Did The Gun Used In The Kirk Killing Have A Scope On It To.....

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36. Consider the deed to be the purpose, and the outcome the result.

We have to ask ourselves which outcome would have been the most catastrophic, an assassination attempt, a miss, or a death?
With that in mind let us suppose that the shooter knew the probability of hitting, no less killing, the target was slim.
It could be that missing the target altogether may have cemented the rwnj's more firmly, essentially giving them a rallying point around which they could easily coalesce. A non-fatal hit would have a similar unifying affect on the maga crowds.
Don't mistake what I'm saying here as being happy that a life was taken. What I am saying here is that the outcome of this event may have been the most favorable for democracy.