Yes, I understand that now, but when the news first broke there were many comments on CNN regarding how did someone get a gun through the magnetometers. I was thinking maybe it was one of those 3-D printed guns until the details came out that the shooter was outside the rally.
At the very least, they would have significant range time. You don’t pick up a rifle and almost hit your target from 50+ yards away first try. The recoil takes time to get used to.
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Depends on what kind of gun. Even an AR-15 doesn't really recoil. If it's not a Magnum round (like a .223) it wouldn't recoil much.
Trump rally: Witness says he saw gunman on roof
A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Trump rally, a witness says.
It was an assassination attempt! A rally goer was killed.
I'm no expert but would have thought that every roof and high point with shooting range should have been covered by the SS. Inexcusable.
I think that’s how they were able to take him down so fast. There do appear to have been failures here, in that he was able to shoot in the first place, especially if that witness is to be believed.
If that’s the case, that was a very swift reaction that likely saved many lives.
God bless President Trump. So sad. I remember the day Kennedy was murdered and the day Reagan was shot. Horrible people in this world.
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Agreed. Like 4-5 from the shooter, and maybe 7-8 from the SS. I counted 12-13 shots in total. We will get all the info soon I am sure. But it was a huge security lapse for this to even happen. I drove by Mar-a-Lago every day this week on my way to work (was picking up a coworker who was staying on Palm Beach) and the security there is impressive.
No way do I think it was opportunistic. It was planned, imo. That just makes me so sad and mad.
