A bigger caliber pushes through the environment better

I doubt this guy's aim was good enough to need worry about that. Did he have optics on that thing?

Who's the new sock puppet account?

Meet the new puppet... same as the old puppet.

.223 was a poor choice for that shot.

20 year old punk might not realize there is more than one type of rifle. Or, dad didn't have anything else to "borrow".

Status: exile

Whatever are you saying?

I'm sure an official report listing all things that didn't happen would convince you.

I'm more interested in the report on things that did happen.

What evidence would change your mind?

Some official statement from investigating authorities would be a step forward.

Who told you it was a bullet? Was there a press conference that you saw that I missed? One that presented some kind of evidence?

Who told you it was shrapnel?

Who told you it was a bullet? Was there a press conference that you saw that I missed? One that presented some kind of evidence?

On the day of the shooting Trump did not act like a coward.

No, he didn't. He looked like he was completely stunned and had no idea what was going on.

With no evidence other than what they've made up in their own minds.

Please provide your evidence it was a bullet. That's what we are waiting for.

You have evidence, correct? Real evidence? Not just made up in your own mind?

It matters in that a full accounting of the event would help quell some of the conspiracy theories that are starting to be promoted.

That's the curiosity part. Without actual information, people will just start making it up. Visitor_ is a perfect example with this comment:

He was hit with a bullet. Saying it was shrapnel is conjecture with no factual basis.

There is no factual basis for him being hit by a bullet either, but for some reason that doesn't matter to Visitor_.

Does it really matter whether Trump was hit by a bullet vs shrapnel?

Not really. It's just an item of curiosity.

They must know where all the bullets landed by now. Hinkley missed Reagan with every shot he fired but they do know what he hit.

His doctor Ronny Johnson?

Yep.

Prove me wrong.

Prove yourself right.

Right?

I did not say that.

Maybe his blood is like molasses from all the junk food he eats.

His doctor said he was "bleeding like crazy" when treated at the hospital.

Here is video MAGA supporters day is proof Trump was shot in the ear

Were the other people that got hit being used as his background props? The blonde behind him sure ducked fast.

I may look some more, just out of curiosity.

The reported damage I saw in one pic might well have just been a reflection of something.

The bullets and velocity are designed to destroy whatever is hit.

That depends. If you shot a can of beer ala Kid Rock it would blow it to bits. If you shot an empty beer can it would go right through and probably not even knock the can over.

both teleprompter screens were intact after the shooting.

I saw a pic that showed a nick on the corner of one of them.

This photo was taken by a NY Times photographer using 8000 speed film.

To nitpick, a 1/8000 second shutter speed and "8000 speed film" are entirely different things. Even the idea of "film" is kind of funny.

Of course it was staged.

My bet is the attack was real, but I'm not convinced he was actually hit by a bullet.

If his ear was hit by a high velocity bullet it would have taken the entire ear off.

I do wonder about that. An "AR Type" bullet is pretty small, 55ish grains, but cooking along around 2700 fps. Be a bit of a shock wave.

If you're an American it's best to avoid Russia at all costs.

No kidding. Or anyone else other than maybe North Koreans.