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Rifle and Ranges Found at Second Assassination Attempt on Trump
AmmoLand ^ | September 23, 2024 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 09/26/2024 5:25:03 AM PDT by marktwain

On September 15, 2024, a second assassination attempt was foiled by Secret Service agents when at least one fired at a person who was poking a rifle muzzle through the perimeter fence at Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club. The attempt was stopped at about 2 p.m. From the nypost.com:

It is the second time a madman armed with an assault rifle has tried to kill the 45th president in two months.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the suspect took cover near a chain-link fence between 300 and 500 yards from Trump as he teed off at the fifth hole around 2 p.m. — noting that “with a rifle and scope, like, that is not a long distance.”

An investigative picture has been released showing the rifle and what appear to be armor plate carriers on the chain-link fence, along with what is said to be a go-pro camera. The rifle is said to have had its serial number obliterated. The area is claimed to have been used by photographers to obtain pictures of former President Trump. This may be one way the would-be assassin determined a security breach existed. If a picture can be obtained, the subject is in range of a rifle with a telescopic sight. Various sources have claimed former president Trump was between 300 and 500 yards away. The New York Post has published a diagram that shows the fifth hole, where Candidate Trump has been said to be. The would-be assassin is said to have occupied his position for 12 hours. It is unknown if this is the first or 20th time he has been there.

The rifle appears to be an SKS with a telescopic sight attached. It is either a variant that took AK47 magazines or has

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Better pictures show the SKS rifle with an improvised scope mount. An unusual set-up for a would be sniper.
1 posted on 09/26/2024 5:25:03 AM PDT by marktwain
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2 posted on 09/26/2024 5:26:18 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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BTTT


3 posted on 09/26/2024 5:28:24 AM PDT by nopardons
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“Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the suspect took cover near a chain-link fence between 300 and 500 yards...”

C’mon, Ric, we can’t narrow it down to something more definite than a 2 football field gap? 300 seems really close while 500 seems pretty far.


4 posted on 09/26/2024 5:30:30 AM PDT by cdcdawg (The Left can't meme.)
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“Better pictures show the SKS rifle with an improvised scope mount. An unusual set-up for a would be sniper.”

That’s assuming this is the actual weapon he had. I’m not sure we can believe that. It’s sad in a way, but I no longer trust a single word coming from anyone who works for the Federal government on any subject.

What kind of moron would try to lay prone with that? There’s no way you could get a decent sight picture with that piece if crap.

L


5 posted on 09/26/2024 5:31:02 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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One would think this shooter would have been more hidden if he had a brain...


6 posted on 09/26/2024 5:33:17 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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I have another article coming up that has better pictures.

Routh seems to have been capable in many ways, but his choice of rifle and field craft were sub-par.

7 posted on 09/26/2024 5:34:42 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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I guess the distance depends on whether the tee shot is a draw or a slice. (Joking)


8 posted on 09/26/2024 5:34:51 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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“Gambling is illegal at Bushwood sir, and I never slice.”


9 posted on 09/26/2024 5:36:10 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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300 seems really close while 500 seems pretty far.

The article shows a satellite view with measured distances in the text.


10 posted on 09/26/2024 5:36:50 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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How did this guy know the media wouldn’t appear at this vantage point like they had routinely done? Or did they?


11 posted on 09/26/2024 5:38:43 AM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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The next hole would have brought him within 150 feet.


12 posted on 09/26/2024 5:45:34 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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later


13 posted on 09/26/2024 5:59:19 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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How did this guy know the media wouldn’t appear at this vantage point like they had routinely done? Or did they?

Supposedly this was a spur of the moment golf game. The press wouldn't know.

Would still like to know why the guy was there before Trump had even decided to play that morning.

Maybe they should check whoever suggested an impromptu game.

14 posted on 09/26/2024 6:02:10 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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I wouldn’t trust an SKS to shoot minute of Trump beyond 150 yards, much less head or even center of mass. I have 2 in my safe I haven’t touched for 30 years.


15 posted on 09/26/2024 6:02:16 AM PDT by 6ppc (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act -George Orwell)
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I find it odd that the shooter seem to be using semi-auto and not bolt action. It would seem that a standard deer rifle would give them far more accuracy. That is of course the ulterior motive is to make semi-autos illegal for the “good of the people.”


16 posted on 09/26/2024 6:10:00 AM PDT by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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Unfortunately, Trump doesn’t hit it into the woods very often. They would need to get me on the tee box.


17 posted on 09/26/2024 6:10:03 AM PDT by cdcdawg (The Left can't meme.)
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“Routh seems to have been capable in many ways, but his choice of rifle and field craft were sub-par.”
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Routh is reported as smiling at his court appearance(s).

Was this SKS welded shut—DWAT— inoperable!

Joke’s on us?


18 posted on 09/26/2024 6:13:09 AM PDT by Does so (Why is our PRINT-MEDIA being crafted by foreigners? 🇺🇦.....)
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That would be “sniper” must have ordered that rifle from the same place Lee Harvey Oswald got his.


19 posted on 09/26/2024 6:13:54 AM PDT by Clarancebeaks
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I guess if you were stalking the President you would look for patterns. I would assume when the guy is in town with a day off he would play golf. If you’ve scouted the area you would know where to be. The question would be “when” to be there. I would guess he got there when it was dark and he just waited.

Snipers don’t shoot with their barrel exposed. (For example they would to stick their barrel out of a window; they shoot from within the room.)

It’s as if this guy didn’t finish the “sniper book.”


20 posted on 09/26/2024 6:14:35 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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