Now Baldwin insists "I did not pull the trigger." He was using a single-action .45 Colt replica made by Pietta. Of course this gun must be cocked (hammer drawn back) before it can be fired. But is there ANY way this revolver can fire without the trigger being pulled? I can think of only one way, maybe if loaded gun was dropped and the hammer hit the ground. (assuming this gun does NOT have a hammer block safety device) Otherwise, is there any way this could be true? Would the gun fire if the hammer slipped from under the shooter's thumb during cocking? Or would the half-cock notch catch the hammer? Not enough of an expert in single actions to think of every mechanical issue, but his statement seems unlikely to be true to me.