A little research on Baldwin shows a life-long pattern of explosive and impulsive behavior, run-ins with police, punch-ups at restaurants and on the street, and vitriolic public arguments with family and colleagues.
It just shows he’s an entitled jerk who never thinks before acting
The rules of firearm safety notwithstanding, I can’t get over the idea that he would just take someone’s word that the gun didn’t have real bullets in it, and point it at someone and pull the trigger without checking for himself. The stuff nightmares are made of.