I've read I was a uberti, and has a safety bar. Either way he had it in his hands, that will be his next thing it was just sitting on the table and went off.
Do Ubertis have a transfer bar or hammer block?
He didn't have to pull the triggger, but he did have the gun in his hand. The gun has no hammer block or transfer bar; hammer only had to be pulled back 1/4" to 3/8" and released to cause the gun to discharge. That's why the oldtimers kept the hammer down on an empty chamber.
I don't know about that. Will the hammer get enough spring load to fire before it engages the quarter cock "safety notch?" That would call for testing, and for court evidence, with the same gun and ammo. It doesn't matter; if he didn't pull the trigger, then he thumbed the hammer just enough. Either way it was his hand and action.
Under NM law, the shooter is culpable, and it does not matter who loaded the gun.He pulled the trigger, and is at fault, but, IMO, the armorer should bear the brunt of the blame.
And they have transfer bar (or whatever it's called ) hammer blocks. At least my Uberti does and I think they basically make guns for Pietta. If I cock my hammer almost to the half cock notch, and then release it, the block prevents the hammer from going all the way forward. The fixed firing pin DOES NOT touch the primer. There is no way that gun went off without a finger on the trigger.Well, it was a Pietta.
Under NM law, the shooter is culpable, and it does not matter who loaded the gun.
You see there's a big difference between pulling the trigger and squeezing one off, at least in his mind.
I'd love to see it go to trial and the prosecutor bring in firearms experts to testify that the gun could not go off in his hand unless he pulled the trigger.I'm guessing Baldwin will be paying the cinematographer's family and director many millions of dollars. Also, it is apparent that there is justification for criminal charges for negligent homocide, reckless endangerment and/or manslaughter and possibly others. If he carries this "I didn't pull the trigger" schtick into the courtroom, one could add perjury to the charges.
It's just my humble opinion that he should do a number of years behind bars for this "mistake".
I saw a couple clips of the Stephanopoulos piece. I thought Baldwin appeared to be definitely scared about what he did and was making an all out effort to find a way to place the blame somewhere, anywhere, other than in his lap.
Exactly. The amount of pressure to cock one of those is not negligible. Probably at least 12 pounds.Anyone who knows a little may find the "cocked itself" part a little hard to swallow.
Which also depends on what the meaning of "is" is.Clinton didn't think a BJ was sex either.
I doubt it.If he carries this "I didn't pull the trigger" schtick into the courtroom, one could add perjury to the charges.
The law provides for 18 months max.It's just my humble opinion that he should do a number of years behind bars for this "mistake".