Trump Shooting

[Losmandris]

I think it is obvious he was hit by some glass or some material after the bullet struck it. If he had been clipped by a bullet surely part of his ear would be missing? Probably a big part of it considering the size/velocity and potential energy of the bullet. Interesting that the media are not asking more questions. Seems a little one sided at the moment when it comes to the probing of medical conditions?

[GBinOz]

If we are to accept this photo as depicting the trail of the bullet which inflicted damage upon Trump, we see that, not only is the trajectory too low, but the trail is longer than would be expected from a projectile travelling at around 2800fps being captured on a camera at a shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. Under those circumstances the trail should be around 10cm. This would indicate a trajectory speed of considerably less than the projected 2800 fps.

Huh...what? Who wrote this rubbish. Please disregard this conclusion. I can only proffer as an excuse.....too many late nights....yeah, that's it.

[GBinOz]

I know the Yanks get blamed for making all sorts of stuff up like JFK, the Moon, 9/11 etc etc but would Trump really try to fake his own assignation/attempt even as someone did actually die?

No! He's not going to intentionally allow anyone to make a near miss shot at him. Is he going to play up the theatrics after the event? Yes! Being hit by some debris is far less dramatic than escaping death by millimetres.

[Karl]

I know the Yanks get blamed for making all sorts of stuff up like JFK, the Moon, 9/11 etc etc but would Trump really try to fake his own assignation/attempt even as someone did actually die?

The only possible explanation that would approach that direction is if this 20 year old was such a fanatical follower of Trump that he took it upon himself to make a martyr out of Trump, missing deliberately of course. But I do not find that a particularly likely scenario. This 20 year old kid was acting on his own in any case, regardless of motive.

[Geddy2112]

Of course - no one is disputing that.

I know the Yanks get blamed for making all sorts of stuff up like JFK, the Moon, 9/11 etc etc but would Trump really try to fake his own assignation/attempt even as someone did actually die?

[Karl]

...and surely it would shatter. I guess it depends if they were the acrylic versions or not but the 'beamsplitter' version I'm sure being glass would show a lot more damage. Regardless of bullet or glass it was still an attempt on his life.

Of course - no one is disputing that.

[Geddy2112]

If a bullet struck a teleprompter, there would be a could of debris, not a single shard.

...and surely it would shatter. I guess it depends if they were the acrylic versions or not but the 'beamsplitter' version I'm sure being glass would show a lot more damage. Regardless of bullet or glass it was still an attempt on his life.

[Karl]

If a bullet struck a teleprompter, there would be a could of debris, not a single shard.

Unless it chipped off the very edge of it.

[Fiver]

Not really a close-up of the teleprompter, though. But the wound is consistent with debris, and not with a rifle bullet. And certainly not that bullet, in the infamous bullet picture.

If a bullet struck a teleprompter, there would be a could of debris, not a single shard.

[GBinOz]

If we are to accept this photo as depicting the trail of the bullet which inflicted damage upon Trump, we see that, not only is the trajectory too low, but the trail is longer than would be expected from a projectile travelling at around 2800fps being captured on a camera at a shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. Under those circumstances the trail should be around 10cm. This would indicate a trajectory speed of considerably less than the projected 2800 fps. How could this occur?

1. The projectile was launched from a rifle at a far greater distance than the estimated 135 yards, thus reducing the in flight velocity.
2. The projectile hit an object before it passed its target (Trump), thus dramatically reducing its velocity.

What object could it have hit that would reduce its velocity but still provide some shrapnel to injure its target. I'll leave that to your judgement.

[GBinOz]

Nope, like I showed in the picture above, both complete and intact after Trump was down. But this is the type of crap that passes for truth because one nutter on the internet said it and nobody could be arsed to check it out for themselves. How many times has the glass been mentioned on this thread alone?

Of course we must accept that one projectile inflicted two wounds because a photo from one angle didn't show damage to the teleprompters. Two superficial wounds from one hunting round fired from a military assault weapon. Nothing "nutty" about that proposal. Just ignore those glass like fragments in the wound photos.

[GBinOz]

Hmmm.

[GBinOz]

Trump's description of his wound matches photographs of his ear after he was hit, prior to being removed from stage. The two circles below, added by Snopes, highlight two areas that appear to show torn skin:



Two wounds from one bullet. The magic continues.

[Karl]

Nope, like I showed in the picture above, both complete and intact after Trump was down. But this is the type of crap that passes for truth because one nutter on the internet said it and nobody could be arsed to check it out for themselves. How many times has the glass been mentioned on this thread alone?

Not really a close-up of the teleprompter, though. But the wound is consistent with debris, and not with a rifle bullet. And certainly not that bullet, in the infamous bullet picture.

[Geddy2112]

From one of the teleprompters, by all accounts.

Nope, like I showed in the picture above, both complete and intact after Trump was down. But this is the type of crap that passes for truth because one nutter on the internet said it and nobody could be arsed to check it out for themselves. How many times has the glass been mentioned on this thread alone?