Breaking now, Trump shot at rally, reported conscious and alive
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Supposedly it was four hundred feet and change with a scoped rifle. This suggests a completely amateur shooter. Because to me that shot is cake.
100% points to someone who doesn't know firearms. If you're gonna be using a .22, you have to compensate for the wind. That guy missed his shot and panic-shot the rest as the Secret Service rearranged his ugly underbite-ridden jaw.
Someone who is a gun bro, I was reading he was using a modified AR-15 platform to allow for .22 bullets to be used?
I'm not going to pretend that I'm any firearms expert, but he's standing at a podium, not going to be making any sudden, wild movements that you would have to consider. Seems like an easy job for someone with some experience.
Way i understood it, Trump rotated his head right before and that's what made the shot miss.
People have been saying that but I'm not sure the movement was sharp enough to have been the difference between life and death. Depends on the angle but it was a very slight movement. I understand it was half an inch from significant injury and an inch or so from lights out but it depends on the angle.
Edit: Upon seeing where the shot came from it does seem like the head turn probably made the difference. Crazy shit.