What forensic analysis? It is pretty clear that the pistol was loaded with a live round and Alec Baldwin pointed it towards the victims and pulled the trigger. But he had no duty to check if the bullets were fake. That was someone else's job. And those two have faced or a facing justice.

I disagree... If the scene called for him to put the gun to his head and pull the trigger, you'd better believe he would have checked the gun...

Bet he would have checked the revolver for live ammo if he was going to point it at his own head! Alec Baldwin'''s dropped ‘Rust’ charges do '''not absolve''' him, may be refiled: special prosecutors | Fox News

You know Rust in back in production, right?!? Still filming. Just started back up last month.

Well it is over for now but Alec could be charged in the future.

"Special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis announced the decision, stating "new facts" were revealed that required further investigation. In their motion to dismiss, the special prosecutors noted that the additional work couldn't be completed before the start of a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 3.

The case was closed in the First Judicial District Court of New Mexico, but Baldwin could potentially still face charges in the future."

'''Rust''' settlement approved in wrongful death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin | Fox News

The future is now!

Alec Baldwin loses attempt to stay a lawsuit in ‘Rust’ battle as actor may face new criminal charges | Fox News

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We will see what happens.

Just happened upon this thread and scrolled through a few pages over the 42 pages of comments. I have to say I'm shocked by the number of people saying Alec is not culpable. First off, it was a real gun. It had real bullets. He aimed it at someone and pulled the trigger.

If I had done the same and I went to court and said, "Well the armorer at the gun store that handed it to me said it was unloaded or loaded with blanks," do you think that I would be found innocent. No, of course not. And let's not pretend Alec doesn't know anything about guns and is just an actor. He's been spouting off his anti-gun crap for years and acts like he is an authority on the subject.

All I can say to Alec, when he wants to ban guns, is, "well Alec the difference between you and I is that I have never shot and killed anyone."

Why was there any live ammo on a movie set

I don't believe that's been answered. I've heard stories, but nothing confirmed.

Movie set where others are responsible for the safety such as the armorer. Not a firing range or something like that. Or a private residence.

That it occurred on a movie set rather than say a biker bar has nothing to do with it. And...it didn't happen during an actual 'shoot', pardon the pun. While on a break from 'shooting' Alec was messing around with a loaded gun he had negligently failed to check for live ammo, aimed it at the poor soul, pulled the trigger and killed her. Then Alec lied to the police, stating he had not pulled the trigger. The FBI crime lab found otherwise, that he had to have pulled the trigger to fire the weapon. Alec Baldwin is culpable of homicide.

Any time a gun is in your hands, YOU are responsible... PERIOD...

If the scene stated he was to put the gun to his head an play "Russian Roulette", do you think he would have depended on someone else to tell him the gun was "safe"?

But sure, keep making excuses for him...

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Exactly. Any person that thinks the person with the gun is not responsible doesn't have a basic knowledge of the rules of gun safety. Treat every gun as if it is loaded. Period.