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How could former Marine sharpshooter Oswald miss everything with his first shot?
Charles Collins:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on June 13, 2026, 02:20:32 PM ---Why not just say he missed his intended target. It makes the point without implying he was completely incompetent with the rifle. CTs often use the phrase, "missed the entire limo" to imply Oswald was not competent with a rifle and was incapable of firing the shots that killed JFK.
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My implication is exactly the opposite. I am saying that LHO was too good of a marksman to have missed by that much. Therefore I believe the missed first shot was not an intentional shot.
John Corbett:
--- Quote from: Charles Collins on June 13, 2026, 03:02:27 PM ---
My implication is exactly the opposite. I am saying that LHO was too good of a marksman to have missed by that much. Therefore I believe the missed first shot was not an intentional shot.
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If he had his finger on the trigger before he was ready to shoot, he was violating one of the cardinal rules of gun handling. There is a reason for that rule and it is specifically intended to prevent an unintentional discharge. I believe he fully intended to hit JFK with that first shot and it was the extraordinary difficulty of that shot that caused him to miss that badly.
Charles Collins:
--- Quote from: John Corbett on June 13, 2026, 03:32:12 PM ---If he had his finger on the trigger before he was ready to shoot, he was violating one of the cardinal rules of gun handling. There is a reason for that rule and it is specifically intended to prevent an unintentional discharge. I believe he fully intended to hit JFK with that first shot and it was the extraordinary difficulty of that shot that caused him to miss that badly.
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Yep, so was the federally licensed gunsmith and gun safety instructor that inadvertently shot a hole in our dining room table, chair and floor. It can happen to anybody at any time…
John Corbett:
This is the greatest gun safety lecture I have ever seen:
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=cop+inadvertently+shoots+himself+while+giving+gun+safety+lecture&mid=89E6605E5F21D2126B9389E6605E5F21D2126B93&churl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fchannel%2fUC4s_EWP1K3Nu81A-Uh5wVFg&FORM=VIRE
Kevin Balch:
Why then would Oswald take such a difficult shot when in a few seconds there would be much better opportunities? Why didn’t the men on the floor just beneath him not hear the shot? Or anyone else in the building for that matter?
He had the presence of mind not to take a shot while the limo was on Houston St. which is understandable because he would be more easily spotted. And he did not arrange the snipers nest for such a shot.
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