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Shots fired at Trump during rally

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by ThePlayer, Jul 13, 2024.

  1. orangeblue_coop

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    At first I thought a bullet grazed his ear and that’s why he was bleeding, then I remembered that he dove to the ground. Maybe he injured his head/ear when he dove on the ground? I dunno, I’ll have to wait for all the facts to come out. Thoughts and prayers to Donald in the meantime.
     
  2. PITBOSS

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    it mentioned he had a “AR weapon”. AR15? I was thinking it’s hard to imagine this happening in other developed countries. But we’re at a big disadvantage with the proliferation of assault weapons throughout our country. We’ll get more info, but apparently some 20 yr old amateur gets a ar15 and practically puts the most powerful, richest country ever, in utter turmoil.
     
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  3. Gatorrick22

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    Soros on video calling himself a god. They all know it too. Trump never has...
     
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  4. G8trGr8t

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    so encouraging the crowd to strom the capital and lynch the VP if he doesn't appoint you POTUS isn't a threat to democracy? who knew?
     
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  5. orangeblue_coop

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    I don’t condone political violence either, glad Trump wasn’t killed. But I do remember the callous remakes he made about Paul Pelosi when he was attacked.

    Did you notice that Trump was in the middle of telling a blatant lie when the shots rang out? Not funny but very fitting.
     
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  6. gatorpa

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    I guess the ear isn’t part of the head now.
     
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  7. G8trGr8t

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    he was surrounded by people who kept him in check. not this time. sycophants only apply. pledge your loyalty to him or get out
     
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  8. orangeblue_coop

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    Thanks, I knew I wasn’t trippin
     
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  9. gator_lawyer

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    You're a MAGA. You thinking I'm a bad person is a compliment. Basket of deplorables and all.

    No, I don't consider a person's ear getting grazed by a bullet to be the same as a person being shot "in" the head. As for the report, you can read it yourself:
    Trump was hit by glass fragments — not a bullet: report
     
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  10. gatorpa

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    I’ve heard it described as an “AR type” weapon not sure what that is but the exact weapon hasn’t been disclosed that I’ve seen. Could be a 30.30 or 30.06 with a scope and ad-ons for all we know.
     
  11. gatorr4life

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    Look at that glass shard!!! Lmaoooo



    Boy we sure do have some special posters here. That’s enough fun for me tonight. I enjoyed wallowing in the mud for a bit.
     
  12. gator_lawyer

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    I don't know that this means anything (because voter registration doesn't always represent a person's politics), but it adds to the weirdness:
     
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  13. gatorpa

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    Go back through the thread and look watch the video.

    With JFK there was a magic bullet, now with Trump there is magic glass.
     
  14. GatorBen

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    In this instance we may be lucky he picked poorly in weapons.

    There’s a reason snipers (including the Secret Service special operations division snipers who killed this guy) are using bolt action guns derived from hunting rifles. Primary reasons are better accuracy and can be chambered in more powerful rounds.

    In the case of the Secret Service I believe they’re using the long action version of Remington 700 actions dropped into a specialized stock/chassis and chambered in either .300 Win Mag or .338 Lapua Mag.
     
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  15. rtgator

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    100% correct! There will be no guard rails. None. Certainly not his sycophant appointees. Certainly not cowardly GQP Senators or Representatives.

    And the Supreme Court removed any concerns he may have about being held accountable for breaking the law.
     
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  16. gator_lawyer

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    LOL. It's irrelevant. As I said earlier:
    It's serious enough without the MAGAs being drama queens.
     
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  17. GatorBen

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    Also weirdness in that the shooter, in the images of him dead, pretty clearly seems to be wearing a t-shirt from a very popular YouTube/Instagram gun content channel.
     
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  19. WarDamnGator

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    He sure doesn’t look like a Biden supporter…. He looks like a crazy incel … Will be interesting to see what his motive is.
     
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  20. rtgator

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