[The Mayor]

Clearly from the front

[Shooter 2.5]

You don't know anything about firearms and what they do.

Small entrance wound, large exit wound.

[gingerky]

Thanks for doing that!

Everytime I watch that film I have to believe it came from the front. I've read explanations on how a shot from the rear would have made his head go back like that but when I see it on the film I just can't buy it.

[metalboy]

Look at the driver in front of Connelly and his wife...Right before Kennedy gets hit, you see what looks like the driver turn around with a gun...You can`t see him until he turns around, and you can clearly see what looks like a silver thing pop out the side of the screen. Of course there`s no smoke, but really, what is that? I must report this to Oliver Stone.

[Lando Lincoln]

Clearly from the front

Sorry, I clearly disagree. I am no ballistic expert nor am I a forensic expert. Having said that, I have been a shooter since forever. So is my entire family. I have hunted and shot thousands and thousands of rounds. For me, as gruesome as it is, this shot came from behind and above Kennedy. For me, this is intractable.

[philman_36]

Have you ever watched just the driver's hands in that clip?

[Tribune7]

I'd say the shooter was to the back and to Kennedy's left.

[MattAMiller]

That would be the intuitive explanation of the head snapping back. The tissue is clearly being ejected to the front however. This tends to indicate a shot from behind. It may also explain why the head snaps back, the force of the ejection could have forced the head back. You've also got the movement of the car, damage to the neck, and the back brace Kennedy was wearing effecting the the reaction of his body.

And what's the point of lieing about where the shot came from anyway? Why wouldn't the conspirators just say Oswald shot him from the grassy knoll?

[Wondervixen]

Agreed...Oswald hit him three times, but in the back/shoulder/neck areas. The fatal shot HAD to come from the front. The History Channel's "The Men Who Killed JFK" program showed a very plausible location from the street storm drain where any average size man could fit and escape from within 30 minutes.

[TexasCajun]

Jackie almost got HER head shot off instead of JFK's it seems by the film.