Right there with you on that. However, the "magic bullet" has been debunked. The Warren Commission made the theory fit the wounds of Conally and Kennedy with improper seating measurements. Let's recap...
1st shot missed as seen in the film, little girl running then abruptly stopping. The round hit near her.
2nd was a straight line thru Kennedy's neck (who was sitting higher and more to the outside than Conally in the jump seat - to continue thru Connaly's wrist and thigh.
Both of those shots were from the Italian rifle.
Use physics here (and my millitary training) The Italian rifle had a bullet speed of 2000fps out of the barrel, 1810fps @ 100yds and 1640fps @ 200yds.
Say like you fire this weapon at a watermellon. The round would go thru the mellon and fall away from you (back and to the left - grassy knoll theory.)
The experimental AR-15 in use by the secret service at that time has a bullet speed of 3100fps.
If you fire this at a watermellon, which I have) the mellon will explode falling towards you, the direction of the shooter.
So, to simply say, the 3rd shot came from behind. The secret service follow up car behind the VP and LTG car.
The well trained secret service agent was reacting to the first 2 shots. Finger on the trigger, he stood up on the seat of their convertable as he was sitting on the top of the seat, his butt on the trunk seam. As he stood, he fell backwards as the seat gave in to his weight. As he fell back, natural reaction has you "grab anything". His fingers clinched and fired the AR-15 blowing Kennedy's head apart with it falling in the direction of the shooter.
Remember, the Secret Service follow up car was not around the corner yet in line with the others. The Secret service follow up car was next to the offecer's bike that had the radio button jammed on recording the shot. The round crossed the corner of the block striking Kennedy. One in a million shot!
Perfect line of evidence, when Oswald said he was a patsy, he was telling the truth. The man saw Kennedy's head explode...and he didn't pull the trigger on the final shot.
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Right there with you on that. However, the "magic bullet" has been debunked. The Warren Commission made the theory fit the wounds of Conally and Kennedy with improper seating measurements. Let's recap... 1st shot missed as seen in the film, little girl running then abruptly stopping. The round hit near her. 2nd was a straight line thru Kennedy's neck (who was sitting higher and more to the outside than Conally in the jump seat - to continue thru Connaly's wrist and thigh. Both of those shots were from the Italian rifle. Use physics here (and my millitary training) The Italian rifle had a bullet speed of 2000fps out of the barrel, 1810fps @ 100yds and 1640fps @ 200yds. Say like you fire this weapon at a watermellon. The round would go thru the mellon and fall away from you (back and to the left - grassy knoll theory.) The experimental AR-15 in use by the secret service at that time has a bullet speed of 3100fps. If you fire this at a watermellon, which I have) the mellon will explode falling towards you, the direction of the shooter. So, to simply say, the 3rd shot came from behind. The secret service follow up car behind the VP and LTG car. The well trained secret service agent was reacting to the first 2 shots. Finger on the trigger, he stood up on the seat of their convertable as he was sitting on the top of the seat, his butt on the trunk seam. As he stood, he fell backwards as the seat gave in to his weight. As he fell back, natural reaction has you "grab anything". His fingers clinched and fired the AR-15 blowing Kennedy's head apart with it falling in the direction of the shooter. Remember, the Secret Service follow up car was not around the corner yet in line with the others. The Secret service follow up car was next to the offecer's bike that had the radio button jammed on recording the shot. The round crossed the corner of the block striking Kennedy. One in a million shot! Perfect line of evidence, when Oswald said he was a patsy, he was telling the truth. The man saw Kennedy's head explode...and he didn't pull the trigger on the final shot.