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Piece of wood pulls hammer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHLS7VrBb3w
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If it was not a "Slip Gun", https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20gun
he still needed to pull the trigger.
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Which is more dangerous,? a Slip Gun,, or the person that would carry a Slip Gun?
Last edited by pcosmar; 12-02-2021 at 10:29 PM.
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I totally believe Baldwin would go around emphasizing that he did not pull the trigger, knowing that people would hear it and be so "shocked" just for free publicity.
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One fact we know: there was a round under the hammer. It fired.
I don't see how it makes any difference if Baldwin was pulling the trigger, but it appears he thinks it absolves him of some responsibility. He may be using the fact that those guns are prone to accidental firing if there is a round under the hammer, to try to make himself seem less negligent. But I don't see how that changes the facts. There was a live round, ready to fire. That should not have been there under any circumstances. He aimed it at the people, nothing changes that fact.
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Hammer has a Half cock. and full cock.
Trigger must be depressed/released for the hammer to fall..
A hammer in the un-cocked position over a live round could be slammed and fired.. (dropped or struck)
Trigger releases both Cocked and Half-Cocked.
unless the gun has been modified or worn out to an unsafe condition.
I learned to quick Draw with Black Powder revolvers.
I have a dangerous habit,,I draw with the trigger pulled..before I clear leather.
My thumb becomes my trigger finger.
I have never accidentally discharged a firearm.
Last edited by pcosmar; 12-03-2021 at 12:23 PM.
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So my question is, on any average revolver [not modified], can you manipulate the hammer in any way where it will strike the firing pin with sufficient force to set off a bullet/cartridge without being restrained by the trigger mechanism. As in, can you pull it back just before it engages the mechanism and release in order to fire the round ?
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From what you are describing,, No..
The gun would be out of battery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out-of-battery
Last edited by pcosmar; 12-03-2021 at 05:30 PM.
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Whether loaded, unloaded, "safe," finger off trigger...
It doesn't matter. You do NOT point a weapon at another individual. Unless you are sincere in causing harm or death.
You may show me a gun is unloaded. You may allow me to recheck that it is unloaded. If at that point you STILL sweep me I'm going to lay you on your ass.
Correct. The hammer has a spring. Compressing the spring gives the hammer enough energy to set off the cap (we're talking pre American Civil War now) or drive the firing pin into the powder end of the cartridge. A double action links the trigger so it can push the hammer back. But one of those levers must be moved. The revolver doesn't capture any energy and use it to work any mechanism except what is manually applied to it.
Baldwin had no respect for the gun or his victim. Neither one. The bottom line is this:
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
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It's all about Freedom
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
Registered Ron Paul supporter # 2202
It's all about Freedom
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
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It's all about Freedom
Baldwin Will Talk Himself INTO PRISON! Viva Frei Vlawg
He just keeps talking.
https://rumble.com/vq718v-baldwin-wi...rei-vlawg.html
I'm surprised Baldwin even did an interview. All he's doing is digging his own grave.
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There is far too much variety to call anything an “average” revolver. There is single action and double action. There are a variety of models, especially more modern ones, that have additional safety features such as transfer bar between the hammer and firing pin.
I just assume that he had some type of period piece, which would be a single action.
You are correct, a gun won’t fire itself, but the gun can drop or be struck with an object such that it will fire, especially if it is an old western six shooter with the firing pin in contact with the bullet primer.
Baldwin admits to pulling on the hammer. Releasing the hammer back too fast can be enough force to ignite the primer and fire the gun. Or he may have pulled the trigger at some point.
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