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originally posted by: ARM19688
Think the orange line seems to fit Trumps head turn and injury quite well. The shooter just rattled off shots as Trump hit the deck and before counter sniper took him out.
I think it's possible the round was a .338 fired from one of the other locations shown on the map. I could be wrong, but it is highly improbable that a kid who couldn't get into the marksman club, because he wasn't good enough, could be using an AR15 with NO optical sights and hit his mark at 300+ feet. I think there is another government contracted shooter at close to the same angle of attack that was positioned on or in one of the other buildings with LOS access. The kid was a patsy, a red herring and a distraction so the actual shooter could walk away.
originally posted by: ARM19688
Dave
It complicates matters because then, as you know, we are again looking at a patsy and at least another shooter. You might be right.
Personally, and speaking from experience, I think the kid who was shot was the guy who wounded Trump and killed the other guy, as well as wounding what, two others? I do think he was allowed to do it. I cannot, also speaking from experience, believe the FBI cannot access his phone.
Certainly there is much awry. Your analysis is interesting, but sometimes the obvious answer is the right one.
originally posted by: CarlLaFong
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
The Canadian super-sniper being interviewed said there were TWO ideal sniper positions to best target the stage.
One was where the shooter was on the roof...and the other was from a nearby water tower (which I can't see from the map).
I have heard no talk about this water tower.
originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
I think it's possible the round was a .338 fired from one of the other locations shown on the map. I could be wrong, but it is highly improbable that a kid who couldn't get into the marksman club, because he wasn't good enough, could be using an AR15 with NO optical sights and hit his mark at 300+ feet. I think there is another government contracted shooter at close to the same angle of attack that was positioned on or in one of the other buildings with LOS access. The kid was a patsy, a red herring and a distraction so the actual shooter could walk away.
So you're saying there was an actual Professional shooter on site with a .338 who also failed to hit Trump ?
If there was another shooter a Pro who actually knows what they are doing and they are taking a shot from an estimated 500-600 yards according to the lines on your picture . They wouldn't be using a .338 unless they were taking a shot from 1000yds or beyond.
Likely they would use a 6.5cm or .308 . I'd go with a 6.5cm at 600-yds is the prime ballistic coefficient for that round , it allows for more accurate follow up shots . That is assuming they are using a Semi-Auto Rifle which of course I would at that range .
originally posted by: BeyondKnowledge3
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
That would be a lot of people missing the main target if there were more shooters. Why were they all such bad shots? Or was the retired fire chief the actual target all along and Trump just happened to get in the way?
One nervous, worked up guy that almost made the first shot then kept trying as fast as possible seems more reasonable. Accuracy diminished after the first shot.
originally posted by: BeyondKnowledge3
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
was the retired fire chief the actual target all along and Trump just happened to get in the way?
The 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks who tried to kill Donald Trump was spotted on a roof nearly 30 minutes before the shooting. One officer at the rally took a photo of Crooks at 5:45 p.m. and called it in as a suspicious person