IF Baldwin is going to pick up a real firearm then he has to understand that whatever happens afterwards is his fault ...HIS fault. If there were live rounds in this firearm when he pulled the trigger then it’s his fault for not clearing them. No number of OTHER “experts” checking a firearm or guaranteeing its status can change this. If Baldwin didn’t want to be blamed then he should have learned WTF to do when picking up a firearm.
Never take a weapon unless you check it yourself. A weapon isnt clear until YOU clear it. Otherwise its unsafe. Basic gun safety.
As I’ve said for the last two days, if you or I were out hunting, giving a class, or some firearm demonstration and pulled the trigger in such a careless mistake, our @sses would be in jail for 3rd degree murder immediately
We are about to get another lesson in the unequal application of American law for leftist elites, and everyone else.
When I was a lad on the verge of getting my first .22 rifle, my dad and uncle were relentless in instructing me on safe gun handling. The very first thing upon picking up a firearm was to check if it were loaded or not.
This was every time to the point of absurdity—”I checked it 10 minutes ago and put it down 5 minutes ago, do I have to check it again?”
“Yes!” was always the answer.
Now checking whether or not rounds loaded in a single-action Army are blanks or not would be tedious. But the question has to be why would there be live rounds anywhere on the set?
In the end, Baldwin pointed a firearm at a human being and pulled the trigger killing a woman. No matter how a live round got into the revolver, Baldwin bears the responsibility for her death. Others may share some blame.
It likely is a ‘tragic accident’ but if I were to shoot my neighbor accidentally, I would expect there to be legal consequences.