Firearm experts say the actor would’ve had to pull the trigger for the gun to go off, contrary to what Baldwin has said happened
As Morrissey and Lewis noted in the filing that contains the forensic report, the charges against Baldwin were partly dropped because there was information suggesting the Colt .45 revolver had been modified. But the prosecutors wrote that the new report “does not indicate any modifications to the gun.”
Morrissey and Lewis did not immediately return a request for comment. A lawyer for Baldwin also did not immediately return a request for comment., which also found Baldwin would’ve needed to pull the trigger for the gun to fire. However, when the FBI released its report, it noted that it had damaged the gun during testing. Baldwin’s attorneys had pointed to the damages when arguing the gun was not a reliable source of evidence.
“The report further expresses that when parts broken by the FBI in testing were replaced, the gun fired as designed,” the prosecutors wrote. “The FBI had previously stated in its report that the gun functioned as designed before parts were broken during destructive testing.” When discussing the shooting, Baldwin has denied pulling the trigger, or even having his hand on the trigger., Baldwin said that, during the rehearsal, he pulled the revolver’s hammer back without fully cocking the gun because Hutchins wanted to work out a close-up shot of the moving barrel. He said the weapon then fired when he released the hammer.
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