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This article has great video of the scence as law enforcement/SS prepared to escort Trump from the stage. IMO, it took a long time! There were more LE protecting the path as the vehicle drove away than there were surrounding him as he left the stage.I found a different picture of the water tower in relation to the stage and the rooftop TC shot from. You can see the legs of the tower behind the #3 photo. It appears that it is behind the stage which might not have given him a shot. The article also shows the roof, which was supposed to be unsafe. There are prominent ridges to the metal which wouldn't have been a safety hazard for the SS.
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Video reveals chaotic scramble as Thomas Crooks fired at Donald Trump
Thomas Crooks, 20, launched eight rapid fire shots from his AR-15-style rifle at Donald Trump in under six seconds before snipers fired two counter shots, including the one that killed him.www.dailymail.co.uk
Yes, I believe they became complacent. MOOThis article has great video of the scence as law enforcement/SS prepared to escort Trump from the stage. IMO, it took a long time! There were more LE protecting the path as the vehicle drove away than there were surrounding him as he left the stage.
I believe the SS became complacent and didn't coordinate with their counterparts as they should have. With the failures, is it assumed a shooting could have happened at any previous or later events? The SS has resigned. Who was the lead agent, on the ground, in charge at this event? Has anyone heard from him/her? They should be answering questions as well. They were there!
Yes Friday Fan…… it is sad to reflect on things sometimes.Yes, I believe they became complacent. MOO
It has been 43 years since a president was shot or shot at while in public.
In those 43 years, we have had a skyrocketing of mass shooting/active shooter events.
Maybe SS didn't put 2&2 together?
Maybe they were looking for other types of threats?
However, no excuse for not having a larger perimeter.
NoQuestion. Do you have to provide a record of sale of a firearm in PA? Like a transfer of ownership?
Yes, I was 7 when Kennedy was shot.Yes Friday Fan…… it is sad to reflect on things sometimes.
I am old enough to remember the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations. (The first primarily by virtue of my father insisting that I as a then 4 year old child quickly come into the basement of the house to watch the JFK funeral procession and cortège marching towards the Capitol on our black and white Curtis Mathes console TV.)
And I also remember the attempts on governor George Wallace that left him paralyzed, and the two attempts on Gerald Ford, and one later on Ronald Reagan. MOO
From the NYP:The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump appears to have used the social media platform Gab to spread messages “in support of President Biden,” according to the platform’s founder.
Gab CEO Andrew Torba said he learned Wednesday that Thomas Matthew Crooks “may have had an account on our platform” after getting “an emergency disclosure request from a law enforcement agency.”
The account @epicmicrowave — which the CEO stressed he has been “unable to confirm” was definitely Crooks’ — “posted on the site nine (9) times total,” Torba tweeted just 30 minutes after getting the law enforcement request.
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Trump gunman Thomas Crooks likely had a Gab account that he used to ‘support’ President Biden, site’s CEO says
“While the account made very few posts on the site, the majority of them were in support of President Biden,” Gab CEO Andrew Torba said Wednesday.nypost.com
Not only did he survive, he went on to give a speech before losing so much blood internally he became faint. Love him or hate him, Teddy was the real deal.Well, this is more than 100 years ago as it was in 1912, but a reminder that Teddy Roosevelt was also shot by a maniac and survived because he had a 50-page speech folded up in his breast pocket, as well as his eyeglass case.
SourceShooter John Schrank was immediately disarmed and captured; he might have been lynched had Roosevelt not shouted for Schrank to remain unharmed. Roosevelt assured the crowd that he was alright, then instructed the police to take charge of Schrank and ensure he was not harmed.
To this day I carry the image in my mind of that little boy saluting his father's flag-draped coffin.Yes, I was 7 when Kennedy was shot.
It sounds like a young man who was conservative but perhaps more concerned about covid protocols than what he saw among Republicans. (The shooter wore a mask after masks were no longer mandated, for example.) Many people have a mix of leanings, depending on the issue, so that is not particularly unusual.From the NYP:
“A number of posts in particular expressed support for President Biden’s COVID lockdowns, border policies and executive orders.”
Just my opinion, however, maybe he wasn't conservative or Republican at all. I remember some Democrats were promoting registering as Republican for the primaries so they could vote against Trump being the Republican candidate.It sounds like a young man who was conservative but perhaps more concerned about covid protocols than what he saw among Republicans. (The shooter wore a mask after masks were no longer mandated, for example.) Many people have a mix of leanings, depending on the issue, so that is not particularly unusual.
I still don't see a political motive to the shooting, but, rather, a high-profile shooting. Maybe we'll learn more that will confirm one way or the other.
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His high school classmates say he was conservative and more right-leaning than most and I'm tending to believe them.Just my opinion, however, maybe he wasn't conservative or Republican at all. I remember some Democrats were promoting registering as Republican for the primaries so they could vote against Trump being the Republican candidate.