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purr-rat beauty

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1. It's Magic!

Reply to EX500rider (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 06:32 PM

14 hrs ago

The shot would have knocked the keystone cop back to the wall at such close range

A shotgun is really hard to fire sideways while running, where's the kickback? muzzle flash?

It was friendly fire and this cover up is criminal

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Secret Service agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says [View all] EX500rider 15 hrs ago OP

It's Magic! purr-rat beauty 14 hrs ago #1

FWIW: Physics doesn't work like that OC375 14 hrs ago #4

Yeah. The video (doesn't) show all that. Buckshot hit ONE spot from maybe 3 feet? underpants 14 hrs ago #7

Buckshot is not a bullet, gab13by13 14 hrs ago #2

Exactly. Even those who know virtually nothing about munitions should recognize that. hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #6

Agreed and gee, one whole pellet. ratchiweenie 13 hrs ago #11

I'll believe it, when they prove it! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #3

A buckshot shell fires 9 pellets at once NickB79 14 hrs ago #5

Thanks. One pellet? Nothing on his legs? One pellet hit and the drywall behind him is okay? underpants 14 hrs ago #9

A suspicious new story pulled from a magicians black top hat..... magicarpet 14 hrs ago #8

If there are 9 pellets in one buckshot shell, at that range i want them to produce bluestarone 14 hrs ago #10

00 Buckshot melm00se 13 hrs ago #12

Before or after the gun was confiscated? cstanleytech 13 hrs ago #13

Do we even know if they checked to see if the gun was fired? what kind of shotgun shells did he have? 00 buck? ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #14

Sure Jan orangecrush 10 hrs ago #15

Judge Boxwine sez what? area51 9 hrs ago #16

The most important part of this story is dixiegrrrrl 8 hrs ago #17

I'd bet we've heard 100,000 lies out of the felon, Leavitt, and cabinet. pat_k 5 hrs ago #18

Isn't This Calling A Suspect "Guilty" Pre-trial? ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #19

yeah, okay, cool story bro. nt Javaman 2 hrs ago #20