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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
This is on a movie set. Others whose job is secure the weapons on the MOVIE SET made obvious mistakes.
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Alec's killing her may have occurred on a movie set but that does not excuse what happened.
Alec Baldwin did not check to see if the gun was loaded. A live round was in the chamber. He deliberately pointed the loaded gun at someone. He then pulled the trigger, shooting and killing her. Alec committed a homicide.
His killing her did not occur during the filming or rehearsal of a scene where one possibly could argue the armorer and other staff could be held responsible for checking the weapon. Alec killed her on his own hook. He was fooling around with a loaded gun he had failed to check for a live round in the chamber, pointed the loaded gun at a woman, pulled its trigger, and shot the poor woman. She was not an actor designated to be shot in a scene or indeed even an actor. It seems to me his actions could constitute negligent homicide under New Mexico law.