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.
YEP. He dropped the hammer.
Or if he unintentionally squeezed the trigger as he drew the gun.
Possibly
Or if the sear was badly worn
Possible, but highly unlikely
Baldwin chose “pulled the trigger” for a reason. Distraction.
I’d choose “fired the gun.”
I don’t trust anybody to check a weapon for me. I appreciate it when they provide it in a way that makes checking easy (cylinder out, action open).
I don’t trust anybody to tell me the coast is clear when pulling into traffic either - I don’t mind but I still look for myself. This has saved my bacon more than once.
Great point!
The Stephanopoulos interview with Baldwin had freaking mood music playing in the background. That is f****** weird.