A little fact checking. The author makes the same mistake so many LNs and
CTs make when they attributed an estimate of the time frame of the shots
to the WC when he wrote:
[quote one]
Oswald may have had more time to accomplish the shooting than previously
thought – as much as 11 seconds for three shots, rather than just
under eight seconds, as estimated by the Warren Commission. In 2013, the
science series Nova produced another useful contribution to the debate for
PBS entitled Cold Case JFK.
[quote off]
One more time. THE WARREN COMMISSION MADE NO ESTIMATE AS TO THE TOTAL TIME
OSWALD TOOK TO FIRE THE THREE SHOTS. Instead they examined a number of
possible scenarios while committing to none of them because they didn't
think they had sufficient evidence to make a positive determination.
Gerald Posner made this same gaffe back when he was promoting his book. I
find this erroneous claim especially galling when I read it coming from
those defending the lone assassin point of view. Have any of these people
read what the WC actually wrote regarding this. Apparently not. Here is
their summary conclusion on the subject at the end of chapter 3 of the
report
[quote on]
TIME SPAN OF SHOTS
Witnesses at the assassination scene said that the shots were fired within
a few seconds, with the general estimate being 5 to 6 seconds.365 That
approximation was most probably based on the earlier publicized reports
that the first shot struck the President in the neck, the second wounded
the Governor and the third shattered the President's head, with the time
span from the neck to the head shots on the President being approximately
5 seconds. As previously indicated, the time span between the shot
entering the back of the President's neck and the bullet which shattered
his skull was 4.8 to 5.6 seconds. If the second shot missed, then 4.8 to
5.6 seconds was the total time span of the shots. If either the first or
third shots missed, then a minimum of 2.3 seconds (necessary to operate
the rifle) must be added to the time span of the shots which hit, giving a
minimum time of 7.1 to 7.9 seconds for the three shots. If more than 2.3
seconds elapsed between a shot that missed and one that hit, then the time
span would be correspondingly increased.
CONCLUSION
Based on the evidence analyzed in this chapter, the Commission has
concluded that the shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded
Governor Connally were fired from the sixth-floor window at the southeast
corner of the Texas School Book Depository Building. Two bullets probably
caused all the wounds suffered by President Kennedy and Governor Connally.
Since the preponderance of the evidence indicated that three shots were
fired, the Commission concluded that one shot probably missed the
Presidential limousine and its occupants, and that the three shots were
fired in a time period ranging from approximately 4.8 to in excess of 7
seconds.
[quote off]
The Warren Commission did not give an estimate. They gave a possible range
with an indefinite upper limit for the range. "in excess of 7 seconds"
could be 10, 15, or even more seconds. If the first shot missed, and they
never concluded that it did, there was no definitive proof as to when it
was fired. Without a definite beginning it is impossible to place a limit
on the total firing time.
Sorry for the rant but this is one of my pet peeves regarding the
assassination. The myth that the WC actually stated how long the time span
was for the shots has become accepted as fact and not just by the
conspiracy hobbyists. This factoid survives because apparently so few
people have bothered to read the damn report.