“As I’m sure your aware, the 1st rule in gun safety is there is NO SUCH THING as an unloaded gun.”
Technically a gun can be unloaded, in practice we assume all guns are loaded as a safety measure, correct.
That’s why Baldwin has no excuse for this shooting. It’s like someone accelerating down an alley at 50MPH because “No one was visible until they stepped out right in front of me.”
A perfect example of why you treat every gun as if its loaded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUonA66btgI