In Lincoln (2012), a US congressmen attempts to nonchalantly shoot William Bilbo during a peaceful talk. Was such an act of casual violence realistic to the time period?
The scene:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6jXbRmLkwew&pp=ygUUV2lsbGlhbSBiaWxibyBzb3QgYXQ%3D&ra=m
For context, Bilbo is attempting to gain support for the 13th Amendment.
As other posts here have examined violent actions during the same period (dueling, and I remember a post by (I believe) Georgy K Zhukov that I cannot find of southern wrestling that involved eye gouging and grabbing your opponents scrotum by the teeth to throw them), so it does seem plausible.
If true, I have two follow up questions:
1.) Would the congressman be charged if witnessed by law enforcement, or would it only be a problem if he injured or killed Bilbo? (It is slightly unclear in the clip if he was trying to intimidate with a close shot or attempting to kill).
2.) The bystanders barely react and in fact gather in interest to see what is happening, as opposed to panicking. Is that also accurate?