Alan Dershowitz talks the legalities of Baldwin shooting...

Alan Dershowitz, an emeritus law professor at Harvard, is one of the greatest legal minds of our time, writing multiple books and publishing hundreds of articles about the law. He has been defending clients in courtrooms since the 1970s and argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court. He was also on the team that defended Donald Trump against impeachment.

Alan Dershowitz believes that Alec Baldwin’s shooting of Halyna Hutchins could be considered a homicide. Gun safety protocols are so stringent that an accident of this kind is almost impossible. Armando Gutierrez recalls that on the set of Purge of Kingdoms, “weapons went through maybe 10 people before any actor was handed anything.” Prop masters must be licensed, secure permits, and go through strict procedures on set that ensure everyone’s safety.

Some of the protocols include keeping weapons in a safe. Then, when the armorer removes a weapon from the safe, he or she checks it for ammunition. After that, the armorer hands the weapon off to the prop master, who also checks for ammunition. The weapon is checked again on the set. For rehearsals, the actors use only non-working replicas, and the prop master or armorer does not load the gun with blanks until the scene is ready to be filmed. When the armorer finally loads the gun with blanks, he or she uses only the exact number of blanks required for the scene.

When the actor is handed the gun, there is a general warning that the gun is hot so that everyone on the set is aware of the weapon’s status. If any adjustment is needed to the scene, the prop master or armorer takes the weapon back. As soon as the scene is done, the prop master or armorer secures the weapon.

# Homicide just means death by the acts of another human. It doesn’t mean murdered. Which is the intentional killing of another.

Depends on the jurisdiction. Different terms are used in different places to describe the same thing. I’d agree, that what you stated are the commonly understood meanings, but the actual legal terms employed may well be different.

## Spoiler alert: He thinks it’s a clear case that Baldwin should be charged with negligent homicide per New Mexico law. Baldwin is the one who did the final action that caused the death and injury—everyone before that might have some part in it, but Baldwin is the one who could have checked the weapon for safety, not pointed it at the target, and not fired it, but he didn’t. Maximum jail time for that in NM is 18 months, but he likely wouldn’t see that much.

My initial thought was ‘negligent homicide’, though some facts have come out that make me assign more guilt to Baldwin than I might other wise.

One question I have, is about the firearm itself. The movie is supposedly a western. As such, the weapon in question was likely a revolver. If it was cap and ball, the ‘blanks’ that folk have been talking about might actually be just a reduced load and wadding, not actually cartridges. A question I would have would be in such a circumstance, how easy would it be to check the firearm personally? Once the gun is loaded, would a visual inspection of the chamber indicate it’s status?

I’m not a cap and ball shooter, nor have I ever shot blanks, so this is just reasoned supposition, which might or might not be accurate. I’d be interested in the comments of someone experienced with same.

One last thing... I’ve seen reports that the gun in question had been used for target shooting. I know that if I had been involved at all with gun safety on site, that any such gun would have been clearly marked (perhaps with a dab of red paint on the grip), and that the ‘set’ guns would =never= have had live ammo in them.

Nope.

You cut off the rest of my sentence, where I said "not as it's defined today."

I really do believe that the Bill Clinton adoration and his embrace by Hollywood created a new "elite" that grabbed a power over culture that they didn't have before.

Couple that with the smartphone, global instant access to media, and the need for immediate gratification, and we gave celebrity a power that it didn't have before.

Sure, people like Errol Flynn, Betty Grable, Marylin Monroe, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and their contemporaries, had a cultural influence on people, but they did not make the kinds of money that today's celebrities do. They did not have the political influence that today's celebrities have over large segments of the population.

-PJ

Alec is a lib, libs are inherently stupid, they are born that way, how do you think they became libs?

As such , I avoid extended interactions with libs. Be it work, home, church, walmart. Get in, get what you need done, move on. I sure as hell wouldn't be around any lib with a weapon.

Alec is lucky he didn't shoot himself. .

on a side note, All my lib friends are now former friends. Trump was the cure for liberalism. They went nuts and could no longer control their hateful hidden thoughts, like demons hearing the name of Jesus!

Trump was to libs what salt is to slugs.

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