Posted on 08/13/2022 12:54:46 PM PDT by conservative98
if you don’t bring it back FAR enough to cock it, and let it go, it goes off...
IIRC. I could be wrong: It was the armorer’s first real job. A twenty-something who’s father was a movie armorer but this was their first gig alone. Alec was responsible for that hire. Rules and safety were loose. The prop was a real weapon and had been used for recreation the previous day. (Ammunition was therefore on the set or the prop removed from the set. Control over the prop was compromised.) The armorer brought the weapon for a rehearsal at Alec’s request to block framing for a scene. The Cinematographer was behind the camera and the Director behind her. Alec takes the weapon from the tray and starts pointing it at the camera. (Never point a firearm at someone unless you intend to use it. Even a prop.) At some point he pulls the trigger. He never checked the weapon. The Armorer didn’t check it before passing it to him. The bullet passed through the Cinematographer (killing her) to wound the Director.
The rest is mystery because it seems to me he is being given every benefit of the doubt due to who he is and not what he did.
Not having a Colt SA to experiment with, if the hammer is being cocked, and released just before it reaches the last notch, what happens?
Does the half-cock position stop it?
If the intermediate notches were broken, the 10-month study would have found and mentioned that, right?
Just wondering.
Yes, a jerk on the trigger made it go off.
As the owner of two single action revolvers I must say that the trigger pull weight requires relatively low pressure to release the hammer. It is one of the features of that design that make them a pleasure to shoot. Under 4 pounds on many models and on some single actions even less. So, an actor who is “dramatically caressing” the trigger of a cocked single action could easily release the hammer. That does not excuse the actor from direct responsibility for the negligent discharge or excuse him from liability for the incident.
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