Post by Rob Caprio on Dec 19, 2022 21:11:19 GMT -5
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The Warren Commission (WC) claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on November 22, 1963. They further claimed that he used his alleged rifle, Commission Exhibit (CE) 139, as the murder weapon. The alleged murder weapon of JFK has never been proven to be LHO's. Furthermore, it contained a sling that has never been explained as numerous experts on rifles have said it is NOT a traditional rifle sling.
Since the WC never explained where LHO purchased the alleged ammunition or clip that he used we now have a new item to add -- the sling. If the WC's claim is correct, and it isn't, where did he get it and what was it? This post will look at this issue.
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In Commission Document (CD) 205, which is a December 23, 1963, report, we see that they tried to trace the sling. Special Agents Nat Pinkston and Allan Bray were responsible for looking into this issue. They interviewed a number of people that were knowledgeable about rifles and slings. Here is a recap of who they spoke with and what they were told.
1) Ray Brantley -- Brantley was the owner and operator of "Ray's Hardware" located in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the largest gun shops in Dallas. The FBI Agents used incorrect language in their report when they wrote: "...observed a photograph of the 6.5 rifle used by LEE HARVEY OSWALD." When was it ever shown that LHO owned the alleged murder weapon? Never. The report goes on to say, "He stated that although, he has handled many, many rifles and slings, he has never seen a sling like the one appearing in the photograph on this rifle. He stated that in his opinion, this is a home-made sling and was apparently made out of luggage straps, or something of that nature, and not originally designed as a rifle sling. (CD 205, p. 75)
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2) Mr. Maurice Rubin -- He was the manager of the "Texas Army-Navy" stores in Dallas. He too observed a photograph of the alleged murder weapon and he "immediately stated [that] he had never seen a sling like the one appearing in the photograph of this rifle. Rubin was familiar with both American and foreign-made rifles and he said that he had never seen a sling like the one on the alleged murder weapon. (Ibid.)
3) Mr. John Hall -- Mr. Hall was at the "Fair Jobbing Company" which was the headquarters for the "Texas Army-Navy" stores in Dallas. He too said that he had never seen a sling like the one depicted in the photograph of the alleged murder weapon amd that it had to be a "home-made" job of leather straps meant for another purpose. (Ibid.)
4) Mr. Jerry Hood -- Mr. Hood of the "L.B. Mercantile Company" said that he had never seen the type of sling seen in the photograph of Oswald's rifle and had no idea where he might have obtained it from. (Ibid., pp. 75-76) Again, when did the Dallas Police Department (DPD), the FBI or the WC prove that the alleged murder weapon was LHO's? Never is the answer.
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5) Mr. Al Yeargain -- Mr. Yeargain was the manager of the sports department of H.L. Green Company in Dallas. He too had never seen a sling like this one and assumed it was home-made. (Ibid., p. 76)
This shows us based on the comments by these people that the sling seen on the alleged murder weapon on November 22, 1963, was not a standard rifle sling and was most likely a home-made sling made of leather. Mr. George Van Meter gave us an opinion of what kind of leather strap it might have been. He told the FBI agents that in his opinion it was "a guitar strap." (Ibid., p. 77)
The FBI then went to George Van Meter who worked for Sears Roebuck and Company as the control buyer of musical instruments. He was shown two photographs of the leather sling taken from the alleged (a word the FBI didn't use) assassination rifle. The FBI agents didn't tell Van Meter about where they got the leather strap from. Here is what he told them about the strap.
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Mr. VAN METER said it was his opinion that the object in the photograph was a guitar strap. (Ibid., p. 80)
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Where would LHO get a guitar strap from? We don't know as the WC never considered this possibility. Van Meter said it was a type that Sears sold. The guitar strap notion would be confirmed by Harry Haberman (Ibid., p. 81), but said that his pawn shop did not sell that type of strap. They then interviewed Jack Wilder who was a salesman for "David Wexler Accessories" and he too said that it could be a guitar strap, but he had never seen one like it. (Ibid., p. 82)
What the FBI did NOT do is determine if this was a guitar strap for sure. They also totally ignored the logical question of, if this was a guitar strap where did it come from? The same can be said for another possibility. In 1975 Leon Day claimed to have solved the dilemma by saying that the strap was an obsolete shoulder harness strap for an Air Force holster. This is an interesting thought, but the same question applies -- where would LHO get one of these from?
Another very important question is, what happened to the strap the rifle came with? It would be hard to believe that Klein's Sporting Goods (KSG) would mail out a rifle with a guitar strap or a pistol holster strap. This sounds improbable. So, where would this strap come from IF LHO owned the rifle and put it on? Who knows as the WC never deemed this issue important enough to find out for us. This is but one example of why so many people have no faith in the WC's conclusion as they simply left too many questions and leads unexplored and unanswered for their conclusion to be correct.
They behavior is more aligned with a cover-up than a search for the truth, therefore, their conclusion is sunk again.
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The Warren Commission (WC) claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on November 22, 1963. They further claimed that he used his alleged rifle, Commission Exhibit (CE) 139, as the murder weapon. The alleged murder weapon of JFK has never been proven to be LHO's. Furthermore, it contained a sling that has never been explained as numerous experts on rifles have said it is NOT a traditional rifle sling.
Since the WC never explained where LHO purchased the alleged ammunition or clip that he used we now have a new item to add -- the sling. If the WC's claim is correct, and it isn't, where did he get it and what was it? This post will look at this issue.
*******************************************
In Commission Document (CD) 205, which is a December 23, 1963, report, we see that they tried to trace the sling. Special Agents Nat Pinkston and Allan Bray were responsible for looking into this issue. They interviewed a number of people that were knowledgeable about rifles and slings. Here is a recap of who they spoke with and what they were told.
1) Ray Brantley -- Brantley was the owner and operator of "Ray's Hardware" located in Dallas, Texas. It was one of the largest gun shops in Dallas. The FBI Agents used incorrect language in their report when they wrote: "...observed a photograph of the 6.5 rifle used by LEE HARVEY OSWALD." When was it ever shown that LHO owned the alleged murder weapon? Never. The report goes on to say, "He stated that although, he has handled many, many rifles and slings, he has never seen a sling like the one appearing in the photograph on this rifle. He stated that in his opinion, this is a home-made sling and was apparently made out of luggage straps, or something of that nature, and not originally designed as a rifle sling. (CD 205, p. 75)
www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=78
2) Mr. Maurice Rubin -- He was the manager of the "Texas Army-Navy" stores in Dallas. He too observed a photograph of the alleged murder weapon and he "immediately stated [that] he had never seen a sling like the one appearing in the photograph of this rifle. Rubin was familiar with both American and foreign-made rifles and he said that he had never seen a sling like the one on the alleged murder weapon. (Ibid.)
3) Mr. John Hall -- Mr. Hall was at the "Fair Jobbing Company" which was the headquarters for the "Texas Army-Navy" stores in Dallas. He too said that he had never seen a sling like the one depicted in the photograph of the alleged murder weapon amd that it had to be a "home-made" job of leather straps meant for another purpose. (Ibid.)
4) Mr. Jerry Hood -- Mr. Hood of the "L.B. Mercantile Company" said that he had never seen the type of sling seen in the photograph of Oswald's rifle and had no idea where he might have obtained it from. (Ibid., pp. 75-76) Again, when did the Dallas Police Department (DPD), the FBI or the WC prove that the alleged murder weapon was LHO's? Never is the answer.
www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=79
5) Mr. Al Yeargain -- Mr. Yeargain was the manager of the sports department of H.L. Green Company in Dallas. He too had never seen a sling like this one and assumed it was home-made. (Ibid., p. 76)
This shows us based on the comments by these people that the sling seen on the alleged murder weapon on November 22, 1963, was not a standard rifle sling and was most likely a home-made sling made of leather. Mr. George Van Meter gave us an opinion of what kind of leather strap it might have been. He told the FBI agents that in his opinion it was "a guitar strap." (Ibid., p. 77)
The FBI then went to George Van Meter who worked for Sears Roebuck and Company as the control buyer of musical instruments. He was shown two photographs of the leather sling taken from the alleged (a word the FBI didn't use) assassination rifle. The FBI agents didn't tell Van Meter about where they got the leather strap from. Here is what he told them about the strap.
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Mr. VAN METER said it was his opinion that the object in the photograph was a guitar strap. (Ibid., p. 80)
www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10672#relPageId=80
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Where would LHO get a guitar strap from? We don't know as the WC never considered this possibility. Van Meter said it was a type that Sears sold. The guitar strap notion would be confirmed by Harry Haberman (Ibid., p. 81), but said that his pawn shop did not sell that type of strap. They then interviewed Jack Wilder who was a salesman for "David Wexler Accessories" and he too said that it could be a guitar strap, but he had never seen one like it. (Ibid., p. 82)
What the FBI did NOT do is determine if this was a guitar strap for sure. They also totally ignored the logical question of, if this was a guitar strap where did it come from? The same can be said for another possibility. In 1975 Leon Day claimed to have solved the dilemma by saying that the strap was an obsolete shoulder harness strap for an Air Force holster. This is an interesting thought, but the same question applies -- where would LHO get one of these from?
Another very important question is, what happened to the strap the rifle came with? It would be hard to believe that Klein's Sporting Goods (KSG) would mail out a rifle with a guitar strap or a pistol holster strap. This sounds improbable. So, where would this strap come from IF LHO owned the rifle and put it on? Who knows as the WC never deemed this issue important enough to find out for us. This is but one example of why so many people have no faith in the WC's conclusion as they simply left too many questions and leads unexplored and unanswered for their conclusion to be correct.
They behavior is more aligned with a cover-up than a search for the truth, therefore, their conclusion is sunk again.