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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
In the simplest terms... Mr Baldwin may have pulled the trigger without realizing it.
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Originally Posted by Reiver
If his role entailed him as a 'shootist' and he'd been doing draw/cock/fire, then as a neophyte, muscle memory may have simply taken over.
He still pulled the trigger and aimed a weapon at folks for a joke. Some joke.
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The problem with this is that Mr. Baldwin first had to pull the hammer back to its fully cocked position. Look at the photos above. Look at how far back that is. A very long arc, against noticeably stiff resistance making four very audible and tactile clicks along the way. There is simply no way he could have cocked the hammer without realizing it.