However, in this case, Wolf said that the gun in question, widely reported as being an F.LL1 Pietta Long Colt 45 Revolver, is easily discharged and has a very sensitive trigger action. For that reason, he said he believes that Baldwin did in fact fire the gun by pulling the trigger, but may have done so by mistake.
Which is why there are several rules you follow when handling a firearm, like not pointing it at someone unless you intend on shooting them.
Period accuracy could change some of those rules, though that's a pretty old one. For example a WWII movie should have weaker trigger discipline than one based on events today. You can get a feel for it by watching training videos from the period. You also need to tune it to whether the character is German, Japanese, Tarzan, or Al Capone.
Obviously you're going to point guns at people and pull triggers for movie shots. In this case, it wasn't even an actor and a scene wasn't being filmed.
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