VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhite House considering bulletproof vest for Trump after third assassination attempt on president: reportnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhite House considering bulletproof vest for Trump after third assassination attempt on president: reportnypost.comVerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square99linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNah, wouldn’t do much. Any assassin would be aiming for the head, not the body.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’d think it’s more about the high powered rifle ammunition that would tear through any vest he’d be wearing. It’s not like it will have armor plates.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoUS presidents have been attacked with handguns more often than rifles.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSource? There have been two rifles during this term. Kennedy had a rifle. Bush had a shoe.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoReagan attempt was a handgun I think
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWikipedia. I counted manually, though, so you’ll have to double check my math. Im pretty sure more bombs were planned than either, as well, though I wasn’t actually counting that one.
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoLincoln, Garfield, and Reagan at least. Maybe some others?
Nah, wouldn’t do much. Any assassin would be aiming for the head, not the body.
I’d think it’s more about the high powered rifle ammunition that would tear through any vest he’d be wearing. It’s not like it will have armor plates.
US presidents have been attacked with handguns more often than rifles.
Source?
There have been two rifles during this term. Kennedy had a rifle. Bush had a shoe.
Reagan attempt was a handgun I think
Wikipedia. I counted manually, though, so you’ll have to double check my math.
Im pretty sure more bombs were planned than either, as well, though I wasn’t actually counting that one.
Lincoln, Garfield, and Reagan at least. Maybe some others?