Alec Baldwin Trial’s Second Day Delves Into Sources of Gun and Bullets
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The second day of Alec Baldwin’s trial went deep into the origins of a vintage Colt .45 revolver and the question of how live bullets got to the set of “Rust.” Baldwin is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer.
Prosecutors maintain that he negligently fired the weapon while preparing for a scene. Baldwin has denied pulling the trigger.
His lawyers argue that his gun handling is a distraction from the central question of how six live bullets — including the fatal one — got to set.
Alessandro Pietta, the gun’s manufacturer, came from Italy to testify about his company’s quality control measures. Under questioning from prosecutor Erlinda Johnson, he testified that the gun would not fire without a pull of the trigger. “You want to release the hammer, you have to pull the trigger,” Pietta said, in accented English.
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