still an accident, unless it can be proven that the gun was loaded either deliberately or criminally negligently.
If he is still valuable to the Deep State, he won't be charged.
the trigger had to be at the rear of its run if the hammer had been pulled all the way back
he could have been working the hammer
old guns do not have the transfer bar that requires the trigger to be at the rear
my S&W 1917 WW1 Revolver is similar, it has no transfer bar, the firing pin cannot hit the primer unless the trigger is all the way back
but a Cowboy era revolver did not have safety features
Wyatt Earp also shot himself when his gun fell out of his holster and hit the hammer, round went off. most people in that time only loaded 5, keeping the hammer on an empty chamber
the REAL question, how did a live round get into the gun or was it a blank and a projectile was stuck in the barrel?
using a blank while someone is looking into the gun is ALSO a safety issue
no excuses, the gun was NOT checked for safety
So the were using live rounds.
Dec 23, 2021 — The former Minnesota police officer mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her Taser when she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black man
Manslaughter involves the killing of another person, but it's distinct from the crime of murder. Sometimes the line between manslaughter and murder isn't clear.
As for that live round (or rounds), I've always thought it was sabotage by the mutinying crew, but will have to hold that judgement for actual proof.
As for safety checks...sabotage can circumvent even the safest procedures.
And yes I am biased in that I think they are both woke douches.
Strange behavior for Hollywood types who are so against guns.
1. According to reports, the armorer is likely not at fault, because the gun was left, unattended, on a table AFTER she inspected it.
2. A Hollywood actor, who can reasonably assume that ALL props are safe to operate, can not be expected to reinspect every item he or she uses on the set. Many actors wouldn't even know what to look for.
3. Unsubstantiated rumors, like the one claiming the crew used the gun for earlier target practice, are irrelevant.
4. Dislike of a person is irrelevant.
To me, this is the place for objectivity, reason and logic and I stand by my comments on that basis.
"When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit." - Ayn Rand
Furthermore all gun safety rules everywhere include the rule of assuming a weapon is loaded until proven otherwise and validating it yourself. In the military when we turn in weapons - even if we had no rounds - the armorer always verifies. Even though we are trained to, and range safety measures demand, fully clear a weapon before leaving the range, every recipient is expected validate the status.
Furthermore, unless new information came out, last I knew it didn’t happen during filming a scene, it happened between takes; ie some level of goofing around. That should not be happening period.
Under no circumstances are live rounds supposed to be on set. Yet that doesn’t relieve all handling the guns of the responsibility to exercise standard safety precautions. This case is a prime example of why.
If an actor doesn’t know how to validate safety, they need to be instructed in it until they learn and incorporate the habit, or not allowed to handle firearms until they do. It is no different than any other occupation that includes the use of dangerous tools.