[sc_rufctr]

OK... This is an opinion only. I think Baldwin has hired a lawyer with firearms experience.

Long ago when I served, if a soldier ever had an "unauthorised discharge" the rifle was immediately taken from the soldier and then inspected by the unit armourer. If the rifle was found to be "serviceable" then formal legal proceedings were begun to "charge" to soldier.

Right now Baldwins lawyers don't have access to the gun but at some point they could request that it be inspected by a gunsmith of their choosing.
What happens if their gunsmith "determines" that the gun is faulty?
- Would the prosecutes then have the gun reinspected by a gunsmith of their choosing?

Can you see were this may be going?