Alec Baldwin Must Have Pulled Trigger in 'Rust' Shooting, FBI Concludes

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The FBI has concluded that Alec Baldwin must have fired the gun normally on the set of "Rust" -- which took Halyna Hutchins' life ... this according to a new report.

ABC News published a bombshell story Friday, claiming to have obtained a copy of the forensic analysis report recently completed by the Bureau ... which was examining all facets of the fatal accident in a broader investigation to see if criminal charges are warranted.

Per ABC, citing part of the FBI report, the feds found that the revolver in question -- a single-action .45 Colt caliber F.lli Pietta -- could not have been fired without someone pulling the trigger ... a determination they made after conducting accidental discharge testing.

Unclear if they did this testing with the same exact gun Alec used, or a separate but identical one -- but what the FBI notes in their reports is ... that gun, when working properly, will not release a bullet and primer simultaneously by just fiddling with the hammer alone.

That's what Alec said he was doing when the shooting occurred. You'll recall ... in a sit-down interview with ABC, he claimed all he'd done was pull the hammer back and pose it for the camera while Halyna coached him on positioning. When they were done, he released the hammer ... and says it fired without him pulling the trigger. The rest, of course, is history.

Well, that just doesn't make sense to FBI officials. Their report, per ABC, notes they set the hammer at varying angles and positions to see if they could make it fire without pulling the trigger ... but they say they couldn't. The only thing the hammer COULD do when de-cocked and then directly struck on its own (without pulling the trigger) was detonate the primer.

That essentially means it could set off the actual gunshot sound itself, without discharging a bullet, according to the FBI -- but that's obviously not what happened in AB's case.

These findings have been sent off to law enforcement officials in New Mexico, who are still conducting their investigation dating back to October. One of the things they're still waiting on, per an official statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office, is phone records from Alec.

He'd said a few months ago that he was cooperating and getting those records over to local law enforcement in New York (so that they could send it over to NM) -- but it sounds like someone might be dragging their feet. Once that's in, the D.A. can have a review once and for all ... with their own findings, the FBI's findings, plus any accompanying documentation.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/13/alec-...ulled-trigger/

[Doc Dutch]

The FBI has concluded that Alec Baldwin must have fired the gun normally on the set of "Rust" -- which took Halyna Hutchins' life ... this according to a new report.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/13/alec-...ulled-trigger/

Good. I think most people knew that before but having the FBI confirm it is great!

[Celticguy]

well of course he did. now file some charges for goodness sake !

obviously not murder 1 but its not whoops-a-doodle either.

[BartenderElite]

Look at Alec Baldwin, America - don't mind what's happening in FL....

[Bigdog]

Lock him up!

[ExpressLane]

The FBI has concluded that Alec Baldwin must have fired the gun normally on the set of "Rust" -- which took Halyna Hutchins' life ... this according to a new report.

ABC News published a bombshell story Friday, claiming to have obtained a copy of the forensic analysis report recently completed by the Bureau ... which was examining all facets of the fatal accident in a broader investigation to see if criminal charges are warranted.

Per ABC, citing part of the FBI report, the feds found that the revolver in question -- a single-action .45 Colt caliber F.lli Pietta -- could not have been fired without someone pulling the trigger ... a determination they made after conducting accidental discharge testing.

Unclear if they did this testing with the same exact gun Alec used, or a separate but identical one -- but what the FBI notes in their reports is ... that gun, when working properly, will not release a bullet and primer simultaneously by just fiddling with the hammer alone.

That's what Alec said he was doing when the shooting occurred. You'll recall ... in a sit-down interview with ABC, he claimed all he'd done was pull the hammer back and pose it for the camera while Halyna coached him on positioning. When they were done, he released the hammer ... and says it fired without him pulling the trigger. The rest, of course, is history.

Well, that just doesn't make sense to FBI officials. Their report, per ABC, notes they set the hammer at varying angles and positions to see if they could make it fire without pulling the trigger ... but they say they couldn't. The only thing the hammer COULD do when de-cocked and then directly struck on its own (without pulling the trigger) was detonate the primer.

That essentially means it could set off the actual gunshot sound itself, without discharging a bullet, according to the FBI -- but that's obviously not what happened in AB's case.

These findings have been sent off to law enforcement officials in New Mexico, who are still conducting their investigation dating back to October. One of the things they're still waiting on, per an official statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office, is phone records from Alec.

He'd said a few months ago that he was cooperating and getting those records over to local law enforcement in New York (so that they could send it over to NM) -- but it sounds like someone might be dragging their feet. Once that's in, the D.A. can have a review once and for all ... with their own findings, the FBI's findings, plus any accompanying documentation.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/13/alec-...ulled-trigger/

How does detonating the primer not detonate the powder charge and fire the bullet???

[Bigdog]

How does detonating the primer not detonate the powder charge and fire the bullet???

I noticed that too. TMZ

And tho I'm not familiar with the model, I'm pretty sure you have to pull the trigger to lower the hammer.

[Bigdog]

Look at Alec Baldwin, America - don't mind what's happening in FL....

He's a typical anti gun rights, hollywood white lib that makes money off of glorifying gun violence in films.

Do you not see the hypocrisy?

[anonymoose]

Look at Alec Baldwin, America - don't mind what's happening in FL....

What’s happening in FL?

[PostmodernProphet]

how absurd.......any lib'rul can tell you that guns are the problem.......the person holding it is irrelevant........

[Doc Dutch]

What’s happening in FL?

Pedo Don is caught with stolen TS nuclear data.

He keeps proving he's a traitor.



Meanwhile, I expect Alec Baldwin to be a lot poorer in the near future and, possibly, do time for negligent manslaughter or the equivalent.

[anonymoose]

Pedo Don is caught with stolen TS nuclear data.

that was Monday. That’s not happening in FL anymore.

[Hawkeye10]

Now that Hollywood seems to be done with Baldwin surely the planned talk show is deader than a doornail.

[anonymoose]

Now that Hollywood seems to be done with Baldwin surely the planned talk show is deader than a doornail.

He was going to do a talk show?

[Hawkeye10]

Maybe Alec Baldwin will start putting content up on Tik Tok to fill his days.