Is Mudd holding a camera or modified weapon?

[Jake Maxwell]

I think the fellow closest to JFK on the steps of Dealey is F. Lee Mudd... some of you old timers in here might be able to confirm...
Looking at a close-up of Moorman, it looks like he could be holding a camera... (a modified weapon?)...
Has this ever been considered?
It looks like he is holding something up to his face...
Maybe there’s a better pic somewhere...
Yes... it is very unclear... but it is suggestive...

[John Mytton]

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