Bo Duke has spoken. End of story.
If you listened to the Stephanopolous drama production carefully, without the mood music, you will hear Baldwin explain he pulled back the hammer and let it go.
If he didn’t pull it back enough to engage the trigger, it was the same as pulling the trigger.
I can’t recall every seeing such a collection of passive verbs! LOL.
I love John Schneider.
Baldwin has still not been arrested or charged. More proof of the clear, two tiered justice system in this country.
I enjoyed the solemn music cue right at the time the tears started to flow. dope had a live round on the barrel when he cocked the gun and released it but I didn’t pull the trigger
C’mon Roscoe. Give us a sign.
Dana Loesch said yesterday on her program that Alec Baldwin is a “made man” with the DemonRats/Left. That being said, old Alec is just following the successful example of another infamous “made man” of the Left, Slick Willy:
Slick: I did NOT have sex with that woman! I did NOT inhale!
Alec : I did NOT pull the trigger!
Worked for Bill ... will likely work for Alec.
my 2cents. He should never have been within a 5 miles of any firearm nor should anyone be within 5 miles if he is near one . Alec balwin has shown some deadly psychopathic traits. Be afraid of him.
Supposition: Baldwin pulled the hammer back, but not far enough to cock it, i.e., lock it in the cocked position, then he released it by sliding his thumb over the top of the hammer, either accidentally or on purpose, and the power of the spring was enough to force the end of the hammer into the live round, causing its discharge.
Baldwin’s experience with firearms in other movies I’ve seen has been with semi-auto handguns, not revolvers. So as a minimum, I’d say he was negligent by not familiarizing himself with the weapon he was handling before doing what he did.
Alec and George together?
What do you think happens when two actors do an interveiw? BSx2!!
Well Baldwin only screwed himself because all of that stuff he said is going to be brought up in the lawsuits, he admitted he didn’t check the gun and said he pulled back the hammer and let it go which is how it fired. Say goodbye to your money Alec. Supporting 6 kids with a lunatic wife takes a lot of cash and if she divorces you, you’ll be even more effed. I hear Home shopping network is hiring.
I watched about one minute of that and it was all I could take.
Baldwin shot himself in the foot many years ago when he didn’t want to follow up in the Jack Ryan series.
All of the guesswork in the world, even based on personal experience with similar firearms, is just that - guesswork. It won’t get him charged (or NOT charged); it won’t get him convicted (or exonerated) IF he is charged; and it won’t affect the outcome of any civil proceedings, current or future...
I read this yesterday, I didn’t even know Schneider was still around but it was good to see he’s of a conservative bent.
On the opposite side of the political aisle is George Clooney, a liberal, chimed in and said that basically he personally checks every gun that is handed to him.
Baldwin’s reply with something to the tune of - The way I learned it and I don’t feel guilty about anything because the system of protocol failed me. Baldwin takes no personal responsibilities with a firearm in his hand should probably never be allowed to handle a firearm again, ever. Whether in the movies or in real actual living breathing life.
You have to read the Cloony article wherever it may be, and Baldwins rebuttal. Baldwin’s rebuttle the Clooney along with the Stephanopoulos interview shows that Baldwin has compartmentalised this entire responsibility or lack thereof on this killing.
That is a sign of a serious behavioral problem.
At the risk of being savaged, I’m thinking there is something here that rings true to me.
“If” Baldwin was practicing his draw, for what ever reason to include just playing around, thumbing back the hammer is a legitimate act. Not knowing it was loaded, pointing it at another person is not legitimate.
I have had two incidents in my life were a loaded firearm discharged without touching the trigger. Both times without injury.
First time my father was using a bolt action shotgun. A gun he had owned and used since he was 16 years old. We got out of the car and entered the field were we then proceeded to load. Dad’s gun could hold 3 rounds plus one in the chamber and would be cocked when the bolt was drawn back and then pushed forward. Like any bolt rifle. He drew back the bolt, loaded and then pushed the bolt forward. The thing went off as soon as the bolt locked forward. The only time to my knowledge such a thing happened with that gun. We checked the trigger mechanism later and found nothing out of place.
A true freak accident.
The second time I was using a 100 year old shot gun with outside hammers. Loaded up to shoot crows. As I was raising to take aim (fingers out of the trigger guard) the thing went off halfway up. Later inspection found a badly worn sear that was just barely holding back the hammer. Lesson learned.
Given my two experiences coupled with an Armor who appears not to be old enough to drive and VERY wet behind the ears,
I consider this to be plausible.
In spite of all that, there is still the issue that he pointed the gun at another human being.
He can maybe make excuses till the cows come home about how the gun fired itself, but HE was the one who pointed it at her and for that, there is no excuse.