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[–] 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Considering he is in a crowd of angry gun obsessed extremists who have been cultivated to reject reality, I think there is a decent chance that this was one of his own. Maybe someone was pissed that he softened his stance on abortion. The so-called "pro-lifers" have murdered before.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    God, I hope it is. Both for the irony and the reduction of harm it would do to our chances of resisting fascism this November.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If only there was a good guy with a gun, they could have prevented this. Where, oh where, in a Pennsylvania right wing convention can be found a good guy with a gun?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    TMZ has reported that he was struck by glass from the teleprompter and not directly shot/grazed: https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/13/donald-trump-appear-shot-pennsylvania-rally-president-election/

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Effective range for an AR is like 1500 ft.

    I'm not a great shot and I can easily shoot a 2" grouping at 600 ft. I've hit moving deer in the woods at around 500 ft. It's not a hard shot if you know what you're doing.

    If he had aimed center mass, like a competent shooter would, Trump would probably be dead.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I see the shooter is confirmed dead, feel so bad for the attendee/bystander who died.

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