Commies are held to a different standard. I have NO doubt that he killed Hutchkins on purpose..either he was having an affair with her or he shot her because she complained about safety conditions over there
One clue is....He never checked the gun himself....because he KNEW what was going to happen.
He was raised with guns. His father was a Marine and taught Riflery. Bet Dad had a nice collection AND took Alec to the firing range.
Early on, they painted Alec as rather "gun stupid".
Just the opposite...AND REMEMBER....
RUST is about a man who accidently kills someone. Alec co-authored RUST. Alec PERSONALLY picked out "the gun that killed".