What If Grassy Knoll Sounds And Smoke Were "Only" A Diversion?--A Fun Update!

[Gary Craig]

Gary, you forgot ...it's a magic bullet.

 

[Gary Craig]

Hargis himself thought he had the misfortune to be droving forward into the debris field as it descended.

His contemporaneous statement said he thought at first he may have been shot himself.

That means he was hit hard by a piece of debris from the shot that hit JFK in the head.

The motorcade had come almost to a stop at that point.

Driving into a debris field - 

[Allan Fritzke]

Sorry I didn't know that this gallery was provided by the JFK Assssination Forum.  I thought it was an independent organization that was just out there to bring forth misinformation and keep from seeing the obvious!    I certainly would have hoped that reflected light of glass particles in midair on the black background were not purposefully missing from there - nor the fact that the red blob over JFK's head at z-331 was inadvertently avoided posting there either!

Out of curiousity, who decides what is important and what gets posted there for "quick" reference?   I would ask that you would include those frames 322,329 and 332 as they are the key to my "pet" theory and extremely important.  On my own thread, someone danced around those photos with closeups of frames that were not from frame 322!    Even Lightbox or Costella Frames would be adequate!  Thanks!   

[John Anderson]

I'm impressed that you managed to identify the pistol used as a 38 snub nose.

[Jake Maxwell]

Perhaps much of the display and actions on the grassy knoll was staged... who knows...

[Benjamin Cole]

Yes, I divined as much.

What I am suggesting is that since gunsmoke was present in Dealey Plaza in the wake of the motorcade, and gunshots were heard, but no rifle ever seen, by deduction I think a handgun might have been used.

Also, secreting a handgun to alongside the presidential parade route is a lot better idea than a long rifle.

Given the copious amounts of gunsmoke---Dealey Plaza "reeked" by one account---a snub-nose .38 makes sense, as they release the most smoke, muzzle flash and make the biggest bang. The revolver was very common at the time, with shoulder harnesses etc available. Hand-loading bullets is a popular past-time for .38s. 

But hey, maybe the diversion was a gunpowder-loaded homemade firecracker. Firecrackers were first made with gunpowder.

My main point is that what happened on the Grassy Knoll was a diversion, intended to help assassins, 80 yards behind the president, to escape. It worked to a large degree. Maybe totally for all we know.

Given witness reaction, I think something happened, but there evidently was no shot at the president.

That leaves an intentional diversion.

[John Iacoletti]

Yep, the only unaccounted person seen with a rifle in Dealey Plaza was a slender white male seen on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

Ed Hoffman saw two men behind the fence break down a rifle.

[Benjamin Cole]

John-

Yes, Ed Hoffman. I cast no aspersions, but....

I just find him a dubious witness. Too late. Seems to seek attention.