Alec Baldwin giving an interview tonight on ABC

[csmitting]

The gun was loaded by the armourer or an assistant and handed to Baldwin. He has no obligation to check it. It's supposed to have just been checked.

It's possible for a revolver to fire without pulling the trigger.

This topic has been done to death in previous threads and I was going to just miss this one. But you guys are making silly mistakes on basic facts.

If someone hands you a gun, unless you saw them clear the gun of any bullets & other obstruction you should check the gun yourself. Also don’t point the gun at anyone and keep your finger off the trigger.

Regardless of Baldwin, just responsible gun use.

 

[csmitting]

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Were there not earlier reports of a gun on the set firing without the trigger being pulled?

Yes, there was along with complaints about safety by some of the union film crew.

 

[mandrill]

If someone hands you a gun, unless you saw them clear the gun of any bullets & other obstruction you should check the gun yourself. Also don’t point the gun at anyone and keep your finger off the trigger.

Regardless of Baldwin, just responsible gun use.

Discussed several times in this thread already.

 

[csmitting]

He was holding the gun because it was handed to him by a member of the crew who's trained to handle guns and ensure they're "safe." Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the reason he was holding a gun was because the scene called for him to shoot someone. If that's the case, then I don't see how he could be blamed for shooting the woman.

If you don’t know who handed him the weapon how do you know they were trained to handle guns?

 

[csmitting]

In the interview, Baldwin says "he didn't pull the trigger but cocked the hammer and released it" Essentially what he's saying is he manually fired the gun. If you don't have your finger on the trigger then the hammer doesn't spring forward when released. If you cock the hammer and your finger is on the trigger it relieves tension on the trigger and you don't need any pressure on the trigger to fire the gun. He doesn't know anything about guns....what he was doing was erasing any safeties the gun naturally had built-in. Protocol on the set with any firearm is that all people are supposed to be standing behind the shooter when any gun is being handled and if the gun is to be aimed at the camera in a scene then the camera is run remotely. This was a rehearsal. His finger would have done just as good until they figured out what look they wanted.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

why would ANYONE agree to surrender their cell phone without a warrant?

If I had done nothing wrong, and handing in my cellphone could clear my name, then I would.
If I had done something wrong, and whatever is on my phone could potentially incriminate me, then I too would demand a search warrant

 

[K Douglas]

If I had done nothing wrong, and handing in my cellphone could clear my name, then I would.
If I had done something wrong, and whatever is on my phone could potentially incriminate me, then I too would demand a search warrant

He's making himself look bad by not complying with the request.

 

[Valcazar]

Never hand over anything to the cops without a warrant.
Don't talk to them, either.

 

[Frankfooter]

Never hand over anything to the cops without a warrant.
Don't talk to them, either.

It is the country that is still doing this crap.

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[Phil C. McNasty]

This gives the appearance that he has something to hide