17 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

And the new facts are the gun was defective. The trigger control was not working properly and the gun had worn joints. The defect found in the gun could cause the gun to fire without pressure being applied to the trigger. Baldwin has said he did not pull the trigger and this supports his story.

The gun would still have to be cocked, (for it to "Just go off") and pointed at people. Both of these are major gun safety no-no's. 

Headlines from The Hollywood Reporter:

Alec Baldwin Charged Again With Involuntary Manslaughter In ‘Rust’ Case

The decision comes after a series of missteps by the prosecution that involved having to drop charges to reconduct an investigation in the gun that discharged.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/alec-baldwin-recharged-involuntary-manslaughter-1235598303/

Also from the article it was a new grand jury, he faces 18 months in prison, and there is a lot of back and forth detailed in the article that doesn't make the powers that be look good in New Mexico but either way they have a new finding and have charged Baldwin.

From WLWT.com

A jury has convicted a movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in relation to a fatal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin's film, "Rust," in 2021.

The jury found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed not guilty of tampering with evidence.

17 minutes ago, theguru said:

From WLWT.com

A jury has convicted a movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in relation to a fatal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin's film, "Rust," in 2021.

The jury found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed not guilty of tampering with evidence.

That makes sense.

Baldwin being found guilty will not make sense.

20 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

That makes sense.

Baldwin being found guilty will not make sense.

I would have to look at it more. 

1 hour ago, theguru said:

I would have to look at it more. 

For me it comes down to a couple simple questions:

1. Are live bullets used in guns on movie sets?

2. Is there any reasonable expectation by an actor that a gun on a movie set would have live rounds in it?

On 3/6/2024 at 8:15 PM, Voice of Reason said:

For me it comes down to a couple simple questions:

1. Are live bullets used in guns on movie sets?

2. Is there any reasonable expectation by an actor that a gun on a movie set would have live rounds in it?

1. My understanding is that live bullets were there because the actors were wanting to compete against one another in quick draw and other shooting competitions when not filming. Pretending to be Cowboys they all wanted to see how good they really were.

2. Rule number one in every gun safety class, is to always assume a gun is loaded and ready to fire. So if they had been target shooting with live rounds you absolutely have to understand that there could be live rounds in the pistol.

Even a blank can cause serious injury or death if fired to close to someone's head.

Headline from CNN:

Judge throws out case against Alec Baldwin.

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Additionally, the case has been dismissed with prejudice.  From the Great Google Machine:

In the legal area, a case that gets dismissed with prejudice means it has been permanently dismissed. No matter the circumstances, if a case is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be brought back to court. The case is done. Alternatively, a case dismissed without prejudice means the case can be brought back to court.

I wonder what this means for the Hannah Gutierrez-Reed conviction.

Anyone?

23 hours ago, theguru said:

I wonder what this means for the Hannah Gutierrez-Reed conviction.

Anyone?

Probably should get tossed, jmo.