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Originally Posted by DAVES
I will not be on the jury. From my reading Baldwin CLAIMS he pulled back the hammer and the gun went off. With that particular gun, that is impossible. He had to have pulled the trigger. The gun has been impounded to be certain it is working properly.
Due to his fame, Baldwin will likely get off easy. A woman is DEAD and a guy was wounded. Basic gun safety you never point a gun at anyone you are not intending to shoot. You assume that every gun is loaded.
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Legal experts say it is unlikely Baldwin will face criminal charges. To do so, it would be necessary to prove he intentionally killed the woman, which he clearly didn't. There is a remote chance he could be convicted of involuntary manslaughter, which would leave him paying a fine. But even that is unlikely, as fatal on-set shootings with prop guns have historically been ruled as accidents. Civil liabilities are a different story - was the protocol in handling and loading the gun breached and who was liable for what; was he liable since he was the producer, etc. A lot of that may depend on how the work contracts were written up. In any event, it doesn't appear there is a criminal case here, but probably negligence with civil damages.