(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) A forensic report released by the FBI has concluded that the revolver that was used in the fatal shooting on the set of the movie ‘Rust’ could not have been fired without pulling the trigger.
According to The Daily Wire, the report has come out in response to actor Alec Baldwin stating that he believed the gun was not loaded with live ammunition.
The report, released by ABC News, said that the .45 Colt revolver “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger,” while in a quarter-cocked position, a half-cocked position and a fully-cocked position.
In an interview immediately after the incident, Baldwin said that he “pulled the hammer as far back as [he] could without cocking,” then “let go of the hammer,” and “bang, the gun goes off.”
He also stated that he did not pull the trigger.
“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them,” he said. “Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet wasn’t even supposed to be on the property.”
The Washington Post reported that people familiar with firearms were skeptical about Baldwin’s claims.
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwie said in a statement that prosecutors were not ruling out any sorts of punishment.
“Once the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office (‘FJDA’) receives the completed investigation from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office (‘SFSO’), the FJDA will begin the screening process and any necessary follow-up investigation,” she said in a statement.
“To date, my office has received portions of the Rust investigation from SFSO but is still awaiting the balance of supplemental reports including, but not limited to, the following: FBI firearm and tool mark analyses, forensic testing on the firearm itself, the forensic download from Suffolk County PD of Mr. Baldwin’s phone, and the pathology report from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.”
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