About guns.......

[Oerets]

The hammer can release on it own if defective......
Unlatch...

Firing pin will hit the primer on any drop, no safety on the old style.

Why a unloaded empty cylinder was always used when carried.


Know a shooter who dropped one, hammer hit ground and sent a round thru his knee............................

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by Oerets

The hammer can release on it own if defective......
Unlatch...

Everything you said was true.

I want to add, someone would have to pull the hammer back for it to release, a human action.

Barring supernatural intervention, of course, which doesn't make for a good legal defense these days.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Everything you said was true.

I want to add, someone would have to pull the hammer back for it to release, a human action.

Barring supernatural intervention, of course, which doesn't make for a good legal defense these days.

My take.....

Lawyer speaking now for Alex right now.....doubt....!


I'm thinking he should be silent.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Oerets

The hammer can release on it own if defective......
Unlatch...

Firing pin will hit the primer on any drop, no safety on the old style.

Why a unloaded empty cylinder was always used when carried.


Know a shooter who dropped one, hammer hit ground and sent a round thru his knee............................

Food for thought:

The most popular bolt-action rifle of all time in the US, the Remington 700 (and the smaller Model 7), had a recall of ~7 million rifles manufactured over 8 years due to a defective trigger that would allow the gun to discharge without pulling the trigger.

While single-action revolvers and bolt action rifles have differing actions, both are held in a cocked position prior to discharge and both can have manufacturing defects. That said, I have no opinion on what actually happened in the Alec Baldwin case.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Food for thought:

The most popular bolt-action rifle of all time in the US, the Remington 700 (and the smaller Model 7), had a recall of ~7 million rifles manufactured over 8 years due to a defective trigger that would allow the gun to discharge without pulling the trigger.

While single-action revolvers and bolt action rifles have differing actions, both are held in a cocked position prior to discharge and both can have manufacturing defects. That said, I have no opinion on what actually happened in the Alec Baldwin case.

Key to gun safety is knowing and acting as if the weapon is loaded and can fire at any time.

A actor holding a weapon must be responsible and behave accordingly. If not, IIRC manslaughter is used when an accidental cause of another's death is determined.

Also worked with a guy who's son blew off a toe with a shotgun. was resting the end of the barrel on the top of his foot. Butt up on chest and started tapping his foot......forgetting a live round was in the chamber.....just enough to send the primer to pin.