Oswald, and all from a single shot rifle. If any of these three points can be disproved all 26 volume's of the Warren Report would be false (Groden 148-150). In order to prove Oswald was the shooter, Arlen Spector invented the Magic Bullet theory. Oliver Stone best describes the Warren Commission's magic bullet theory in the introduction to the book JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy. In this book, Stone describes the pristine bullet's voyage through Kennedy's back, throat, and two of governor Connally's bones to be absurd. He states it is ludicrous that the Warren Commission could have found that a bullet "entering Kennedy's back on a downward trajectory, changing direction, exiting up through his throat, pausing for 1.6 seconds before deciding to attack Connally, then turning right, then left, then right again, hitting Connally at the back of his right armpit, heading downward through his chest, taking a right turn at Connally's wrist, shattering the radius bone, exiting his wrist; the bullet launches one last assault, taking a dramatic U-turn and burying itself in Connally's left thigh" (Stone xxi). Although the Commission found Oswald to be the lone gunman, it is highly unlikely that he actually was. Oswald was a terrible shot while in the Marines and marksmanship rarely increases after leaving the service. Top marksmen failed to duplicate the amazing shots Oswald was believed to have fired. Evidence states that the alleged rifle's bolt was very hard to work and that nobody in the world could have fired two shots in 1.6 seconds and hit anything especially Oswald (Groden 176). When a gun is fired nitrogen gas and burning powder escape the weapon and are implanted on the skin. By giving a suspect a paraffin test, authorities are able to determine whether the person in question has shot a firearm recently. The results of this test on Oswald proved that he did not shoot the President (Groden 148-150). T...
