The few of you that chose "mentally ill" on that Trump shooter poll can pat yourselves on the back
@Jens_Rasmussen Actually his aim was OK, Trump was just really lucky with that last second head turn, possibly also the wind, which was blowing at 7MPH, to the left from Crooks' perspective.
At the shooter's distance, that wind pushed the bullet to the left by about an inch. If we assume Crooks didn't account for wind when he was aiming, in a scenario where he had, it could have still blown off the side of Trump's skull and been fatal, and it certainly at least would have torn the side of his face up/off.
In a scenario where Trump hadn't turned his head, even without the wind it likely would have blown off the back of his head. Wind correction + no head turn and Trump would've had no chance.
The aim was decent, Trump was just crazy lucky.
@lewdthewides Huh? Who is "he", and "knew what was going on" as opposed to what?
A headshot on live TV would be cooler, of course, but that's a lower priority to a sane person.
@Jens_Rasmussen Suits with body armor integrated/well-hidden have been around for a long while now, I remember reading some expose mentioning that Obama wore them sometimes.
Also 5.56 isn't exactly a high-power cartridge, and the difficulty penetrating armor, combined with the expectation that in future wars we'll be facing off against soldiers quite often wearing it, is one of the big reasons the army went with a larger caliber for their new standard issue rifle.
Plus, it's a shot from the side so you're not getting as big of an area advantage, a single torso shot from a 5.56 is survivable in a lot of spots, etc.
insert thanos "you should have...gone for the head" meme blablabla
Point is, he was correct to go for the head in that scenario
@Nudhul Making them suffer is my job, have you seen my takes? Don't step on my turf, buddy
Need 4 minimum.
And you will still likely suffer internal organ damage from the impact.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M5zme1l_6B4
This is the default state and doesn't even count as a mental health condition anymore.
I mean, it was always going to be a nutjob, but I figured it would be one of the nutjubs who had been listening to the news in addition to the voices in his head.
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@DeezMistaReez That turned out to be a nothingburger, they fucked up some SEC form. They never had 12 million puts, it was 12 thousand.
@Lars @Jens_Rasmussen That's up close though, not firing a rifle at 100+ yards lol
@Snidely_Whiplash @Daisy @Jens_Rasmussen Yeah, he's lucky it wasn't a real M16. This is why weapons of war have no business on our streets