Baldwin "The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger."

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    A Single-Action Revolver...REQUIRES that the hammer be pulled back, manually, PRIOR to releasing it either by holding the trigger back and releasing it from the thumb, or by simply pulling the trigger after the hammer was locked in the cocked position...so there's more to it than just 'pulling the trigger'!
     

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    A Single-Action Revolver...REQUIRES that the hammer be pulled back, manually, PRIOR to releasing it either by holding the trigger back and releasing it from the thumb, or by simply pulling the trigger after the hammer was locked in the cocked position...so there's more to it than just 'pulling the trigger'!
    Well, if it was an "old timey" SA, then he could have forcefully struck the hammer in the un-cocked position causing the round to fire, which is why people used to carry them on an empty chamber. ;)
     

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    Well, if it was an "old timey" SA, then he could have forcefully struck the hammer in the un-cocked position causing the round to fire, which is why people used to carry them on an empty chamber. ;)
    But don't all modern SA revolvers have a 'transfer bar' that is only engaged when the trigger is in the 'pulled' position?
     

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    Well, if it was an "old timey" SA, then he could have forcefully struck the hammer in the un-cocked position causing the round to fire, which is why people used to carry them on an empty chamber. ;)
    If he wants to stick to this argument as his defense then he did not have the hammer over an empty cylinder which is still negligence.
     

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    But don't all modern SA revolvers have a 'transfer bar' that is only engaged when the trigger is in the 'pulled' position?
    If it's a Colt Peacemaker I think it's as dangerous to have the hammer one a live round as it was when Butch and Sundance were robbing trains. It seems like early on I heard these were old Peacemakers on the set.

    Couldn't help but notice he went to the Clinton Administration in exile for the interview...
     
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