Erin Moriarty fires a single-action revolver while researching the Laut case | Forensic Files

sometimes you get insight into a mystery in unexpected places like this gun range
in Los Angeles California what is this okay so this is a Ruger single six it's a single action revolver Firearms expert
Nabil gar doesn't know much about Jane L's murder case but he knows plenty about the kind of gun she used to shoot
her husband it has six shots in the cylinder and uh you have to bring the hammer back
uh to be able to engage and actually fire the so every single time you fire this gun you actually have to pull the
hammer back that's correct it's a single single action revolver L says she took a
gun like this away from her husband who was a foot taller and much stronger and doesn't remember pulling the trigger six
times I'm going to try to shoot as fast as I can all six shots okay Excell I found firing that single action
revolver took much more effort and thought than I had expected especially when I tried to shoot with one
hand okay guns clear Jane loud is more familiar with weapons than I am and had fired her husband's single action
revolver in the past but this demonstration shows why police had doubts about her version of the shooting
okay it's really not uh that easy of a gun to manipulate and it's not really designed to shoot like that is it unless
you're a cowboy shooter then yeah

"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty does some hands-on research on the type of gun used by Jane Laut to shoot her husband, Dave. For more, watch "Death of an Olympian," Saturday, May 27 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Firearms expert Nabil Gar discusses the challenges of using a Ruger revolver in Jane L's murder case.

Key points

Understanding the Ruger Single Six. A firearms expert explains the complexities of the Ruger Single Six revolver.
Doubts About Jane's Shooting. Demonstration reveals why police doubted Jane's version of the shooting.

Episode highlights

Doubts About Jane's ShootingDemonstration reveals why police doubted Jane's version of the shooting.“This demonstration shows why police had doubts about her version of the shooting.”1:21May 12, 2016

Episode quotes

Sometimes you get insight into a mystery.

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