From what I've read 'live' round doesn't actually mean an actual bullet, but live in the sense of the blank or fake round was ready to shoot. Also, generally before scenes, the gun would be verified and placed into the scene with the armorer declaring 'live gun on scene' so everyone is aware.
I would say there is virtually no chance that there is even actual ammo on set, no chance that someone was screwing around with the weapon, and no chance that someone randomly slipped in an actual bullet and handed it off. So therefore Baldwin was handed a weapon that was 'live', and he mishandled and screwed up. If so, there should be hell to pay.
There are been millions of gun scenes filmed without issue, and given what we have heard so far about this set, it sure seems like it was a massive screwup and outright negligence. Also sure doesn't look good for someone who is extremely anti-gun to have an 'accident' with a firearm he obviously doesn't know how to handle properly, especially if he was the producer & senior actor on set. There are procedures in place for a reason so this stuff doesn't happen, ever. Every firearm should be considered loaded, and IS considered loaded by the armorers, which is why the procedures should always be followed.
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