Alec Baldwin Shooting

[Rev. Rye]

Interesting point, while looking up the FD Pietta Colt .45's reliability (I did not find much information on this particular make, though it looks like it can be close to 100% if properly maintained, which we do not know it was, although the fact that there were two accidental discharges in the day prior to the shooting, it may very well not have been), I found this:





Turns out that with that particular model, you can't tell live rounds from blanks without removing them from the gun. That this gun needed more care to properly inspect than was normal in the industry points out that it may be more the armory's responsibility to check.

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You will find that when the verdict is read on Alec, that you are wrong. He will not face any charges based on pulling the trigger himself. He may face charges based on the fact that he is a producer of the movie and did not put in place sufficient safeguards and processes to ensure a safe workplace for his actors.

And, as mentioned before, when Michael Massee fatally shot Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow, he was not charged. Whether or not you think this is just, that's the way it is, and it's a big part of why I don't think Baldwin will be charged.