@BenFRubinstein
People saying the failed assassination attempt against Trump was staged should take a closer look.
This bullet grazed his cheek and almost took off his ear.
An inch to the right and his brains would have been blown out.
The best snipers in the world couldn’t stage something like this, a gust of wind could have decided his fate.
I call bullshit on this particular statement. I am not a sniper, but I AM a pretty shit-hot target shooter. I can always put three rounds through the same hole at 100 meters, sometimes five rounds, regardless of weather. The final hole diameter equate to 0.4 minute of accuracy.
I have acquaintances and a close friend who were okayish snipers in the Army and Marines. Their personal rifles are all 0.25 minute of accuracy. And we’re just talking about the hardware here. The shots that trained snipers can perform are astounding.
Probably most famously, the three Navy snipers in the Maersk Alabama hostage hijacking managed three headshots from one ship to a boat, both bobbing on the water.
yes but you are talking about shooting in a very controlled environment vs in a very unpredictable environment. This is a 20 year old man who at best is a self taught shooter who takes a shot at a moving target while he is surrounded by other moving people, probably under the effect of very high levels of adrenaline. I don’t think Trump would agree to take this risk. If it was staged, I think the plan was probably to shoot at a much more far off direction but ended up being like this.
I fully agree with all of your points, which is why I limited my comment to the “best snipers in the world couldn’t do this” part. More agreement with adrenaline is a huge factor. Just ask any hunter what their first takedown was like. Even sighting in 800m paper target shots still gets me a little hit of adrenaline. :D
Okay, wait… I’ll take a little bit of issue with one little point about controlled conditions. I grew up on a farm and was surrounded by farmers and ranchers. We’re used to shooting in less-than-perfect conditions: standing; just grabbed the rifle off the rack; exhausted from a rough day of baling or herding; blah blah blah taco (totally a technical term). Still nowhere near career snipers, though.