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What forensic testing reveals about revolver in on-set 'Rust' shooting [View all]
https://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-rust-shooting-fired-pulling-trigger-fbi-report/story?id=88311336What forensic testing reveals about revolver in on-set 'Rust' shooting
The report is part of a criminal investigation into the deadly shooting.
By Meredith Deliso, Jenna Harrison, Nicholas Kerr, Alyssa Pone, Vera Drymon, and Doug Lantz
August 12, 2022, 10:40 PM
The gun used in the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set could not have been fired without pulling the trigger, according to an FBI forensic report obtained Friday by ABC News.
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With the hammer in the quarter- and half-cock positions, the gun "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger," the report stated.
With the hammer fully cocked, the gun "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional," the report stated.
With the hammer de-cocked on a loaded chamber, the gun was able to detonate a primer "without a pull of the trigger when the hammer was struck directly," which is normal for this type of revolver, the report stated.
[...]
The report is part of a criminal investigation into the deadly shooting.
By Meredith Deliso, Jenna Harrison, Nicholas Kerr, Alyssa Pone, Vera Drymon, and Doug Lantz
August 12, 2022, 10:40 PM
The gun used in the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set could not have been fired without pulling the trigger, according to an FBI forensic report obtained Friday by ABC News.
[...]
With the hammer in the quarter- and half-cock positions, the gun "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger," the report stated.
With the hammer fully cocked, the gun "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional," the report stated.
With the hammer de-cocked on a loaded chamber, the gun was able to detonate a primer "without a pull of the trigger when the hammer was struck directly," which is normal for this type of revolver, the report stated.
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