Gun Experts Skeptical of Alec Baldwin’s Claim That He Never Pulled the Trigger on Movie Set
Some gun experts are challenging Alec Baldwin’s claim that he never pulled the trigger during a fatal shooting on the set of his movie. During an interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, Alec Baldwin reflected…
Some gun experts are challenging Alec Baldwin’s claim that he never pulled the trigger during a fatal shooting on the set of his movie.
During an interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, Alec Baldwin reflected on that day’s events.
“The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin said, adding, “I would never point a gun at anyone or pull a trigger at them, never.”
The actor claimed he “let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off.”
When asked how a real bullet made its way to the set, Baldwin explained, “I have no idea. Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn’t even supposed to be on the property.”
Check out part of the interview below:
In an interview with Fox News digital, weapons armorer Bryan W. Carpenter said pulling the hammer back and releasing it is considered “negligent discharge.”
He explained, “You have to cock the hammer, you have to pull the trigger, or you have to cock the hammer and let it fly forward, one of the two things, which requires an operator to do it.”