You're almost there! It was staged.
Originally Posted by winn dixie
You may be on to something. Adding on to what The DaliLama posted in post #49. There are somethings that just don't add up. Texaszapper posted a link of a sharp shooter who protected PM's over in the AG and the middle east, he thinks the shooter had to have had help to be able to get five shots off.
The shooter borrowed the weapon from his father on Saturday. Went to Lowes or Home Depo to get a 5 foot ladder. Then went to the ammo store to get 50 rounds. Then he went to the rally.
Despite being spotted on the roof by a civilian and LE was contacted the shooter was still able to get off five shots while Trump was still giving his speech.
1. The roof had been checked by secret service about 30 minutes before Trump started speaking. The operations plan did not call for anyone in LE to be stationed on the roof. Which is only 130 -140 yards away and a perfect line of sight.
2. A swat team was in the building on the second floor at the time Trump started speaking.
3. The LE person who climbed up the latter to check the roof after being notified that someone was up there apparently had both hands on the ledge when he peaked over the wall. The shooter pointed his weapon at him, the LE person stands down. At this point a message does appear to have been transmitted to the stage team to get Trump down.
4. The shooter starts shooting aprox 2 minutes after LE was notified that there was someone on the roof.
5. Because of ROE (Rules of Engagement) sniper team can't shoot until at least one shot is fired. But the shooter was able to get off 5 shots. I repeat there was one swat team on the second floor of the building (As reported by CNN this morning around 7:00 AM (CST).
6. It's not clear which ladder the shooter used his own or the one in prior pictures given by Texasszapper. The shooter was spotted on the roof, the closed door was marked 12.
7. I have to agree with DaliLama and WD, I think the shooter had help to get the shots off. I think he was picked because he was a bad shot. He was not suppose to hit Trump, Trump only got his hit because at the last second he turned his head to look at the jumbletron. The bullet would have missed him entirely if he had not turned around.
8. The fireman who died would not have been hit in the head behind the ear if he had not tried to cover his family. If he had just dropped straight down like other people he may not have been hit at all.
9. I really believe Trump was not suppose to have been hit, just shot at. This is why they used a kid who could not get accepted into the rifle club at his high school. They probably thought that there could be some injuries( collateral damage) but no one was suppose to die. Trump getting shot on the ear was a total accident. Even the best marksman could not hit someone on the ear from 140 yards out. They used a kid who was a bad shot. They made sure he would get shots off. He too was sacrificed. Or the swat team person who shot him did not get the memo to not shoot the kid in the head.
10. This morning you have secret service and the local LE agencies pointing fingers at each other over the roof that was not secured.