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John1956PA

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8. I watched the live stream of the rally and its introduction.

Reply to brewens (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 29, 2024, 12:03 PM

Jul 2024

Before Trump took the stage, the loudspeakers blared the Lee Greenwood song over and over. The crowd was revved up. I think that it was at this time that Crooks walked back to his vehicle and retrieved his rifle.

I am surmising, of course. I can not point to any reports to back up my theory.

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The shooter followed team sniper into the parking lot. He parked his car near the counter snipers [View all] suegeo Jul 2024 OP

Never attribute conspiratorial actions to anything that can be attributed to ordinary stupidity. Wonder Why Jul 2024 #1

And Just Hitting The Seam... The Magistrate Jul 2024 #3

No large geofencing over the rally to make drone flight difficult. suegeo Jul 2024 #2

KICK suegeo Jul 2024 #4

Did Crooks have the rifle concealed somehow all the time they were watching him? I haven't heard brewens Jul 2024 #5

I watched the live stream of the rally and its introduction. John1956PA Jul 2024 #8

Okay. I was assuming he must not have been open carrying legal or not. I just hadn't seen any pics or heard brewens Jul 2024 #9

Trump always cuts corners BrianTheEVGuy Jul 2024 #6

So the local sniper cops had him spotted moniss Jul 2024 #7

ABC News report said the locals didn't have direct line of comms to Secret Service. suegeo Jul 2024 #11

Good gracious moniss Jul 2024 #12

kick suegeo Jul 2024 #10

With all the details that have come out, had the shooter succeeded things would be a mess Buckeyeblue Jul 2024 #13

This was just another nutter with a assault rifle. Jacson6 Jul 2024 #14

None of this makes any of them look good here. ZonkerHarris Jul 2024 #15

KICK suegeo Jul 2024 #16

I'm not sure if shooter had a car, van or bike to follow SS in. suegeo Jul 2024 #17

ABC News report, interview with Beaver Country Swat Team, et. al. suegeo Jul 2024 #18