[kenmcg]

The point is, he took possession of a gun, never checked to see if it was loaded, pointed it at someone and pulled the trigger.Absolutely no excuse.

[Lurker]

Exactly.

Baldwin intentionally fired that gun.

All else is distraction.

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[chief lee runamok]

"The point is, he took possession of a gun, never checked to see if it was loaded,
pointed it at someone and pulled the trigger. Absolutely no excuse."

Single action revolvers also require the hammer to be pulled back, simultaneously
rotating the barrel for the next round.

This action normally is activated by the thumb of the hand holding the revolver.

On a .45 caliber revolver, the hammer spring requires a significant physical effort
to set, not easily activated by accident.

baldwin is as equally guilty, if not more so, as the other handlers of the firearm.