• CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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      4 months ago

      No, but he also does not look suicidal enough to have someone shoot live ammunition right next to his head and trust they make the shot perfectly.

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          4 months ago

          The reporting I’ve seen was that someone in the crowd was killed by this, just not Trump himself, that implies that whatever was fired at least was deadly.

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            4 months ago

            Not that I agree with the arguments here either way but… Devil’s advocate.

            Blanks are not a “safe” round and are deadly. They still fire a regular powder charge and an explosion still leaves the barrel, they just aren’t pushing a bullet ahead of them. They will kill just like a regular round at closer ranges. An attendee dying doesn’t inherently mean that blanks weren’t used. Actual bullets are evidence, but we don’t have concrete info of that sort yet.