Still unconfirmed about assassination fail
🧐 Research Wanted 🤔
• Who was the shooter?
• What caliber rifle was used by the shooter?
• Did the shooter use optics on his rifle?
• Why was no LEO on that building?
• Why did LEO set up where they had blindspots?
• Who's responsibility was it to secure that building/area?
• How long were bystanders warning there was a guy with a gun?
• What LEO first had eyes on the shooter and what was their responsive action?
• Why was DJT not covered immediately when warnings about a gunman started being given?
• Was there more than 1 shooter?
• How was the shooter so hard to see before he shot DJT, but not after?
• Who all shot the shooter, and from where?
• What was the comms structure of the LEO there?
• What were LEO rules of engagement?
• What was the LEO chain of command?
Re: optics/scope
Some very rare individuals (Annie Oakley?) can shoot that distance without a scope, but there was also quite a breeze blowing, which only the very best can gauge/learn to overcome via test-shots, especially if shooting 'instinctively'.
So I believe the shooter WAS using a well-calibrated-for-that-distance scope, and was trained to check the flag for gusts. Missing like that, is not really missing by much, in terms of a paper target. One would still be on the paper, if you know what I mean.
I am more interested in the communications hub. Who was in charge of integrating all the services that were there? There should have been a message that the snipers, who set up only minutes before, already had a target in their sights. I dunno, the sniper's spotter could have said something at least. The SS and others reacted pretty quickly in the seconds after, however, it's the critical minutes and seconds before the shot that has us asking questions.
This always happens in real Safety meetings. One understands how sharp-shooting works, for example, and a proper check would have suggested stringing that flag somewhere else. But inb4: some say that such a flag is always done at rallies. REALLY??
It was only 150 yards. It's not a great feat to hit targets at that range without magnified optics.