"Hard to see how anyone other than the person who loaded the gun is responsible." It's not that simple. Universal gun handling rules are that the person who's

"Hard to see how anyone other than the person who loaded the gun is responsible." It's not that simple. Universal gun handling rules are that the person who's holding the gun when a round is fired is responsible. Loading a gun is generally not considered an irresponsible thing to do in normal civilian life. If you hand it to someone unfamiliar with the rules, it's on you to explain them. Otherwise, it's on them. Maybe standard movie set rules are different. Which rules should apply to the person who loaded the gun? Well that depends on the context. In any case, Alec Baldwin apparently didn't have a clue about basic gun handling rules despite his self-appointed status as a gun control expert. But that doesn't make him a criminal imo.