{"id":2002694,"date":"2023-08-16T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-forensic-analysis-of-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-in-danger-of-facing-charges-the-trigger-had-to-be-pulled\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:57:05","slug":"new-forensic-analysis-of-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-in-danger-of-facing-charges-the-trigger-had-to-be-pulled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-forensic-analysis-of-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-in-danger-of-facing-charges-the-trigger-had-to-be-pulled\/","title":{"rendered":"New analysis of &#8216;Rust&#8217; shooting endangers Alec Baldwin with potential charges: &#8216;Trigger was pulled&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-forensic-analysis-of-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-in-danger-of-facing-charges-the-trigger-had-to-be-pulled%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alec Baldwin&#8217;s Denial Challenged by New Forensic \u2064Analysis of &#8216;Rust&#8217; \u200bShooting<\/h2>\n<p>A new \u200dreport about the \u2064gun used in\u2064 the\u200c 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie \u201cRust\u201d \u200dconcluded that the trigger was\u2064 pulled in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thought-couldnt-dislike-alec-baldwin-wait-till-find-allegedly-called-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alec Baldwin<\/a>, who had the gun in his hand\u200b when \u200bit\u2064 discharged, has \u200cdenied ever pulling the trigger on the gun, which fired a shot that killed \u200ccinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-yet-alec-baldwin-gets-terrible-news-despite-charges-dropped-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Involuntary manslaughter<\/a> charges were initially filed against Baldwin, but\u2064 those charges were later dismissed after prosecutors said\u200b the gun could have been modified and could\u200c have malfunctioned.<\/p>\n<p>A new\u2064 report from firearms expert Lucien C. Haag of Carefree, Arizona, and forensic science consultant \u2062Michael G. Haag of Albuquerque, New Mexico, said the gun was not modified,\u2062 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/alec-baldwin-may-still-face-charges-fatal-rust-shooting-new-report-all-rcna100158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling \u2063the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had \u200dto be pulled or \u2064depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or \u2062retracted hammer of\u2064 the evidence revolver,&#8221; Lucien Haag wrote\u2064 in the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;From an examination of\u200d the fired cartridge \u200ccase and the operationally \u2064restored evidence revolver,\u200d this fatal incident was the consequence of the\u200b hammer being manually retracted to its \u2063fully rearward and cocked position followed,\u2062 at some point, by the pull or\u200c rearward depression of the trigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A frame from videos taken \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-special-prosecutor-makes-difficult-decision-step-alec-baldwin-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on \u200cthe set<\/a> showed Baldwin \u201ccocking the silver-colored hammer\u2063 of \u200ba long-barreled revolver with his right index\u200b finger ending\u200c up on or near \u2064the trigger,\u201d the report continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gun that fired fatal \u2063shot on set of \u2018Rust\u2019 would not have fired unless Alec Baldwin pulled trigger, according to new firearms\u2063 report<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin maintained he never\u200d pulled trigger before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-forensic-analysis-of-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-in-danger-of-facing-charges-the-trigger-had-to-be-pulled\/\" title=\"New analysis of 'Rust' shooting endangers Alec Baldwin with potential charges: 'Trigger was pulled'.\">weapon fired single bullet<\/a> that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UVsJNWCPqm\">https:\/\/t.co\/UVsJNWCPqm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Daily News\u200b (@NYDailyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYDailyNews\/status\/1691525058848595969?\">August 15,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two other frames showed that the actor\u2019s right index finger was \u201cinside the trigger guard and either on or near the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Should Alec Baldwin be \u200ccharged in the death of Halyna Hutchins?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The existence of the report was made public in a court filing by the\u2062 attorney for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rust-assistant-director-set-become-alec-baldwins-worst-nightmare-court-new-documents-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armorer<\/a> on the film\u2063 who faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. Her trial is scheduled \u200dto start in December, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/prosecutors-weigh-gun-analysis-fatal-shooting-cinematographer-alec-102299848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200banalysis noted that the gun \u2062required reassembly after pieces were broken\u2064 during \u2063prior testing by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-find-alec-baldwin-did-pull-trigger-in-rust-shooting-could-still-face-charges\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin found responsible for 'Rust' shooting, may face charges.\">full-cock step<\/a> on the hammer had been \u2064severely \u200ddamaged, the top of the trigger\u2019s sear was broken off and the \u200bbolt\u200d (cylinder stop) was also broken,&#8221; the report \u200csaid, according to the \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2023-08-15\/rust-alec-baldwin-firearms-report-trigger-pulled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A new bolt and\u2062 &#8220;the trigger\u2063 and hammer from a new, unfired Pietta 1873, .45 Colt, [single\/action] \u200c revolver&#8221; was\u2062 installed, according to\u200b the report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Upon reassembly, the evidence revolver was found to function properly and in accordance with the operational design \u2064of\u2064 original Colt 1873 single-action revolvers,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that &#8220;the only conceivable alternative&#8221; to the trigger being pulled &#8220;would be a situation in which the trigger was already pulled or held rearward while retracting the hammer to its \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-santa-fe-d-a-says-its-possible-alec-baldwin-didnt-pull-trigger-in-fatal-rust-set-shooting\/\" title=\"Report: Santa Fe D.A. Says It's Possible Alec Baldwin Didn't Pull Trigger in Fatal 'Rust' Set Shooting\">full cock position<\/a>,&#8221; according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said in an email to NBC that an announcement will be made about \u2064whether charges against Baldwin will be refiled, \u2064but did not\u2064 offer a timetable. &#8220;I\u2062 have a lot\u200c to consider,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin did not issue any comment on \u200dthe new report.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-forensic-analysis-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-danger-facing-charges-trigger-pulled\/\">New Forensic Analysis of &#8216;Rust&#8217; Shooting Puts\u200b Alec Baldwin in Danger of Facing Charges: &#8216;The Trigger Had to Be Pulled&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent report on the &#8220;Rust&#8221; movie set shooting revealed that the trigger was indeed pulled, causing the fatal incident in 2021. Actor Alec Baldwin, who held the gun at the time, denies any involvement in pulling the trigger. The gun discharged, firing a shot that resulted in the tragedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":2002695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}