The Assassination Of President John F. Kennedy

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this to say in response to the “Magic Bullet” theory:
The original, pristine weight of this bullet before it was fired was approximately 160-61 grains. The weight of the bullet recovered on the stretcher in Parkland Hospital was reported by the Commission at 158.6. I cannot accept the premise that this bullet thrashed around in all that bony tissue and lost only 1.4 to 2.4 grains of its original weight. I cannot believe either that this bullet is going to emerge miraculously unscathed. (qtd. Summers 30-31)
Two doctors, who treated Governor Connally, also refused to believe the “Magic Bullet” theory. Dr. Charles Gregory said the bullet “behaved as though it had never struck anything except him” (qtd. Livingstone and Groden 56). Dr. Robert Shaw said, “As far as the wounds of the chest are concerned, I feel that this bullet could have inflicted those wounds. But the examination of the wrist both by x-ray and at the time of surgery showed some fragments of metal that make it difficult to believe that the same missile could h...