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Hours later he would come ashore with a .45 pistol, pencils, and a sketchbook.

On her leg, beneath her dress, was a jury-rigged holster with a borrowed .45 handgun that had been developed for the military.

That is when he saw the .45 in Fromme’s hand, pointed at the president.

In an effort to show that she never meant to fire the .45, the defense established that she had taken shooting lessons at a firing range and knew her way around firearms.

Baldwin was pointing his Colt .45 revolver at Hutchins, 42, who was standing less than four feet away, when the gun discharged, authorities said.