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Prairie Gates

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4. Let's be clear that the goalposts already moved once

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:10 AM

Thursday

The initial objection was that he hadn't shot the officer. One of the usual Gamers came around to show all the credulous libs that he was charged (or perhaps seemed to have been) with discharging a firearm, which is an altogether different thing. This was supposed to be great own, but it was at best non-responsive to the question. Now the question is did he even discharge a weapon. It seems clear that federal prosecutors don't believe he actually hit anyone. But did either of his weapons even fire?

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Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner [View all] Wonder Why Thursday OP

Looks like some of those "conspiracy theories" some folks here were were going on about aren't just theories. sop Thursday #1

What theory does this relate to? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Thursday #5

Look at the threads where posters shared their theories about this incident and were called conspiracists. sop Thursday #6

Please answer what I asked, not give just a general "I'm right, but won't say how" reply (nt) muriel_volestrangler Thursday #16

Look at the threads yourself. Answer your own questions. I'm not going to waste my time looking for you. sop Thursday #18

Please answer what I asked, not give just a general "I'm right, but won't say how" reply (nt) muriel_volestrangler Thursday #19

"What theory does this relate to? (nt)" Is that really a question? sop Thursday #20

Yes. muriel_volestrangler Thursday #21

Your repeated demands for answers to a nonsensical question are disruptive. sop Thursday #22

I'm disrupting nothing. muriel_volestrangler Thursday #24

Yep. One of the other officers shot the guy in the bulletproof jacket Ritabert Thursday #2

Another SS with an ankle gun, shooting to wound to justify shooting dead Allen. Weird all those shots and Allen ... marble falls Thursday #3

Let's be clear that the goalposts already moved once Prairie Gates Thursday #4

And, even if someone did think to fire one or both of his weapons dickthegrouch Thursday #8

We will not learn that from this admin. Bayard Thursday #13

For all the hyping, that shooting really didn't gain Trump much in the way of support. Baitball Blogger Thursday #7

Re WP analysis: S S agent with clear shot misses "shooter", hits S S agent. Wounded S S agent fires at least once, flashman13 Thursday #9

Maybe spend the ballroom money on some firearms training? sop Thursday #11

What a novel idea. Spend tax payer money on something meaningful. flashman13 Thursday #12

"WTF, Being able to shoot is a big part of the job description." LudwigPastorius Thursday #23

Have you seen the video? The first shot was a close range head on shot. The second shot was at 10 feet max. flashman13 Thursday #25

Friendly Fire purr-rat beauty Thursday #10

Just another PR stunt, and Epstein cover Bayard Thursday #14

They got their lie into the narrative. It will be impossible to correct in the public mind. ShazamIam Thursday #15

As our Attorney General said: "Sometimes you find the bullet, and sometimes it just disappears." TheRickles Thursday #17

Eff up cover up Faux pas Thursday #26

Carol Leonig stated that Allen tripped and that's why they were able to stop him. Katinfl Thursday #27