[ASA.Ranger]

Those of us associated with intelligence in later years have already entertained this plausible scenario. Let's not leave the New Orleans mafia and Castro out of contention. That the DemoRrats were involved is a certainty. Oswald was a 'patsy.' That WWII Italian piece of crap is not able to cycle fast enough to attain the accuracy displayed during the assassination. However, Teddy Kennedy/loser has snuffed more people with an automobile than I have with my weapons (guns) after receiving my VA concealed weapons permit.

[Destro]

One thing that puzzled me is that why did the conspirators (if a conspiracy did exist) select such a POS rifle for their patsy? In other words why did they not pick a rifle that was capable so as not to draw suspicion (i.e. the rifle was so good it had to have been the kill weapon). Also if Oswald acted alone, why did he select such a rifle when any marksman will tell you better alternatives at the same price range existed back then?

The only conclusion I can come up with (and it is my own) is that it was done to send a message. In other words it would have been a warning to agencies that Oswald was not the killer and that they should be wary of making waves for the new regime. Sort of like the old mob trick of leaving a dead fish (Godfather sleeping with the fishes sort of thing). My theory-based on nothing other than my attempt as to understand why such a useless rifle was selected.