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Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was rejected from his high school rifle team for being a 'terrible shot': Would-be assassin was considered 'dangerous' and made 'concerning' jokes about guns
Daily Mail UK ^ | July 14, 2023 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 07/14/2024 6:11:29 PM PDT by Morgana

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Why doesn't this story jive with me for some reason?
1 posted on 07/14/2024 6:11:29 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

If that’s true, then who fired at Trump?


2 posted on 07/14/2024 6:12:18 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Kid must have practiced. Alot.


3 posted on 07/14/2024 6:14:09 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Morgana

Sounds like the patsy!


4 posted on 07/14/2024 6:14:56 PM PDT by Brandonmark (November 2024 cannot come soon enough!)
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To: madison10

Per the article, he couldn’t even qualify for his HS rifle team...he was such a bad aim.


5 posted on 07/14/2024 6:16:18 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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Agree.


6 posted on 07/14/2024 6:16:34 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: Morgana

The hardest part to believe is that the school had a rifle club. I find no evidence but am willing to be corrected.

https://www.bpsd.org/apps/news/article/1942738


7 posted on 07/14/2024 6:17:04 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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"If that’s true, then who fired at Trump?"

Come on man!! They gave him 9 minutes to get himself set up on the roof before Trump started speaking.

8 posted on 07/14/2024 6:17:09 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old WHITE MALE who shot Donald Trump, registered Republican with an AR-style rifle.

Too many check boxes.

They forgot the red F-250 with MAGA stickers and NRA stickers on it.


9 posted on 07/14/2024 6:18:23 PM PDT by Texas resident (Biden=Obama=Jarrett=Soros)
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If that’s true, then who fired at Trump?

A bad shooter ...

IMO, the shooter, whoever he is or was, is or was a total hack. No good at all. A mediocre shooter can get a solid hit on a deer-sized target at 130 yards.

10 posted on 07/14/2024 6:18:46 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Only a few mm off to the left.

The Meritless Garland almost had hid problem solved.


11 posted on 07/14/2024 6:19:32 PM PDT by Paladin2
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Only a few mm off to the left.

The Meritless Garland almost had hid problem solved.


12 posted on 07/14/2024 6:19:32 PM PDT by Paladin2
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But if Trump hadn’t turned his head right at that moment, the first bullet would have been an absolute kill shot?


13 posted on 07/14/2024 6:20:52 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Like I’ve been saying: 130 yards is not a long shot with a rifle. He doesn’t have to be very good.

We got lucky.


14 posted on 07/14/2024 6:24:35 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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"Crooks was a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - where he provided food and care for post-hospital elderly and sick people."

Bet this went over big at the Center.

15 posted on 07/14/2024 6:24:51 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Whatever the case, he’s picking daisies in hell’s garden now.


16 posted on 07/14/2024 6:25:07 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Dude had a Full size (9 mpg) Van with Arizona plates, and it was filled with Explosives, and the FBi wants you to know - they can’t get into his phone.

Things aren’t adding up. No matter how hard people work to make them fit.


17 posted on 07/14/2024 6:25:14 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: Morgana

And other people say they would never have imagined him doing anything like this.


18 posted on 07/14/2024 6:26:34 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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Like I’ve been saying: 130 yards is not a long shot with a rifle. He doesn’t have to be very good. We got lucky.

Did they ever say what sight was on the AR? open sight, Iron peeps, red dot etc.?

19 posted on 07/14/2024 6:28:27 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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He really didn’t miss the shot. Trump was technically hit, and it was Trump’s movement that saved his life.

Now, tell me people shouting - there he is, there he is, he’s got a gun, with Snipers trained on you and a moving target isn’t hard to do.

He even displayed focus and patience by not shooting the people pointing him out repeatedly.


20 posted on 07/14/2024 6:28:28 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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