"Overthinking" (or maybe not?) the Walker attempt

[John Corbett]

While I can't logically dismiss Charles' belief that the first shot was an accidental discharge, I still think it more probable that he missed right of his intended target due to an awkward shooting position, an unsteady rifle, and possibly a rushed shot with the tree looming ahead. Oswald is the only one who can answer that question definitively and he's not talking.

[Charles Collins]

While I can't logically dismiss Charles' belief that the first shot was an accidental discharge, I still think it more probable that he missed right of his intended target due to an awkward shooting position, an unsteady rifle, and possibly a rushed shot with the tree looming ahead. Oswald is the only one who can answer that question definitively and he's not talking.

It was the proverbial “warning shot”….       

[John Corbett]

It was the proverbial “warning shot”….       

Believe it or not, there was a guy on the McAdams forum who argued that. Oswald was trying to alert the protection detail that an assassination was about to take place. Another guy argued it was an alignment shot. He said no shooter would attempt a shot without first aligning his scope. The first shot was so he could make any necessary adjustments to the scope.

[Charles Collins]

Believe it or not, there was a guy on the McAdams forum who argued that. Oswald was trying to alert the protection detail that an assassination was about to take place. Another guy argued it was an alignment shot. He said no shooter would attempt a shot without first aligning his scope. The first shot was so he could make any necessary adjustments to the scope.

I have often thought that if JBC had only shouted “get down” after the first shot, instead of “oh no, their going to kill us all” after the second shot, that JFK might have survived.

[John Corbett]

I have often thought that if JBC had only shouted “get down” after the first shot, instead of “oh no, their going to kill us all” after the second shot, that JFK might have survived.

Had JFK reacted the way Trump did and immediately got down, he probably wouldn't have taken the fatal shot. Some have argued that his back brace helped to keep him upright in his seat. I have no opinion on that. JFK had almost five seconds to get down before the head shot but my viewing of the Z-film tells me he was in a WTF mindset, unaware of what was about to come next.