It was described as a "bullet fragment", suggesting there was not actually a complete live bullet in the gun.
It was described as a “bullet fragment”, suggesting there was not actually a complete live bullet in the gun.
That was used by the media to give Alec Baldwin ‘cover’, as in it wasn’t his fault. It was the gun’s fault. Also the media stated the ‘gun misfired’. If it had misfired there would not have been anyone hurt.
Keep in mind also that this is a double action pistol, in that it must be cocked by pulling the hammer back before it will fire. It was not fired by accident.