A firearms expert with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation testified Thursday that the Smith & Wesson .38 revolver Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” McIver was holding when he fatally shot his wife would not have fired if it was simply resting on his lap.
Zachary Weitzel, a technical director in the GBI’s firearms division, said the gun would not discharge if someone was simply holding it.
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