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Old 04-21-2023, 12:32 PM
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Potential modifications to the firing mechanism of the gun prompted dismissal of charges against Baldwin, source tells CNN | CNN

Just saw this. It deserves its own thread as Alec Baldwin has been pretty much tried and found guilty already by some. This hopefully will counteract that.

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A source familiar with the case told CNN that the possibility of modifications to the firing mechanism of the gun was learned by the special prosecutors overseeing the case in New Mexico. The source said that the modifications to the gun used in the 2021 shooting on the set of “Rust” included the potential ability for the gun to discharge a bullet without the trigger being pulled – a claim which has been asserted by Baldwin, who referenced it in an interview with CNN last August.
 
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It was a stage/prop gun, so at some point it would have been fired during the movie production...
 
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So the FBI gun inspection report was wrong?
 
Old 04-21-2023, 01:02 PM
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So the FBI gun inspection report was wrong?
Looks like it. And they may be investigating who and why the trigger was modified.
 
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Looks like it. And they may be investigating who and why the trigger was modified.
Well.
If I was in prison on the evidence of an FBI "Gun Expert" my lawyer would be filing my new appeal first thing Monday morning!
 
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Well.
If I was in prison on the evidence of an FBI "Gun Expert" my lawyer would be filing my new appeal first thing Monday morning!

We will have to get more facts on that but you are probably right that many defense lawyers and jailhouse ones are looking at this situation with new hope for their own cases.
 
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Looks like it. And they may be investigating who and why the trigger was modified.
Yes... I'll trust "a source at CNN" rather than an actual gun expert at the FBI...
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Old 04-21-2023, 02:42 PM
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Yes... I'll trust "a source at CNN" rather than an actual gun expert at the FBI...
Can we all say hearsay.
 
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Alec Baldwin'''s '''Rust''' criminal charges officially dropped; director injured in fatal shooting spotted on set | Fox News

I rarely watch Fox News but did check this.
 
Old 04-21-2023, 03:03 PM
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They are just reporting the same story as everyone else...

I realize that you do want Baldwin to be innocent... But that doesn't male it so...

OJ was found to be "not guilty", but we all know how that went down...
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They are just reporting the same story as everyone else...

I realize that you do want Baldwin to be innocent... But that doesn't male it so...

OJ was found to be "not guilty", but we all know how that went down...
Alex Baldwin is innocent until proven guilty. And OJ obviously murdered those two people. Baldwin murdered no one that I know of.
 
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Alex Baldwin is innocent until proven guilty. And OJ obviously murdered those two people. Baldwin murdered no one that I know of.
Alec shot a woman to death without checking to see if the revolver he pointed at her was loaded with live rounds. It was not during a "take" or filming. He was carelessly fooling around with the gun. He was charged not with murder, but involuntary homicide.
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Potential modifications to the firing mechanism of the gun prompted dismissal of charges against Baldwin, source tells CNN | CNN

Just saw this. It deserves its own thread as Alec Baldwin has been pretty much tried and found guilty already by some. This hopefully will counteract that.
CNN? The primary source of fake news? lol

Alec killed the woman with a revolver. A revolver's hammer must first be pulled back, then released to fire a round whether it is a single or double action weapon.

I am going with the FBI lab on this one.
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Alex Baldwin is innocent until proven guilty. And OJ obviously murdered those two people. Baldwin murdered no one that I know of.
Yet OJ was found to be "not guilty"...
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Some of the replies indicate a lack of knowledge just how a single action revolver works.....

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